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    How's Your Poker Career Going in the Age of Covid-19?

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    10 hours ago, Bart(UK) said:

    Pretty much been inactive since pre-covid, stems from personal circumstances largely but my real life frustration levels had increased to such an extent that I could no longer tolerate the tourney to tourney, day to day, month on month bad beats or be bothered putting in the hours for a less than 10% return. Both requirements for sustained play and previously enjoyed but somehow lost in recent years. 

    Think the lack of choice has changed a lot recently too, used to be fun trying to satellite into the UKPT, GUKPT, GPS live or sandboxing multiple online brands tournaments. Just doesn't seem the same anymore with PokerStars+1 or 2 other major brands. And of course everyone now tries pushing the 'flip' or 'turbo' variants. I'm old school, level playing field, no rebuys, decent structure. 

    I always much prefer online to live. Used to get easily bored by the (relatively) slow hand rate live and too easily distracted. Health issues made getting to venues difficult and often arrived tired out before what would inevitably be a full day of thinking lol. 

    Think age is also a factor, at my peak I could easilly 12-table STT's or 15-table MTT's, which became 'fun' when down to HU on 4 or 5 STT tables at once lol. Think the most I could manage now is 5 STT, or maybe 7 or 8 tournaments. 

    I do continue to be inspired by the likes of Leo and his boundless enthusiasm towards the grind though and pray that the long deserved big wins start arriving like buses for him.. and members as a whole. 

    To drag my wandering brain back somewhere close to being on topic, never say never, may return at some point, especially if lockdowns continue. Would be in line with what I've always done, trying to satellite in to stuff cheaply, no longer trust myself with proper buy ins ?

    That brilliant you could multi table so many tables! Max is 9 for me and I try to stick to 4 and play 6 max.

    Thanks for the kind words and hoping you all the best for everything & look forward to when the next PL Poker game can happen to meet up for beers :) 

    How's Your Poker Career Going in the Age of Covid-19?

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    Personal circumstances changed this year, redundancy in June, decided to take time to spend with lil one before she started school and cycle to get fit again and plan was to  look for a day job mid Nov when she was going to start full time. 

    Used time to study more when she went school part time in Sept(school rules due to COVID so couldn't start full time).

    Decided to play poker full time! Been going ok, apart from the odd rash decisions!  As long as earn enough to pay bills and eat its all good :) 

    Happy New year all and hopefully meet up in 2021, wishing you all the best in everything! 

     

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