Can you quit if you want to?

Could you quit playing poker if you wanted to?
What would you do with an extra 5-6 hours a day to fill the time?
Will you think about the money you could be making if still playing?

Things to think about before withdrawing all your money from poker.

Decimated my account.

I decimated my poker account the last 2 days.

$2000 downswing.
~$600 heads-up NL($1)
~$500 PLO
~$400 6-max NL($6)
~$500 in various NL

After several withdrawals earlier this month I don't even have enough to 24-table NL($1).

Bad luck, bad beats, and bad play.
Not in the mood for poker anymore.

Flopped Royal Flush.

I was praying for the river to pair the board ...

Dealt to BB:T♠ Q♠

Preflop: UTG raises $2 to $3 MP calls [$3] 1 players fold. SB calls [$2.50] Hero calls [$2] Total folds this street: 1 Potsize: $12

Flop: K♠ A♠ J♠
SB: checks Hero: checks UTG bets [$7.50] 2 players fold.Hero raises $7.50 to $15 UTG calls [$7.50] Total folds this street: 2 Potsize: $42

Turn: 6♠
Hero bets [$15] UTG calls [$15] Potsize: $72

River: A♦
Hero bets [$50] UTG raises $32.30 to $82.30 [ all-in ] Hero calls [$32.30]

Results:
UTG shows a full house, Aces full of Jacks: J♦ A♥
Hero shows a Royal Flush: 10♠ Q♠
Hero collected $234.60 from pot

Ace on the River.

Ok book by Barry Greenstein.
Not ok when 2 outer for 120BB.

Site: Pokerstars Dealt to BTN:7♣ 7♠

Preflop: UTG: checks 2 players fold. Hero raises $2 to $3 1 players fold. BB raises $7 to $10 1 players fold. Hero calls [$7] Total folds this street: 4 Potsize: $21.5

Flop: 7♥ 8♠ K♦
BB bets [$15] Hero raises $15 to $30 BB raises $83.75 to $113.75 [ all-in ] Hero calls [$79.40] [ all-in ] Uncalled bet ($4.35) returned to BB Potsize: $244.65

Turn: 10♥

River: A♦

Results:
BB shows three of a kind, Aces: A♣ A♥
Hero shows three of a kind, Sevens: 7♣ 7♠
BB collected $237.30 from pot

----WOW----

I have had a great 2 days since I have been back.

Cleared $300 bonus. (22,500 hands)
$400 in FPP value. (26,000 FPP)
$2,400 in ring games (20 buyins at NL($1), 2 buyins at NL($2)).
Total: $3,100 for the last 2 days.

This deposit promotion brought out the very worst players and the games have been soft. Not to mention I am running well.

Stacks:
SB with $92.50 BB with $173.00 UTG with $140.40 UTG+1 with $108.40 MP1 with $54.80 MP2 with $100.00 MP3 with $18.50 CO with $105.05 BTN with $116.35

Dealt to BB:A♥ A♦
Preflop: UTG calls [$1] 5 players fold. BTN calls [$1] 1 players fold. Hero raises $5 to $6 UTG raises $5 to $11 1 players fold. Hero raises $30 to $41 UTG calls [$30] Total folds this street: 7 Potsize: $83.5

Flop: 4♦ Q♣ 6♦
Hero bets [$55] UTG raises $44.40 to $99.40 [ all-in ] Hero calls [$44.40]
Potsize: $282.3

Turn: 3♥
River: K♠

Results:
Hero shows a pair of Aces: A♥ A♦
UTG shows a pair of Threes: 3♣ J♣
Hero collected $279.30 from pot
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Welcome back!

I am back from Vegas for the 4th time this year. The tenant has been evicted, and the damage was less than ~$700 plus ~1 month lost rent ~$1,400 after factoring in the security deposit. For a $2,000 loss.

I got a nice welcome back with a $300 redeposit bonus at Pokerstars plus a nice heater ($350 over allinEV). I am half clear with the bonus after 12k hands.

If anyone wants to stake me with a standard 50/50 split at FTP so I can get the bonus there, I will also give half of the bonus to the staker. The stake would end and money would be transferred back once the bonus is clear. If you are interested, post a comment here or email me: dobieatwar@myway.com.

Cleared $2000 milestone.

I cleared the $2000 milestone bonus (free $1200). It felt good. The journey was not as pleasant, being down $600 in allin EV is not fun.
I played 32k hands in 2.5 days to do this. Now I will take a break.

Here are some pictures below. I must comment that I should stop playing NL($1)(6-max). I lost $900 in that level last month and another $900 this month. I can't beat that level for some reason.

Here's a special hand AA<(AK & AQ), allin preflop for a full stack.

Bad start - August.

I played 27k hands the last 2 days and I am $600 below allin EV. That translates into losing 30 coin flips in a row when short stacking NL($1)(6-max). I have to say this seems like BS.

I am down $700 for the last 2 days, and I am trying to and getting close to getting my $2000 milestone bonus. I will probably play another 6k hands today to try and clear the bonus, then I will take some days off or play micros.