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Message: [QUOTE="TheLulham, post: 2080737, member: 95875"] Been playing poker for about 8 months now and have found it an exciting and absorbing game, I have sometimes struggled with self-discipline in that I play at times and on occasions just for the sake of playing without any real purpose or aim. I find when I do play this way I end up floating and playing some very poor loose, unprofitable poker partly due to being frustrated at playing when I really have other important things that need to be done. At the times I have planned before hand to play at a certain time. Read up on some poker, learn from watching some pros. I have had some high quality highly enjoyable sessions which have been a real pleasant surprise and have been profitable such as last week a 2nd place finish in a MTT 4k guaranteed and a 10th place finish in a 10 k guaranteed. In these sessions I have stuck to a plan and a goal to get to final tables/ be profitable at 2$-5$ buy-in tournaments. The times where I have played on a whim without proper quality time to play etc. I have started to waste money and undo some of the quality poker and winnings I have made in the past. e.g. messing about with speed/cash games with too high stakes 10/20p and starting tournaments when distractions are likely, I just wondered if anyone had experienced similar difficulties where quality poker as a proper engaging profitable pursuit transcends into some addictive form of gambling. I'd also like to know if someone has some suggestions as to how to combat this and keep poker as poker. I am self-employed and work at home I think the excitement of some decent results has also lead to it being a bit more addictive. Thought it would be useful to share my experiences and discuss an important issue others may face. [/QUOTE]

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