Quitting poker

I feel the same as you in a lot of ways, esp w/ the freedom but being chained down

Well this is up to you, but I'm sure you'll be back one day!


Take care and see you later!

enjoy life

well have fun i guess, pretty sure u'll play every once in a while still

simply amazing

its not long time ago when i read a blog post from you "starting playin poker profesionaly for a living" now after a while ur ending it cuz u already have enough money. What can i say...
GG sir.

Those who cant do, teach. You should take on more pet projects the way you did with k2o4. If you cant be happy playing the game yourself, be happy giving other people the gift to play the game.

what he said...teach me, lol

i need teaching... T_T

i agree that this kind of freedom does kinda suck on so many levels too
you can't really leave your "work stress" at the offc for one lol

gl i guess, just make all ur friends poker friends, boom done. it's like any job, people charactarize you for your job regardless. Bill the teacher, jim the doctor, Jew the banker, etc. naturally the higher up you get in any profession, the more you can only be happy around people within that profession. CEOs hang out with other ceo's and super rich people, doctors with other doctors who understand what the other person does. You will feel the way you feel now about whatever you end up doing if you become successful enough at it.

for now

Looking forward to welcoming you back in the future.


But for now, GL

whoosel speaks the sad but true fact about people congregating towards similar people

what's with the 'i guess' guys? the guy wants a break from poker and it almost seems like you find it offending by saying 'i guess'. just wish the man good luck...

very well-written SakiSaki, have a happy life without poker, I actually understand your decision

gl

good luck saki i wish you well and honestly jew the banker made me laugh

I have felt the same in different periods of my poker career where I basically slummed. Right now I'm actually going through one of those. I'm on an unstoppable downswing (or so it seems) and I'm not enjoying poker. What helps me is working on sideprojects and making videos for Dutch Pokerstrategy and stuff so I can still earn good money while not playing poker.

Actually the thing about poker is that you are never satisfied with the level you are at. At least this counts for me. Everytime I reach a milestone I'm very happy but that feeling pretty goes away when it becomes common place and I yearn for bigger results even though it becomes harder and harder. Like I'm making good money on poker and it's so unreal that I can just do shit all and still make shitloads but I'm still not satisfied. Whatever I'm just rambling right now. Poker can definitely get in your head and to lead a balanced life with poker is extremely hard.

Good luck Anders with whatever you want to do. Keep in touch though, even if you're not gonna play the EPT it can still be fun flying out there to meet up with the poker crowd (kinda like I did hah). I enjoyed meeting you in Copenhagen and wish you all the best for the near future.

T.T hf take care

These posts are very depressing for me b/c saki is somewhat an lp hero and i still remember watching his first video 2-3 years back. This video increased my poker knowledge 2-3 fold and helped me immensely at the time..... and to see him become exhausted with poker....sucks. gl dude. have fun with real life.

i agree on every level saki........i just havent won a sunday million or bought an apartment otherwise id take the same route

i do share ur thoughts and etc

i moved on also.

good luck. its better to take a long break and eventually u'll prolly be back.

True. I play fricking NL0.05 and I still neglect my girlfriend and studies and working out a lot.
Guess my motivation of playing poker instead of working in McDonald in a month when I run out of money is incomparable with you and your riches

Good Luck with your life, I reccomend you watch Rounders a couple times. It would be sad to neglect poker completely. Get a career or a life fill and come back for couple hours per week

I think a lot of people can identify what SakiSaki posted, but still keep on playing chasing some delusional dream.

Very well written and good luck with everything else. It's good to prioritize what's important in life and what is not.

gl, come back and post an update for us once in a while! would be interesting to hear about what other ventures you get into after poker

If i had been given 300K id quit poker , too ^^

Gl with all your future plans

On March 19 2009 19:06 Loco wrote: what's with the 'i guess' guys? the guy wants a break from poker and it almost seems like you find it offending by saying 'i guess'. just wish the man good luck...

well of couse it's sad in a way, considering the money he could continue make with his kind of skill

it's for the best

Best of luck with everything SakiSaki

T____T
gl with everything. You've been a great influence on LP.

On March 19 2009 18:34 MezmerizePLZ wrote: I feel the same as you in a lot of ways, esp w/ the freedom but being chained down

quoted for fuckin truth man.

i don't think you should quit, more money will make life easier and you can always invest later and have the money work for you, just an idea.

hope you find happiness in other aspects of life

Nobody quits poker for good.



It's in our blood, after 1million hands, our genes become mutated to sense and destroy poker fish.

<3 sakisaki

you deserve a break and this sounds like by far the best move to take right now. I'm sure you will find a love for poker again in the future.

Saki is one of my favorite LPers. This makes me sad =[

GL though! I hope you enjoy your time off, however long it may be.

I like your perspective actually, you need that balance and if you dont' have it you start to hate poker. Thats why I spend time with my gf, go to school, workout with my bro, watch movies and tv shows with my bro, go out to restaurants once in a while, so my life is always busy and i have plenty of variety. If all I did was play poker that would suck in the long term.

If poker makes you feel bad there is 0 reason to play. You have enough money to live stress free for 10+ years. Find something that actually makes you happy.

GL. Having poker as a fall back....sick life.

On March 19 2009 21:03 PplusAD wrote: If i had been given 300K id quit poker , too ^^ Gl with all your future plans

why do 90+% of people say this, where's the logic???

i made a shitload of money doing this, I BETTER STOP!

On March 20 2009 01:10 rS.Wisdom[9] wrote: Show nested quote + On March 19 2009 21:03 PplusAD wrote: If i had been given 300K id quit poker , too ^^ Gl with all your future plans why do 90+% of people say this, where's the logic??? i made a shitload of money doing this, I BETTER STOP!

because for mosty people poker isnt fun enymore and nobody wants to end up doing something that they hate just because it gives them more money (when they have money to live anyway)

I 100% understand the decision Saki, I'm probably quiting poker to in September when I'm going back to school
GL

sorry to hear that you are quitting i dont know you a lot but sometimes i feel the same way about poker.... if i were in your shoes i would quit too but i need to win 280k more so i would be happy to quit this game

this is like reading my own thoughts =[

jessus... every poker pro here is unhappy with his life?
Seriously?
Nobody here is enjoyin his job and living happy?

Or is here any semipro students who have ez life because they are able to make money from poker , njoy their life and study at the same time?
If this is just a myth guess im pretty fucked up lol

you're sick saki =]

Well I must say that I envy you a little bit. You are in a position where you could easily make like, what? 200$/hour? yet you can turn such an offer down and say: "well, it takes time away from my piano lessons and I cant work out as much as I used to, so I'll just forget about it". Unreal ^^

gl anyway

On March 20 2009 01:10 rS.Wisdom[9] wrote: Show nested quote + On March 19 2009 21:03 PplusAD wrote: If i had been given 300K id quit poker , too ^^ Gl with all your future plans why do 90+% of people say this, where's the logic??? i made a shitload of money doing this, I BETTER STOP!

Dunno, I guess a lot of people cant stand the downs of poker.
Others dont find it fullfilling enough maybe.

On March 20 2009 09:22 QuirkyEric wrote: Or is here any semipro students who have ez life because they are able to make money from poker , njoy their life and study at the same time?

Basically me.

Still gotta make a bit more but overall very very happy with poker (just playing NL400 around 20 - 35k hands a month).

I am making sure though I spend enough time outside of poker doing alot of sports, study, hang out with friends.

It results in less hands per month but alot more happier life.

gl

Oh thats one pathetic blog post. You just give a pretty standart reasoning to not play poker, which as i see most of the players come up with sooner or later, yet it all make no sense. Here is why: you wont play piano 4 hours a day and work out 3 hours a day 24/7 instead of online gambling, because these thing are alot more boring stuff then playing poker. You also dont tell us, or just dont know what exactly are you going to do this entire free time away from the tables, note: this must be something more fun exciting hobby or job or whatever that going to make you happy. I bet you won't stay away from poker more then a week since this post entry.

IMO it makes perfect sense okyougosu. He has like 300k sitting on his bank account, whyd he spend his time on something he doesnt really like doing?

On March 20 2009 11:07 okyougosu wrote: Oh thats one pathetic blog post. You just give a pretty standart reasoning to not play poker, which as i see most of the players come up with sooner or later, yet it all make no sense. Here is why: you wont play piano 4 hours a day and work out 3 hours a day 24/7 instead of online gambling, because these thing are alot more boring stuff then playing poker. You also dont tell us, or just dont know what exactly are you going to do this entire free time away from the tables, note: this must be something more fun exciting hobby or job or whatever that going to make you happy. I bet you won't stay away from poker more then a week since this post entry.

I agree that I wont be working out and playing the piano all day long just because I quit poker. But I can guarantee I will do it more than I do now. I thought I explained this pretty well in my blogpost but poker has given me an excuse to avoid doing fullfilling things that may be a bitch to get going with but will pay off tenfold later. I have always been a lazy individual and I tend to take the easiest route always so I need to force myself into change. Also, if everything works out Im going to medschool after the summer and I do believe that will keep me pretty busy.

I dont really feel like I need to justify quiting more than that poker makes me unhappy. Not just while I am playing but throughout every aspect of life poker is always affecting me one way or another. Some people may be able to balance it well and I admire them for it, but I cant. I have tried and right now theres no way I can so GG.

I can also add that quiting is a luxury that I am treating myself to because I think it will make me happy. If I wasnt as financially secure as I am today I wouldnt quit, but now I can afford to do it and making even more money would mean nothing if it made me miserable.

How much you wanna bet I wont be playing poker next week?


To everyone: <3 thank you all for your support. I might add that I will have more free time now and even though I dont want to take on another full time student at this time I am open for hourly coaching at $150/h.

Take care

Good luck

Forcing yourself into change is harder than you think, in essence walking away from poker you could be seen as taking the easy way once again. You probably prefer to keep poker along with some other things as a balance in your life but found it to hard yet you choose to eliminate poker. Probably the safe long term decision of course, probably not the most optimal since poker with your level of skill gives you an undeniable source of money along with unimaginable opportunities even if you play poker 1-2 hours today max. Walking away from poker may be the right choice but you don't know the alternative yet, although i do think that poker is 1 of the worst full time jobs an individual who is risk averse (most are..) can have.

Anyway I kinda recognize your mindset, I always got everything for granted in my life... got away with the most retarded choices and attitude simply because of my intelligence, looks and character (/puke i know). In the end it's not that great because other people learned discipline and working hard for goals which is the trait i used to miss, when i faced some goal that was actually challenging i was fucked. At the moment I'm working on improving the attitude I miss in some aspects, actually doing rather oke but its still really easy to drop back to your old habits simply because you can.

In the end noone really knows what makes him happy and the only way to find out is to try things, if you know poker makes you 100% unhappy stepping away can never be a step in the wrong direction; i do think that if you managed to put so much time/effort into poker it is something you probably deep down still like especially if you state you are a lazy person.

Anyway I don't know you enough to comment more intensive; i do wish you the best of life.

Suici

Well i wish you good luck with all that medschool and etc. Also looking back to your whole time u played poker and these positive results you got, how the hell can you get depressed by a losing session?

OK lets bet 40k$ u will come back in a week!










































lol JK

you're officially part of the team now

welcome

read the four hour work week

i think it suits your situation perfect, as the author of the 4hww went through something very similar and now he basically lives an awesome life

On March 20 2009 16:36 masterfrywad wrote: read the four hour work week i think it suits your situation perfect, as the author of the 4hww went through something very similar and now he basically lives an awesome life

only works if u already own some biz or passive income

read it, dont apply to 99.99999% of others

The guy lives in inspired lifestyle that can't be replicated by 99.999% of people, but the book offers more than living on a passive income, vacationing in thailand, and checking e-mail once a week. If all you got out of it is that you need a passive income then you fail.

On March 20 2009 11:07 okyougosu wrote: Oh thats one pathetic blog post. You just give a pretty standart reasoning to not play poker, which as i see most of the players come up with sooner or later, yet it all make no sense. Here is why: you wont play piano 4 hours a day and work out 3 hours a day 24/7 instead of online gambling, because these thing are alot more boring stuff then playing poker. You also dont tell us, or just dont know what exactly are you going to do this entire free time away from the tables, note: this must be something more fun exciting hobby or job or whatever that going to make you happy. I bet you won't stay away from poker more then a week since this post entry.

how arrogant can you be????????

I dont really feel like I need to justify quiting more than that poker makes me unhappy. Not just while I am playing but throughout every aspect of life poker is always affecting me one way or another. Some people may be able to balance it well and I admire them for it, but I cant. I have tried and right now theres no way I can so GG.

This is my biggest fear of getting involved in poker as a profession. Playing this goddamn game always puts my stomach in knots. The moment I even start thinking about putting in a session I get butterflies, have to take a shit, etc etc. I truly hate the internal stress that builds, and I can only imagine how much worse it will be if I'm actually doing this for a living, with no backup income. How I'm gonna feel one day when my 100k bankroll takes a 20k downswing and I suddenly start to panic thinking I'm gonna bomb it all and be flippin burgers 6 months later because I quit my real-life job. Im not sure living with this kind of stress is healthy. Like being a full time stock broker or something who makes his living daytrading. The swings can fuck up your life, and you cant enjoy the money if you're always worried a month from now you could lose it all.

Nice blog post. Gl with your life.

Did you decide what are you gonna do ? like sport, travel, university, move somewhere etc ?

greatest post on LP i have read so far.. i think a lot of people recognize themselves in this but have a hard time admitting it to themselves.. even though i haven't even succeeded in poker i feel the same way.. GL to you

rofl being a poker pro has definitely turned me into a waaaay happier person, it certainly has a few cons but I think it's a little shameless to complain about em as most ppl have shitty/no jobs. However if quitting poker temporarily is what is ganna make Saki happier then obv this is the right move -.- btw Saki we still have a sidebet going on don't we? GL dude

hahaha u'll be back as soon as u start working for some shitty $$$$

People play 12 tables 6 hours a day for 3 years and they wonder why they dont like it anymore.

I dont like the game (i dont think i ever loved it) but i dont burn myself.

On March 20 2009 21:38 JYang wrote: Show nested quote + On March 20 2009 16:36 masterfrywad wrote: read the four hour work week i think it suits your situation perfect, as the author of the 4hww went through something very similar and now he basically lives an awesome life only works if u already own some biz or passive income read it, dont apply to 99.99999% of others

Need a mil' + paying out 80K a year in dividends imooooo

gl with whatever you decide to do man.