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RE: Forced to Move Away From USA to Continue a Career: Pro Poker Stories Part 1
Wow. What was your initial reaction when you realized you had probably just lost all (or some) of your poker money?
Wow. What was your initial reaction when you realized you had probably just lost all (or some) of your poker money?
It wouldn't have been all my poker money, but I had roughly 20-25% of my net worth online at the time. I had so many different emotions after this happened.
For one, I was getting ready to withdraw a large portion of the money I had online out (probably 60%) cause the summer was coming and most players go to Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker, so I wanted money to go play in big tournaments.
For two, it didn't just rob me of money I had, but future money I could make. Poker wasn't as easy in 2011 as it was in the 05-08 years, but hourly winrates were still quite high.
In the immediate aftermath, I tried going up to the Commerce Casino to play every day. It was just so much more inconvenient. When I play online I play anywhere from 4 to 12 tables at a time, seeing 60 hands per hour per table. I can join and leave games whenever I choose. If I want to go play live I had to drive 45 minutes, then wait around for 10-15 minutes to get into a game, sit in an uncomfortable chair and play 30 hands an hour away from the comfort of my own home. Some people enjoy it and even prefer it, but it wasn't a sustainable life for me.
tl;dr. cliffs: a mixture of sadness, anger, bitterness, and jealousy of the rest of world players that could continue playing