First of all, I know there are a lot of other threads like this, but none really share the same goals and expectations as I do.

Anyways, i'm looking to find a close tournament poker friend. I'm 27 living in the western united states. I've been playing online since I was about 18 or so with around 50k profit. I had a close poker friend before black friday and it was very beneficial, looking for that again. I've had a FTP 750k FT when it was still running, multiple 10k+ scores. Know the game very well, BRM has always been my downfall. I've come to a mid life sort of crisis, and decided poker is what I really want to do.I'm starting up again with a smallish br, I'm going to giving it my all, my goal is to go to the wsop next year to play multiple evens, and hopefully escelate from there. PM me if interested. thank you

You don't need a poker friend. Quite the opposite. Whenever bankroll management becomes an issue, clearly there's a deeper undertone of problems like life balance in accordance to playing. When you win you are seeking the very next smash and this is leaving you both empty and broke due to variance and curveballs. Best advice is take another small win 10k or so and step back to re-find things that offer balance to the compulsiveness of buy ins.