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Message: [QUOTE="robwhufc, post: 583069, member: 4289"] Storm, i'm glad you are reading and taking note of the replies, because you've got some really good ones here. I didn't respond to your "i'm quitting online poker" post, because i've seen these posts over and over, and i thought, "yeah right, i give him a couple of days before he's back" and i'd have probably pissed you off with my response - people dont seem to appreciate my bluntness a lot of the time! I'll give you my views on your situation. You seem like a really nice bloke, quite an emotional guy (your posts about how much you love your job for example), and clearly you got very upset and downhearted when you lost $1K this week. I do share a lot of the poster's unease though and i'll tell you why; - $4K IS a lot of money, especially with a baby on the way. You're a family man so you know, there ISN'T any such thing as spare money when you've got kids. - You haven't got much self control. Losing $1K in one day takes some doing, you must have been chasing your losses over and over again, and if you are truthful to yourself you will know that you were playing worse and worse the longer your session went on. You need to be able to turn the computer off - don't reload if you are stacked by a bad beat, just turn your pc off and walk away (i tend to pull the powercord out). - You aren't as good a player as you think you are. Good players dont constantly re-deposit, they constantly cash out. I'm not the best, not by a long way, but i've deposited twice (like smd) since i started playing over 2 years ago. $100 at Littlewoods poker which lasted about 2 days (i didn't even know hand rankings when i started), and a $100 deposit to Paradise Poker, from which i've taken out over $5K and have got over $1K in play. I'd read FP's post carefully, because I was going to type the same thing. You seem to be tackling poker from the hardest possible end. If you're multi-tabling, you're losing an edge - read John Vorhaus' Killer Poker online 1 & 2 when you are on your break. See how much effort he takes in getting notes on players (you aren't doing that, not if you are playing 4-8 tables). See how much effort he takes in picking the games to play, picking the opponents to play against. That's where you make your money, from the bad play of others. I don't see where your edge is, as FP said, you're just going to be pushing money round a table with a number of similar players, with FT or P'stars getting their little cut every pot. - You haven't got a plan. There are no targets, no indication of WHY you are depositing, what you are looking to get out of it. I will agree with you on a number of points though. I've never been able to get excited about 25nl. Betting 50 cents, winning pots of $2, there's just no adreniline there. I'm not a bankroll management guy either. I play better at higher levels, because i'm just not motivated by winning a $5 Sng with a first prize of $18. I think subconciously you know this is a bad idea, which is why you posted this thread. I'd like you to give $3K to your wife, because even if you say you have her support, i cant really believe that you do. Use the other $1k to play, but DONT deposit it all at one time. Just deposit how much you need to play one session, which will make it harder to reload if you are tilting. And finally, stick to SnG's, they are perfect for someone with tilt issues as they have limited losses, and they are much easier (in my opinion) to consistently beat than cash games. But most important, try and start having fun again. [/QUOTE]

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