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Originally Posted by 6bet me
Damn straight. A combination of eating poorly and doing zero exercise makes me feel so physically drained all the time.
It's weird to think about but you're right. 9k just feels like a small bankroll in the casino, or a small savings account in Australia, but if I go to a country like Thailand, Cambodia, Bali, etc. That money can go a long way. I could take a 1 month holiday, live like a king, then come back with most of my money still left.
Yeah a change in scenery is definitely what I need. Spending too long at the casino and at the pizza shop makes me go insane after a while, especially when combined with the very poor diet and no exercise.
Can you not find a gym to go to? I’ve always had abnormally low energy, and when I did play online poker for hours and hours that was not good for my game/health.
Finding the energy/motivation to exercise is hard, especially the beginning, but t really pays off. Sounds obvious and cliche, but it’s true. Trust me, exercise will help you a lot. You wont feel like **** all the time, you will function better the whole day, you might even need less sleep (ime i did) to feel good, and your mood will generally be a little better.
Really hope you make it. We’re about the same age. Im still in uni, made about a little over $8k from online poker with a $500 deposit (was at $11k at one point; huge DS at 200NL
). You might remember me from cardschat.
Man, I know what you’re feeling is really rough. Trust me. Poker has also been one huge rollercoaster for me. But you cant be getting drunk and open shipping 44 for 1k at 2/5 with a BR of 9k, or taking over 10% of your roll to a game in the first place.
I’m going to try to go pro this summer at most likely 1/3 live for 2.5 months and see how far i can go before i have to go back to school. I feel like this is my only opportunity, as once my 4th yr hits i’ll most likely be busy with internship + school and wont be able to do that. If i can crank out 50-60 hrs a wk and actually gd rungood, i might make it to 2/5 or even 5/10.
I wouldnt say we’re exactly in the same boat, but we’re pretty similar and im rooting for you. Try not to do anything dumb; a lot of posters here are giving you good advice. Even if they are being an ass about it, although i dont blame them
Live poker is so much easier/brain dead ime and from what i read on the forums. I played the very first time a few weeks ago actually. I’d probably personally never go back to online, where you really have to focus on 6-12 tables against much better players and regs. Unfortunately, my first session i was down $132. Got in a huge pot vs OMC with 1010 on A109cc, turn 8x, river Jx. Was a 82% favorite to be up big in my first session at 21, but didnt work out. Bet flop huge, got two callers. He donks ott, and im already very wary, he then quickly jams river. Tbh poker can be so frustrating. After my huge DS and almost a yr break from poker, i cant even win a 82/18 lol. And i kept seeing a bunch of fish/donkeys play hands terribly and/or coolering other people to get paid for stacks. In two hours i saw set over set, quads over FH, etc. pretty frustrating but that’s poker
Last edited by Minatorr; 05-03-2018 at 06:09 PM.