Hello Again - Farewell!
Moose asked what happened to me (http://pokerforum.ca/showthread.php?t=11757), so I thought I should reply. Basically, there are 3 reasons: personal, poker, and forum, although they are somewhat intertwined.
While I was really enjoying playing and doing fairly well, I was feeling rather unfulfilled personally. I simply don't have enough hours in a day to do everything I want to. The time I was using to play poker was less time spent working, playing with the kids, and being with my wife. Right now is a very important time for the company I work with, and we have a window of opportunity right now that requires a lot more of my time. Also, while I was at Disney in October, I really enjoyed all the dedicated time with my kids, and I started to realize how little time I was spending with them regularly (in order to play poker, or catch up on work/chores to make up for time playing poker). Over the Christmas holidays (when I had more time off with the family), I started reevaluating things.
I started playing poker as a hobby. I did really well at it, so I took it more seriously and got better at it. Then I started making money at it so started spending more time to capitalize on that opportunity. However, this turned poker into work for me, and it started being less fun. Once it was less fun, the time missed with the family (who are growing too fast) or working (since I love my job) started bothering me more. Basically, the only thing poker was doing for me was financial, and that simply wasn't enough. I also missed having fun playing. Early in the year, just before the Royal Cup, I made a decision to stop playing poker except for recreation. Since then, I've only played for fun, primarily live (my on-line games are limited to a couple hours every week or two now).
In answer to Moose's original question - since I'm not playing much, I really don't have much to post about. Also, my personal opinion is that 90% of the posts on the forum are no longer the type of stuff I want to read. I don't know if it's me and that I'm looking for something more, or if it's the content of the forum that has changed (although I have an opinion
). However, the reason is irrelevant - I simply don't spend as much time on the forum anymore. While I used to be on a few times an hour, now I only read the forum a few times a week. I'm still around, I just don't have anything to contribute right now, but if I do, I'll post. So it's not really farewell, but I'm going to become part of the scenery rather than the action for a while...
Trevor
p.s. Cook Crew events will be returning soon - sorry for the long hiatus
While I was really enjoying playing and doing fairly well, I was feeling rather unfulfilled personally. I simply don't have enough hours in a day to do everything I want to. The time I was using to play poker was less time spent working, playing with the kids, and being with my wife. Right now is a very important time for the company I work with, and we have a window of opportunity right now that requires a lot more of my time. Also, while I was at Disney in October, I really enjoyed all the dedicated time with my kids, and I started to realize how little time I was spending with them regularly (in order to play poker, or catch up on work/chores to make up for time playing poker). Over the Christmas holidays (when I had more time off with the family), I started reevaluating things.
I started playing poker as a hobby. I did really well at it, so I took it more seriously and got better at it. Then I started making money at it so started spending more time to capitalize on that opportunity. However, this turned poker into work for me, and it started being less fun. Once it was less fun, the time missed with the family (who are growing too fast) or working (since I love my job) started bothering me more. Basically, the only thing poker was doing for me was financial, and that simply wasn't enough. I also missed having fun playing. Early in the year, just before the Royal Cup, I made a decision to stop playing poker except for recreation. Since then, I've only played for fun, primarily live (my on-line games are limited to a couple hours every week or two now).
In answer to Moose's original question - since I'm not playing much, I really don't have much to post about. Also, my personal opinion is that 90% of the posts on the forum are no longer the type of stuff I want to read. I don't know if it's me and that I'm looking for something more, or if it's the content of the forum that has changed (although I have an opinion
). However, the reason is irrelevant - I simply don't spend as much time on the forum anymore. While I used to be on a few times an hour, now I only read the forum a few times a week. I'm still around, I just don't have anything to contribute right now, but if I do, I'll post. So it's not really farewell, but I'm going to become part of the scenery rather than the action for a while...Trevor
p.s. Cook Crew events will be returning soon - sorry for the long hiatus
Comments
Good for you for stopping to smell the roses. Or least slowing down and rolling down the window.
Johnnie
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Don't be a stranger, Trevor. And I hope to meet you across the felt again soon.
Hopefully Chris and I can make it out to a Cook Crew event one of these days!
Milton Slim
The nice thing about golf, Good or Bad you get to finish with everyone else!!
Fore!!! no I had a six!
Ah, you're in the same boat as me. Except I spend $150
If someone gets the paid buy-in forum trny's going in the fall I hope to see you there!