I've just read the final post of "Joejim's" again, id like to think and hope he's getting his life back together again.
It has also made me realise how much time i waste on a PC playing online poker, when i could be back where i was playing live at the casino's and winning !!
I once wrote about poker "if your not enjoying it, your not doing it right" !! And it's not that i don't enjoy it online, it's the things that are missing from the online game, the atmosphere, the buzz, the laughs with friends at the tables.
One of the reasons i stopped playing live was the death of my best mate (Rod Boland) in 2001 and it was at that time i brought my first PC and started playing online. Well as some of you know it becomes very addictive and as "JoeJim" said, "takes over your life" !!!!
So, I'm pulling the plugs on all online poker sites now (except Ladbrokes) they'll go in November, and going back to live poker at Luton and 'The Vic' London, and some times down to Bournemouth's "Gala"..
The thing about poker is we all get bad-beats but online some of it is hard to take and when your out of a tournament it's easy to find another one starting in 5 minutes, it's like a merry-go-round. However with live events it's a night out, the getting ready, the travel, the adrenaline rush as they call all players to take their seats and above all meeting old friends again.
This game of poker is a wonderful game that in my opinion has been lost with the Internet game . Ultimately it has taken me all this time to realise what ive been missing, it wont be the same as the old days, things never are but having just watched a video of my ol' mate "Hamish Shah" winning "Late Night Poker Final"...It's time for a reality check and get off my ass and get back to the real tables...
I'll still have time for you guys here and will still write a few jokes and stories about 'Shane' Valerie, Ernesto and Amy
but leave me out of any online poker games......... glk ..Barry (benny)