Not a lot to add to that good post from Spex.
You could always play a MMORPG that pays
Poker for sure has a lot less variety than WoW and the like..poker's fault maybe. I specialize in Holdem and I play it much much better than any variant, but I can overcome the boredom with OH8 and lowball, both of which I love.
I like to watch videos of big tournaments and high-stakes cash games, and this always builds the urge to get back and play, especially if my heroes are playing.
My general poker game is better if I play computer games as well, they seem to wring out the tension from me and just leave me with clean focus. Tension, and boredom as well, both lead to unbalanced play, which can be bad, or for eg 6xSNGs, very bad.