http://inanitylane.blogspot.com/2012/05/reprise.html

"Some people think I'm going to play poker again. It has even been suggested that I am playing poker now. The truth is, I haven't played a hand of poker since I left all those months ago. In fact, I made a bet with somebody that if I ever became a professional poker player again I would pay that person $50,000. I know I can make money at poker. I know that poker will always be there. I know that it is lucrative. I know I can go back if I want.

But I don't want to do that to myself. I don't want to become that. I want to grow and evolve as a person. What more could I learn from making money again as a poker player? I have done it long enough to know that there is nothing more in that world for me. I want to struggle. I want to feel anxiety. I want to be lost, confused, and to be forced to start over. Fear is the only way forward."

prolly the most interesting/comical part.. most of the post i could take seriously but hard to imagine in today's econ that someone who believes they could make a lucratuve living playing a game with 100% certainty, would say that they can gain nothing from it. most people dont work their jobs to gain some knowledge or understanding, they do it to earn a living and then have hobbies etc to learn and further themselves as a person but w/e

tl;dr

"I could see the small but treacherous valley between the J and the 9 that made that board so vicious." wut?

the guy sounds insane in some parts of his blog

Lol who cares about this douche anymore? Just go away.

I have some empathy for the guy. Anyway, this bit was pretty funny :

"I read its license plate “C3Y J98” - and all of a sudden J98 appeared to me like a poker board. I found myself wishing I had QT, thinking about check/raising this board"

People talking as if poker is not the be-all-end-all = people for whom poker is the be-all-end-all.

Uhm, so he's not allowed to post blogs anymore or?

Making a poker blog =/= posting the link on 2+2 because a lot of ppl might be interested.

He is very introspective and articulate. I enjoyed the blog entry, and there were some really cool pictures too.

Always funny when Americans discover that there is something else than Money and US of A on the planet.

This guy is such a cliché.

Yes, of course he is allowed to post blogs, but yes, he should go away.

It's always funny when people manage to shoehorn some weird "lol americans" stereotype into an analysis of anything. Everything's a cliché when you're always looking for one.

lol butthurt american

w/e, we got the guns and the money and the power, we saved your ass in WWII, you're welcome for the internet, etc.

In all seriousness though, the whole "lol americans are so awesome" vs. "lol americans are so stupid" debate deserves way more attention than this guy.