Hello folks

I've decided following a period of inactivity (played only a few times this year) to empty my poker accounts and quit for the time being. I haven't really been very motivated in 2006 and although I do enjoy thinking about poker now and again and playing, the fact is i'm spending more time and energy at work and so i'm not really finding the time or inclination to play in the evenings. I've been toying with the idea of clearing the accounts so I have enough money to change my car in 2 or 3 months, though I thought this month I'd have a crack at winning the amount I wanted, but I've not been very motivated to play again and when I have I haven't won (the opposite in fact).

Was toying with the idea again today after having a bit of a crap day (a bit of a cold and some late nights has meant i've been a bit knackered lately and ended up taking the day off work), though I played a session tonight I didn't really enjoy it, probably principally because I lost (though that's kind of incidental in my decision, I guess had I won 1k or something I might've reconsidered). I had also toyed with the idea of just playing low limit stuff to clear bonuses and have a bit of fun now and again but the idea of that doesn't do a lot for me to be honest, either all or nothing.

Anyhow, tonight I kind of felt fate was trying to tell me something - sat down first hand and flopped the nut boat, lost, then on another table got all in with the best of it against a mong, lost. Coupla hundred bucks in two hands and although I made some nice freeroll rivers again I felt like, although I was playing fine for the most part, a bit ambivalent really. As the session went on I pretty much decided I couldn't be arsed with it anymore and was just staying to make sure I finished a couple of crypto bonuses, and pretty much last hand of the night this happened:

------HAND 1------
Game #1588571493: Omaha PL ($1/$2) - 2006/02/18 - 00:30:31 (UK)
Table "Determine" Seat 7 is the button.
Seat 1: SlimOdds ($171.50 in chips)
Seat 2: mobbyduck ($331.75 in chips)
Seat 3: Hecate ($147 in chips)
Seat 4: dubchambr ($172.50 in chips)
Seat 5: croppyboy ($106.50 in chips)
Seat 6: dylle pep ($146.75 in chips)
Seat 7: kpnuts ($587.38 in chips)
Seat 8: I_gamble ($408 in chips)
Seat 9: RobVanDam ($204.02 in chips)
Seat 10: Clevemire ($191.76 in chips)
I_gamble: posts small blind $1
RobVanDam: posts big blind $2
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RobVanDam [Ks Kd Qs 3s]
Clevemire: raises to $6
SlimOdds: folds
mobbyduck: calls $6
Hecate: folds
dubchambr: calls $6
croppyboy: folds
dylle pep: folds
kpnuts: calls $6
I_gamble: calls $5
RobVanDam: calls $4
----- FLOP ----- [8d Kh 6s]
I_gamble: checks
RobVanDam: checks
Clevemire: checks
mobbyduck: bets $36
dubchambr: folds
kpnuts: raises to $144
I_gamble: folds
RobVanDam: raises to $198.02 and is all-in
Clevemire: folds
mobbyduck: folds
mobbyduck sits out
kpnuts: calls $54.02
----- TURN ----- [8d Kh 6s][8c]
----- RIVER ----- [8d Kh 6s 8c][7s]
mobbyduck sits back
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RobVanDam: shows [Ks Kd Qs 3s] (A Full House, Kings full of Eights)
kpnuts: shows [6h 8s 8h 6c] (Four of a kind, Eights, King high)
kpnuts collects $465.04 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $468.04 Main pot $465.04 Rake $3
Board [8d Kh 6s 8c 7s]
Seat 1: SlimOdds folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: mobbyduck folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Hecate folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: dubchambr folded on the Flop
Seat 5: croppyboy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: dylle pep folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: kpnuts (button) showed [6h 8s 8h 6c] and won ($465.04) with Four of a kind, Eights, King high
Seat 8: I_gamble (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: RobVanDam (big blind) showed [Ks Kd Qs 3s] and lost
Seat 10: Clevemire folded on the Flop

I seem to see those rather a lot.

Anyways, like I said it seemed a bit like someone was trying to tell me something. So, although I've been basically inactive for most of 2006 anyways, I'm turning that into a more permanent arrangement. I don't especially need the money at present and I think I'm at an age where maybe I can find more productive things to do with my time. After all, I doubt anyone has looked back on their death bed and said "damn, I really wish I'd played more internet poker when I was in my 20s....".

I'll still be sticking around here of course. On a related note, wtf have party done with their new software update? Why are people so stupid??? Anyways, I've rambled on long enough.

Monk

That's too bad Monk. Hopefully you'll stick around to give us some advice. Keep a few bucks on stars for the occasional btp games.

Cheers, Pieter

I don't see how you can just quit cold turkey like that. I would need some other +EV form of gambling to feed my cravings for action.

Monk, get thee to a monastery to recharge thy batteries!

As a side note, are you an ECW/WWE fan with the screen name RVD?

I very much agree with the logic of your decision. I have stopped playing just to play and now only play when I want to. I am not making as much money, due to time at tables, but I am enjoying the time I spend there more.

Tom

I nominate Xaston as the replacement moderator. This way when someone posts a question you can have one moderator tell you to check fold and the other one to check-raise all in.

and they shouldn't listen to either.

Dont you have to know something about the section to be a mod Xaston???