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ultimatum: either wife and upcoming child or poker
The situation is more complicated for the following reasons:
1) we've been married for almost 2 years now.
2) we have our own condo
3) she's pregnant and is expecting in 6 months. The last thing I want is to not be there for my child.
4) I do love her and do know where she's coming from, since I did lie to her on repeated occasions.
I am torn as to what to do. I know that if I choose to quit poker that I will have the urges to continue playing. If I choose this option, what steps can I take to ensure I follow through with no longer playing?
If I do choose to play poker and give up this relationship, what's the best way to go forward?
Thanks in advance
That guys is the winner imo.
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Here R some of my degen highlights.
-addicted 2 poker while in college, almost killed myself from sleep deprivation, missed countless classes to play, played while in class through Wifi...couldn't get myself to stop playing to study for finals/doing term papers so resorted to 4 tabling .5NL while doing ALL of my homework for my entire senior year. Alienated myself from the world to play poker for 1 year straight, lost countless friendships and relationships and work opportunities.
ALL THIS WHILE BEING A BREAKEVEN PLAYER.
-Played so many hands without taking a break got carpal tunnel and my vision has suffered.
-Went pro after college on a $500 bankroll and for 6 months straight started month with $100 ended month with $700 to pay all my bills by 1st of the month, only to start all over again. Played 12-16 hours sessions mass multitable microstakes the last week of each of these months.
-Got addicted to poker forums... only way I could stop posting was to have a nervous break down and post porno pics in thread to get my account locked.
-27 years old, been lying to my family for 10 months that I'm looking for a job...stil haven't sent out 1 job application.
-While typing this post busto'd the last $87 in my account getting coolered three times in a HU match...
Last edited by RelaxedPrecision; 04-03-2009 at 05:58 PM.