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Originally Posted by Lilu7
Bolded isnt true for everybody. I'm going on 3 years playing for a living and I still absolutely love the game and get stoked waking up to play. Friend of mine whos been playing 12+ years still loves poker and studies is fun for him to this day. 50/50 online and live overall but more live this last year.
I've never been happier in my life! Just my 2 cents.
Happy new years amigos
Can never say anything in absolutes, but it seems fair based both on personal experience as well as the experiences of many others that the vast majority lose passion for the game over time. And this isn't just an issue with poker players, it's an issue in pretty much every line of work. After awhile of doing the same types of things it usually starts to get stale for people. Pro athletes who obviously love their sport also many times tire of it over time.
Three years isn't a super long time tbh but maybe you will continue to have that fire and love for the game a decade from now. If your friend truly still loves poker as much as he did when he first started than I'm happy for him. Unfortunately he's definitely an outlier.
All that being said, grass isn't always greener. As mentioned above, it's not just poker that will grow stale over time. And there's definitely things you can do to not burn out as much. Having a good work/life balance, playing with a proper bankroll so the swings don't stress you out as much, taking advantage of the positives poker brings like flexibility of taking a day/week/month off if you really need to, etc.