Some day you're gonna have to face
the deep dark truthful mirror
and it's gonna tell you things that I still
love you too much to say
- Elvis Costello
I have written a few posts recently about the book Your Worst Poker Enemy, by Alan Schoonmaker. I knew I was getting erratic in my play as of late - the last few trips to the poker room had poor results and when I analysed my play I could see that I was either being too reckless or too timid. I had tried to take a break from the game, but the same impulses that led me to make bad decisions at the poker table also kept me coming back to the casino when I knew I was not in the proper state of mind. Reading the Schoonmaker book was the slap in the face I needed to get me to take a serious step away from the tables for a few weeks, re-evaluate my game and to decide how much of my life I could devote to poker without losing balance. I am still in the middle of my hiatus, but I wanted to let you know that this these breaks from the game are very important.
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