Re: Playing semiprofessionally....rather part time
Al, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading your posts in this thread. I don't know if I'm currently A. a pro, B.semi-pro or C. slapdick playing 40 hour week, whatever it is I am new at this amount of play. ( Well, whatever the answer I know choice C is part of it).
Your education plus affinity for blue collar work plus your views on poker strike a deep chord within myself.
True facts for laughs:
I now have my wife asking me If i'm going to work today instead of going to the casino.
All 3 of my kids are calling me Knish ( I grind at 5-10 or 10-20 limit).
And already I tell my family how HARD this is and they make fun of me. Since I am new at this, the swings and getting upset at myself for stupid mistakes are a work in progress.
I don't get mad at anyone else and never,never act badly at the table. My main challenge right now besides getting more experience is attetnion span / ablility to focus for extended periods of time. In other words, I always play better, winning or losing , the first 3 or 4 hours. Casino is hour away so like to play 9 or 10 when I get there.
I'm sure your innate ablility for patience / self-discipline is better than mine, but did you feel when you played seriously all that time that it got better with experience? I sometimes feel like i am MUCH better at it and then other nights I feel like I took a giant step backwards. Any mantra or anything you use / used at tables to help you, or was it natural for you?
Ps. I'm not trying to look like superpro poker player here. I am 52 and just retired recently. Got pension but too young, hyperactive, poor( well, not poor, but obviously less "retirement at 30 yrs then if continued in same job) to " be retired " . Will probably eventually do something else but right now this is my supplemental income. Been AT IT for about 6 weeks real serious like( cause I took 3 weeks off to do stuff for my kids and spend week with my wife). anyway, any advice from someone who was there much earlier and longer than myself will be welcome. thanks, Jim
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