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antthecat:
i will be assessing my mood and if i feel that poker is not for me then that will be it, another thing that is affecting me is work, the job is really grinding me down, my workmate has said that he noticed since the MOT bay has been installed and im the only tester, im not as happy and chirpy as i was before, i was always having a laugh but as there is so much pressure on my shoulders at the moment im not happy with the organisation of the workshop and i feel useless as im a very good technician but cant do anything bar testing cars and not overhauling a buick engine.

my decision on giving up the game might have been a snap decision but i want to sort my head out first and the people who are close to me i want to look after. i know that a bad run can last for months and the fact that i have noticed my game is off and has been affected but i have a sneaky suspision i might be playing once i feel the time is right as i might play this weekends league as there is no "I" in team but that is only if i feel like it is the right thing to do at that time.

sorry to ramble a bit but just letting some thoughts out and trying to clear my head and many thanks to everyone who has wished me luck in what i decide.

good luck and skill to all

antthecat:
i have set myself a challenge and its not to do with poker as such, what i want to do is get my fitness up, cut out the smoking habit, eat a lot more healthfully and challenge the grey matter. i have noticed im getting tired easily and a 1/2 mile jog will nearly kill me and surely my brain is getting lasy also so the order of the day is this(feel free to advise me on anything):

1) start going for cycle rides on the weekend and to the local shop as ive got a £200 bike sitting there never getting used
2) eat a healthy and balanced diet, ive got to stop the burgers and chips and choclate snacks and eat a lot more fruit and veg(its the basics i know)
3)quit smoking, the most easiest thing i can do hopefully
4) read more books, i know that reading really stimulates the brain and this is what i really need to improve on.

hopefully all the above will help me to improve in general and this will improve my poker game threefold.

i know that i said i will take a permenant break but i have came to the assumption is that its work that has ground me down and is putting me in a bad mood(also tiredness) so after a few months of essential body maintenance i hope i will be playing the game again (i just cant leave the game but the break is needed).

so Ant The Cat might be back and fitter than ever.

im thinking i might play the team event but will see how i feel but no local poker and definatley no online dips for a while, life without poker is soooo boring lol

antthecat:
starting to eat more healthfully(until last night, had no dinner and this morning had no breakfast) and will try a bit of exercise today if i get time, im reading richard pryors book, pryor convictions, its a hell of a read and eye wateringly funny, im quitting smoking(again) from tomorrow and have not played any serious poker, did play the home game(have not seen my mate alex for a while so i only played to catch up really) but the cards were non existant best hand was a5 off all evening and lost chips on a ace high flop(kicker trouble but i knew i was not winning) but not going to play any more serious poker for myself until i feel ready(3 years lol), the online league is on tomorrow and i will play that as its in my opinion a bit of fun and i enjoy the feel of do i knock a team mate out(never had done but i could have with some dry aces ive considered) and if i do well, it will be because ive enjoyed myself and not played so serious that if i bust out im in a mood all evening.

speak soon

antthecat:
the essential maintenance of myself is going ok, almost cut out the smoking habit(down to 1 a day and that is in the evening, i cant get rid of this one as i seem to enjoy it) and eating a much more healthy diet. when i get the chance i will go out on my pushbike and start getting my fitness up but work is stopping me as im working in the evenings also. i have been in a lot better mood as of late but poker is starting to get a fix on me again. it might be the book that im reading has started this bug as its roy brindley"s life"s a gamble, its a good book thus far.

i have to admit i did play a bit online last night on pokerstars as boredum set in, i played in the $1.10 90 player sng"s and played four at one time, two were unsuccessful but i did come third in two of them for a healthy cash and a huge moral boost. wont be doing this again lol

speak soon.

antthecat:
ive had a bit of a mishap, ive smoked more than i want to, did use my pushbike last night to go to the shop and back and it nearly killed me(was going hell for leather though) and still trying to study poker, im feeling great as work is getting sorted(had a chat with my boss) and cant wait to play some serious poker.

just read the shedule for the wcoap and will buy in for every event but im a bit worried about what do i do if i get deep in the main event(im pushing it here lol) and have bought in for the horse event, what happens, do i run between tables or just give up the seat???

cant wait till friday evenings home game and this sunday im off to milton keynes to play the regional final pub league. i will go deep(i keep telling myself)

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