Taking A Break (5/12/2012)

The last poker session I played was Wednesday.  I think I'm down about -$200 on the month total, basically in a break even stretch in around 40 hours.

I don't plan to play again until Thursday the 17th.  I've decided to take a full week off from poker.  I'm almost certain I haven't taken this much time off since I went pro over a year and a half ago.

Several factors made me decide on a break.  It was a logical time, I had some family obligations in NY, and my birthday is very soon.  I wasn't going to do anything for my birthday really, but I decided to force myself to take a week from poker.  Also, the games have really sucked the past week and a half and I wasn't having fun trying to pull teeth to find a shitty mid-stakes game.  I'm also getting tired of seeing the same stupid ass regulars, if I didn't get out of there I was going to take a chair to one of them.  I feel like I would benefit from a break.  I've been talking about doing it the past two months, but now seems like a good time to do it.  I'm just going to do whatever I feel like during this time.  I'm also going to attempt to reflect on poker and life.   

I'm out of town in Manhattan right now enjoying this beautiful Saturday.

Hopefully when I return to the tables I'll be thirsty to grind mid-stakes.  If not I'll probably force the volume.  If I really feel like I'm forcing the volume it might be a sign to transition towards some life changes.

-bag