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Article: How Does Poker Fit into Your Life?

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  1. thearthurdog thearthurdog is offline

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    Jul 12th, 2009 (7/12/2009 2:53pm)

  2. rbsands rbsands is offline

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    Jul 12th, 2009 (7/12/2009 5:35pm) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>Good Read.  Thanks for sharing, think I will do this excerise myself.</p>
  3. JunnieBrown JunnieBrown is offline

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    Jul 12th, 2009 (7/12/2009 7:51pm) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>Forget this BS...U gotta grind it out...Ur belly gets big?...just use it for a labtop table...kids arent getting enough attention?...make those little busters grind 100nl for their college fund...Not getting schoolwork done?...make more money than your eventual job will pay you...career in jeopardy?...who cares the world is coming to and end in 7 years anyway...</p>
    <p>smoke weed everyday :0</p>
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    Jul 12th, 2009 (7/12/2009 8:01pm) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>I think this artocle was awesome, I think I really need to re-evaluate just how much I make and compare it to some of my long term goals. Great timing in reading this for me. Thnaks</p>
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    Jul 12th, 2009 (7/12/2009 8:17pm) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>Nice article...although why would you ever want to leave the house for a walk during winter if you lived in toowoomba.</p>
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    Jul 12th, 2009 (7/12/2009 8:39pm) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>Awesome article, really gave me a lot to think about.</p>
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    Jul 12th, 2009 (7/12/2009 10:13pm) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>Well written...I am in a similar situation and has given me a lot to think about.  </p>
     
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    Jul 13th, 2009 (7/13/2009 1:19am) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>I like this :<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.pocketfives.com/photos/article-images/images/4468322/original">www.pocketfives.com/.../original</a></p>
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    Jul 13th, 2009 (7/13/2009 2:29am) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>I'm the same age and family situation as yourself. I have the same rule via the kids, although this is now my primary income so I play GMT working week hours too. Sleep is very important you can't multitable 6MTTs effectivley unless you're alert.</p>
    <p>Good luck</p>
     
  10. JACK WELCH JACK WELCH is offline

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    Jul 13th, 2009 (7/13/2009 7:58am) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>Needed to be said.  Doubtlessly will need to be said again.</p>
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    Jul 13th, 2009 (7/13/2009 8:01am) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>This is actually a timely article for me.  Even without kids, I find that poker can stretch over portions of my life.  My problem is almost the opposite, I've had the willpower to not play (I've been playing 45's, so I'm not starting if I don't have 2 hours), yet some weeks, I barely play, and miss it.  I want to add time to it.</p>
    <p>For once, I think I have my priorities right, I think I'm just letting my mind/love for poker bug me into doing something different.</p>
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    Jul 13th, 2009 (7/13/2009 9:53am) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>Nice read.</p>
    <p>Lucky me though! No kids, no wife, no serious gf, no commitments other than work and working out = work from 8-5, work out 530-630, then cash games every possible night of the week! Weekends are for fun and friends.</p>
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    Jul 26th, 2009 (7/26/2009 2:50pm) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>Great article thanks.</p>
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    Jul 28th, 2009 (7/28/2009 10:56pm) in reply to thearthurdog

    <p>Love the article and I'm really happy for you that you were able to really sit down, think about this and make the necessary changes in your life?</p>
    <p>This is something I think I really should do as well. </p>
    <p>What was your poker schedule like before you made this change? I definitely have a problem with staying up late on too many weeknights. I know this is not good for me. The problem is that if I cut back on poker, I need to fill that time with something else or I will be right back at the computer. It sounds like you filled the time with working on your doctorate and exercise.</p>
    <p>Shipping an 8.5K used to be a big deal for me. After I hit my first 4 figure score, I started playing in bigger tournies. So, now my choice is to go to sleep at a reasonable hour or try to ship the nightly 100K on stars (the prize pool has been more like 150K lately). I know that the ~27K for first place is not life changing money for me but I think it would mean a lot to me to take it down it terms of feeling of accomplishment.</p>
    <p>I guess I can still try to win it but I shouldn't be playing 5 or 6 nights a week.</p>
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