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Originally Posted by genio27
Tonight I realised that I just don't want to play any more.…
Anyway, the point is now... I just don't feel like playing again.…
I think I'll just stop playing for a few years …
Dude, poker is a game. If you don't want to play anymore, you don't have to.
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Originally Posted by genio27
This game is so psychologically weird.
Poker is psychologically
challenging. To me, that is part of its beauty and appeal. It involves a unique mixture of math, psychology, and luck.
If you do continue to play, I recommend you read
The Psychology of Poker and
Elements of Poker.
People play for different reasons. For many, the primary motivations are social. Needling, teasing, and bantering are all forms of socializing. Someone in this thread said that taking the piss and bantering are common in Australia. I live in California, and they're common in my games too. Yes, if you're perceived as nitty, your opponents may try to get you to gamble more by needling you about this. But really, they're just needling you because needling is fun. Or it is to people who are properly bankrolled for the game they're playing.
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Originally Posted by genio27
I have no bankroll…
Look, I'm not bankrolled…
… until I get a bankroll I'm comfortable with.…
Right, you need an adequate bankroll to play poker properly. Otherwise, you're risking money you can't afford to lose, and that's stressful. Add normal variance (a four- or five-session downswing, a few hours of being card dead, a cooler to end the night) and some needling from the regs, and you couldn't handle it.
No one is making you play, but if you want to play, focus on your job or career, build a bankroll, and get a little tougher mentally—you'll need a psychological bankroll to succeed (in poker and in life) as well as a monetary one.
Good luck whatever you choose to do.