The WSOP has been in full swing!
The main event is getting live coverage on ESPN2 (right now!)
Internet poker is dead in the States (boooo)
So, I've been thinking a lot about my ex-part-time-job slash failed-dreams. For those that don't know, I played a shitload of online poker in college! I placed high in several big tournaments, I had several 4-figure cashes, I always seemed on the cusp of winning "Fuck you money". But, I can't complain. I was able to pay for ~3 semesters of college, and I walked away from it with five figures. I also played well enough to get a staking deal, but that didn't work out very well. I didn't make any money and it kind of messed me up and made me play kind of bad and made it more of a job/grind for me. We broke it off, no ill feelings, and I burned through my former bankroll moving to Texas and being unemployed in ~this shitty economy~. I played a lot of live cash games in Vegas (maybe 20 hours' worth?) and was re-assured that I still got it, as I read people very well and won a lot of money. I ended up net down because I didn't have enough sense to leave the table when I was too drunk and/or tired. But when my mind was even half-sharp, I was still awesome.
I still very much want to win a WSOP bracelet and definitely think I'm good enough, and want to get better. I'm frustrated that it's basically impossible to practice anymore without going to Vegas/investing a lot of money into it. So, I dunno. It's been on my mind a lot, I felt like posting a thread. Anyone else play? Have a regular game? I've thought of trying to start a regular game with people from work, but am a little shy. I live really close to work and have a big table we could play at! But gotta work on the shy stuff.
The main event is getting live coverage on ESPN2 (right now!)
Internet poker is dead in the States (boooo)
So, I've been thinking a lot about my ex-part-time-job slash failed-dreams. For those that don't know, I played a shitload of online poker in college! I placed high in several big tournaments, I had several 4-figure cashes, I always seemed on the cusp of winning "Fuck you money". But, I can't complain. I was able to pay for ~3 semesters of college, and I walked away from it with five figures. I also played well enough to get a staking deal, but that didn't work out very well. I didn't make any money and it kind of messed me up and made me play kind of bad and made it more of a job/grind for me. We broke it off, no ill feelings, and I burned through my former bankroll moving to Texas and being unemployed in ~this shitty economy~. I played a lot of live cash games in Vegas (maybe 20 hours' worth?) and was re-assured that I still got it, as I read people very well and won a lot of money. I ended up net down because I didn't have enough sense to leave the table when I was too drunk and/or tired. But when my mind was even half-sharp, I was still awesome.
I still very much want to win a WSOP bracelet and definitely think I'm good enough, and want to get better. I'm frustrated that it's basically impossible to practice anymore without going to Vegas/investing a lot of money into it. So, I dunno. It's been on my mind a lot, I felt like posting a thread. Anyone else play? Have a regular game? I've thought of trying to start a regular game with people from work, but am a little shy. I live really close to work and have a big table we could play at! But gotta work on the shy stuff.
