Can’t bring myself to go play poker for some reason. I’ve not played at all for almost 6 days now! That’s something new for me since I started the poker craze this year. Kind of weird feeling this way after playing so intensively for months. It feels exactly like when you’re at a job and you take a break to go on vacation, and when you get back, you just don’t feel like working.
Poker is a grind, and when you take all the glitz and glamour away from it, you see that it’s nothing but hours of sitting at a table, waiting for safe, decent hands. Still, when a guy like Joe Cada makes 8.5 million in ten days, it does make one dream somewhat. This makes me wonder though, when a poker player actually plays for a living, does it all become mundane for him? Imagine having to make your living playing poker for hours each day. Sure, they talk about travelling the world and such, but what does it really come down to?
I think to play poker, one must limit oneself to a certain time frame, say, 3 or 4 hours a day. That’s it. Win or lose, or break-even or maybe even a paltry win of 30 bucks. Leave, refresh yourself with other activities, catch some sleep, and come back the next day for another 3 hours. Come to think of it, this would probably be the best way to control tilt. Not by limiting your buy-ins, but by limiting the time you spend.
Just some thoughts. I’ll probably be back to full swing come the weekend, but for now, I’m burned out…
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