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Originally Posted by gobbledygeek
OP blew thru $15K BR already and had to un-retire?
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Ha! Not excatly. I spent two months grinding and stopped enjoying it. My back hurt and I was getting fat. I was spending less time with my kids and regretting that.
I also found that Cascades was a dreary place to play; uncomfortable chairs, dark, surrounded by slots, and just kind of depressing overall. So I stopped. Bank role finished up $520 after two months. Not the best return but it was a fun experiment.
It's interesting to re-read this thread over a year later.
The good news is that I recently got the bug back to play. I went to Parq Vancouver for the first time on Tuesday after reading they changed some of their tournaments structure (longer blind levels and bigger starting stack, which I like). It's a bit of a hike for me to get to Parq as I live in the Vancouver suburbs but the tournament was too tempting. I ended up chopping three ways for $920 on a $120 buy in plus $30 for the bubble (double bubble).
I'm going to take my time this go around and not dive into the grind so hard. More of a hobby for now that may turn into something more serious. I'll still track my wins/losses but I'm going to take the pressure off and try to enjoy the process rather than try to be a professional right away. I burnt myself out and it wasn't fun. This has to be fun or it's just not worth doing.
Another key to this is I'm going to focus on live tournaments. It was mentioned in the thread but I was definitely playing too many game types and the skills don't translate well.
Live tournaments seem to be my strength (probably because the competition is easier) and I enjoy playing them. Focus, I'm going to remind myself to focus.
I'm going to try to play in 1 or 2 live tournaments a week and see how we roll. I'll be at Parq tomorrow (Saturday October 5th, 2019) if anyone from here is also playing in the tournament. Cheers.