I noticed you like Poker before as I saw on your post before, but you lost that makes you not to like Poker anymore. Why? Have you lost and lost interest because of that?
I’ve briefly mentioned this in some comments on threads in the Gambling Discussion, but I guess it makes sense to summarize it here.
I started playing poker 15 or 16 years ago. Back then, it was really easy to win if you learned a few basic things, like a starting hand chart, the most fundamental odds, and how to play TAG (tight aggressive). I probably could have moved up the stakes further if I hadn’t needed the money at that time. Once I reached a profitable enough level, instead of climbing higher, I started making weekly cashouts. Not long after that, the
poker Black Friday happened, marking the beginning of the decline of online poker (at least as I knew it).
Then came regulations, reductions in rakeback, and increases in rake, along with a gradual toughening of the games as the use of statistics software and poker schools became widespread. This caused the cashouts I was able to make to decrease.
But throughout all those years, I played poker practically every day, sometimes switching up the game type or platform, but always playing. Long story short, in 2020 when I signed up, after so many years of decline, there was an online poker boom. Thanks to COVID and the lockdowns, a lot more people stuck at home, bored, started playing poker without having a clue what they were doing while sipping on some beers. 2020 and the first half of 2021 turned out to be very profitable years.
But during all this time, I was also investing in the stock market long-term at first, and later in Bitcoin. This has resulted in me no longer needing the money I could make today for the amount of time I’d have to spend playing. On top of that, after so many years, I no longer find it motivating, and I’m tired of the variance swings, which can sometimes feel endless.
That’s why I gradually started playing less and less as I watched my net worth grow, until last year, when I finally stopped playing altogether. It’s been several months now since I’ve played a single hand.
So, I don’t see any point in calling myself a "Poker Player" anymore if I no longer play and don’t plan to, at least not like I used to when I was playing practically every day.
Just know that theymos will change your username but it may take time.
That's what I suppose.
I will comment on other replies tomorrow.