Re: DELDAR182
 

are you able to keep resetting the bar? The problem is that I could pick something, lets say painting and I could get really good at painting, become a painting grinder, but at the end of the rainbow I'd expect to get a similar feeling about it

Re: DELDAR182
 

but did you not read the OP? hes lazy! so hes not gonna do any of this. Hes gonna keep playing poker and once he starts making money again everythings not gonna seem so bad and life will be back to normal.

Re: DELDAR182
 

Deldar,

did u post on another poker forum as miowmiowchowface?

i remember you posting sick sick hhs if thats you.

are you the biggest Australian online winner? who is if it isnt you? i've always wondered this being a fellow australian poker beast

Re: DELDAR182
 

life is pointless. theres one thing left to do. spread your seed.

Re: DELDAR182
 

yeah this is kind of the conclusion I've come to, just counting down the days until I can quit and start a normal life

Re: DELDAR182
 

bravejayhawk, that type of attitude is usually had by those who are easily content with what they have. it's not a bad thing because you'll be a happier person, but you have to realize that people don't make it to the top or anywhere close because they were satisfied when they made it at a lower level. i've seen it talked about here before but i forget the terminology, maybe someone can help me out.

deldar, u da man. funny thinking back to when i (jokingly) called you a cheater after getting repeatedly owned at 2/4 a couple years ago. i don't have any advise that hasn't been said. just find things that give you a reason to wake up every day.

Re: DELDAR182
 

Thanks for these two links, I will check them out, they look interesting.

Re: DELDAR182
 

Only a handful are talented enough, lucky enough, etc to make it to the top of any particular field. I don't see any reason to expect to be one of them. That doesn't mean you shouldn't set out to be one of the greats, but it's something completely different to expect to be one of them and be disappointed if you fell a bit short, but still accomplished so much in short time.

Re: DELDAR182
 

Do you mean aren't that great?

This sounds like a pretty cool way to get an insight on potential interests. It would definitely require a bit of planning though however, so I'd like to develop my interests beyond vague ideas before doing something like this. ty for advice sir

Oh man, this is very important.

Tomatoes in a sandwich provide the necessary moisture and crispness which most sandwiches lack. So to answer your question, I can imagine it, it just wouldn't be nearly as enjoyable as eating a sandwich WITH tomatoes. Soggy and old tomatoes don't count btw, you gotta get those nice firm ones for that real CRISPNESS.

Re: DELDAR182
 

1. Anyone whos says they are lazy is talking bollocks,- You just need to get into a routine, takes 2-3 weeks tops to do this

2. Anyone can do anything if they try,

3. Small steps, get a job and do it for 6 months, any job, part time, full time, then step it up

You need self discipline by the sounds of it, you must have displayed this previously to build a bankroll, Apply the same principles to whatever u want to do, ie.. get up early, exercise, study, whatever....If you dont need the money then volunteer somewhere

Re: DELDAR182
 

I would definately buy a bumper sticker or t-shirt with this saying on it, you should copywrite this asap.

Re: DELDAR182
 

I think the 'go travelling' idea is a little cliched but it still gets my vote if i were you.

However I 'sharn't' give up any more time over to someone that enjoys tomatoes in their sarnies. yuck.

Re: DELDAR182
 

yeah sorry, typo should be are not

Re: DELDAR182
 

Your only 20 bloke, take some time away from the game, self ban yourself from ONLINE travel around SE Asia. Refresh your mind. The break will decide where you are at, poker is like a wife........you come running back or you leave it forever!

Re: DELDAR182
 

Sorry didn’t have time to read anything after your post so if I’m repeating something some has already said I’m sorry.

I have a similar background to, just not to the same extremes, so I hope some of my advice may be useful to you.

I come from an upper-middle class family, went to a private school in Australia, loved poker and was extremely lazy. Got ENTER of 82, when I probably had the potential to get 97+, struggled with motivation for uni as I was not sure what sort of job I wanted. I dropped out a number of times, changing courses until I finally finished a 3 year degree six years later (didn’t fail any subjects). I played poker as my main source of income for about 18 months, nowhere nears the levels you have played, mainly 5-10 and 10-20 LH. This was all a while ago as I am now 25. I also suffered from depression for a number of years after my father committed suicide.

The first thing I think you should do is work on your relationships with people, try and make some new friends or try improving your current relationship with friends. Start exercising, I found it really helped with my moods and motivation, which then helped me overcome my depression. If you’re not ready to go back to uni yet, travel. Go on tours, use it as a way to meet new people and make some good friends.

I would also recommend you go back to uni, choose a course that you can relate to what you are doing right now. This makes it a lot easy to gain motivation as you are able to apply what you learn instantly. I would recommend something like finance (first year will be kinda boring) and I would also recommend you start trading with your money, start off small and slowly increase your portfolio as your understanding and success increase much like moving up in stakes in poker.

As for poker I think you should continue to play whatever your bankroll and skill level allows you to play, but keep it casual, no more then 10-15 hours a week. Also play some live poker and be sociable.

Some of this is going to be hard, so you are going to have to suck it up and do something different if you really want a change in your life. It doesn’t take long to break old habits and create new ones, so stick at for a month or two and you should notice a change.

Good luck with it, PM me if you have any questions or want to talk about anything.

Re: DELDAR182
 

Yo Deldar,

If u like food at all, Id buy an empty restaurant site and open your own restaurant anywere in the world u want, in your favourite cuisine.
Lots of hardwork but trust me, its def fun and satisfying.

Re: DELDAR182
 

if you already are set for life financially then it seems to me you need to figure out and work on what it is that you are depressed and unhappy about. focus the same effort/dedication you did in poker towards working your way up the social hierarchy and building a strong social circle of good friends... that or just get on prozac. continuing to play poker if you don't need/want the money and don't like the game seems incredibly illogical. im guessing getting laid would help too. (not trying to be condescending at all btw)

Re: DELDAR182
 

Yeah but for most people there's a lot more fun/interesting things they'd do with lots of money besides watch account balances rise.

Re: DELDAR182
 

I would like to point out that there is also some mid-way between busto hostel travelling and balla pokerplayer travelling :rolleyes:

Re: DELDAR182
 

You could take some time to help an up and coming aussie like myself learn to crush the game like you, so I could also one day have enough $$$ to live every day of my life like Vinnie Chase, as you no doubt could do. Im sure things aint that bad.

Re: DELDAR182
 

Try applying your game mentality to business. It's cheap to experiment - biggest cost is your time - and you'll discover a lot about yourself by attempting to sell stuff. It will at least give you a lot to think about.

Re: DELDAR182
 

could be a sick career move

Yeah, getting off my ass seems like a very good idea. At the moment it looks like I'm going to set a date to take a serious break (I hope) and rethink my options.

I think I'm fed up because I hate not being the best, or even being able to improve my game to a competitive level without hard work. Playing NL and taking idiots money still is kind of fun, but not the fun it was when I was heading towards something, for instance taking down the best in the 500/1k games. I would say that is where my career peaked and I seriously started to lose interest. This is probably why I like PLO a lot more now, I still have somewhere to go with it, and I still have something to conquer (I also like the more mechanical feel to it, it reminds me of scrabble).

I never liked heads up matches much unless I was crushing, and I never really had a big ego like some of the other players out there, which is kind of of strange, as deep down I always wished I was a great player. Unfortunately I knew I was (and am) somewhat of a hopeless button clicker despite what some say...

I did enjoy the thrill of moving up to the next limit, especially when it was 100/200+, but I no longer have that going for the game. It's just a grind. Obviously its hard to assess my true feelings when I'm on a downswing or major upswing though, so yes clearly this is skewing the way I see things- but I've had two major downswings before and this is the most serious I've been about quitting.

Re: DELDAR182
 

deldar I think its amazing you were able to get all the way to the nosebleeds and crush 25/50 without studying at all and putting minimal amount of time into the game. I think only 1 in a million can do this, and I think you should realize that you have advanced far faster than almost anyone else that has played this game. I studied videos for hundreds of hours, studied the game intensly attempting to understand poker theory better, got coached a lot by some of the greatest players, and im still struggling with 5/10 after playing for 5 years full time.

In other words, im envious of your natural ability that I will never have.

Re: DELDAR182
 

My best guess would be natural talent.
Thanks- A friend recommended this book as well- I will probably give it a read when I get home.

Definitely not interested in this. I think staking is stupid. Why wouldn't I just play small games if i needed to be staked?
This perfectly describes me as well.

Re: DELDAR182
 

just spent a whole lot of time reading this. ****ing amazing. thanks for the link dani.