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It seems I have grown bored of playing poker in front of my computer as a leisure time. So I'm going to take a break. I turned $50 to $1284 and some change this past summer during my off time, but I really ramped up the playing since the last week in July and made about $650 since then.But I'm just tired. Maybe you'll see me sometime down the line, but for now, senior year of college starts in a week so I'd better focus on finishing college strong.Have a great time, guys.

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It seems I have grown bored of playing poker in front of my computer as a leisure time. So I'm going to take a break. I turned $50 to $1284 and some change this past summer during my off time, but I really ramped up the playing since the last week in July and made about $650 since then.But I'm just tired. Maybe you'll see me sometime down the line, but for now, senior year of college starts in a week so I'd better focus on finishing college strong.Have a great time, guys.
good luck man.
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as a musicain, i can honestly say poker is the best source of income you could imagine. Make a run next summer and don't look back, not for poker but for music. Day jobs are killers. i may make the switch soon. Let us know if you return...

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good luck, thanks for your support and encouragement when i had my bankroll problem. as the poster above me said, i'll lay the over/under on the beginning of october. :-) aseem

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Good luck in college man. My parents are from India so I will be returning as well so as not to get disowned. When you come back play some NL =) You can make a summers work in one night. Hope to see you at the tables.

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It seems I have grown bored of playing poker in front of my computer as a leisure time.  So I'm going to take a break. I turned $50 to $1284 and some change this past summer during my off time, but I really ramped up the playing since the last week in July and made about $650 since then.But I'm just tired. Maybe you'll see me sometime down the line, but for now, senior year of college starts in a week so I'd better focus on finishing college strong.Have a great time, guys.
I'll tell you whats strong. This coffee i'm drinking.. its gross.Nice work on the 50 - 1284. we have lots in comon guinevar.. such as money, and being awesome. although you do not like women, or at least the women in my avatar.but its cool.. good luck this year :-)
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It seems I have grown bored of playing poker in front of my computer as a leisure time.  So I'm going to take a break.
You'll be back within the month. :club:
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Thanks for the well-wishes guys. I posted a blog on my pokerblog talking about my leaving. I will probably still lurk general a little bit from work and post strat from the same location. Check me out on aim!Until we meet again, may your cards be live and your pots be monsters.I couldn't help myself.God Bless.

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Good for you man. I can't stand to hear another "I was in my final year of college going for a degree neurohemopsychologentic structures and dropped out to play poker"
I am board certified as a neurohemopsychologentic. It was no cakewalk.
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College is the perfect time to catch up on MORE poker, not cut it out of your life.
I can't imagine going to colllege now...computers, internet poker/porn/email, DVD's, video games, casino's, etc.All we did was drink till we passed out and played backgammon. Get a degree and then play poker :!: Good luck.
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Good decision, you only get one senior year in college, enjoy every minute of it because the real world sucks. You dont want to be spending Friday or Saturday nights in because you are playing the juicy games, go out early and often with your friends, because once they all get jobs and married and such its a whole different world, poker will always be here

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Good decision, you only get one senior year in college, enjoy every minute of it because the real world sucks. You dont want to be spending Friday or Saturday nights in because you are playing the juicy games, go out early and often with your friends, because once they all get jobs and married and such its a whole different world, poker will always be here
Not once the bots take over. :roll: Good luck, Guinevar.
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Good decision, you only get one senior year in college, enjoy every minute of it because the real world sucks. You dont want to be spending Friday or Saturday nights in because you are playing the juicy games, go out early and often with your friends, because once they all get jobs and married and such its a whole different world, poker will always be here
This is sooooo true! Focus on your senior year, not school so much. If you have a good GPA you are fine unless you are chasing an honor. Interview, interview, interview to give yourself the best possible job out of college set-up before you even graduate, it helps alot. Also, think of your career path/paths as a ladder. The higher up the rung you get straight out of school, the easier it is to move up the ladder later. This is why your first job is so important. My senior year I had a blast with my fraternity brothers. We did enough stupod stuff, road trips, and women to fill a novel with. The all-nighters, drinking till 6am, and abundance of women thins out once you graduate. Take full advantage while you can!I am taking time off from poker as well. I am two years out of college and have an awesome opportunity with my company and want to divert all of my concentration on that. My girlfriend is kinda getting pissed a little bit too about the 4am nights at the B&M. I have set a goal of 6 months. The resaons are poker related as well. I get bored with the competition now and make horrible plays and lose it all. For instance, last week sat down at $1/$3 NL at my local B&M with $100. In two hours had my stack up to $389. Not bad right? Well I cant get any action anymore and I get impatient. It is raised to $15 pf and one caller in front of me. I make it $45 to go. Both call. Oh yeah, Im playing K3o in late position, great starting hand for a raised pot(sw). Flop comes down 10 8 3 rainbow. Original raiser makes it $40 and the other guy smooth calls. I think for a minute and push. Now I know that one of them has AA, but Im thinking maybe i can push them off their hand. The original raiser thinks and debates it forever, then calls. Limper thinks forever and calls. Im dominated, original has a set of 8's and was worried about 10's. Limper had the AA and couldnt get away from it. Now what was wrong with my play? EVERYTHING! The game was soooooo soft and there would be many more chances where I could get it in with the best of it and not bust. My control is not what it used to be and I need to regain it before I play again. Poker has just become a huge part of my life and bigger than I want it to be. Guinevar, good luck on your last year and live it up! I will still lurk around here and I am going to read alot of poker while Im off, so you might see me in strategy.
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