Bored with chipping and sick of poker (4 Viewers)

Take a break - don‘t sell anything or at least keep your favourite set!

I had the same issue 3years ago…
Then copletely stopped playing for 2 years.
Luckily i didn‘t sell my WTHC set!
Was close - but i guess i would never playing back again if i did…?!

One week ago we‘ve lost our shack where we held most of our games.
This was a cooler and really not helping to keep up the motivation!

Got me 2 new sets to spice up a little bit, but i don‘t know if it works…

Let‘s hope the best for all!

Cheers
 
Ben8257 said:
Ben book waring*** Ye Be Warned!**

Looked at this thread last night, followed up this morning and honestly I think many can relate... especially for many mediocre players like myself... some wins/ some losses... try to find the "fun" in it when on a loosing streak, on the chipping side drooling over sets we will never own and envious... but what about the player on top of his game, owns the trophies and the best chips out there...

I guess what strikes me differently with this one is that David is one of and if not the best poker player I have ever played! So in my head it's not the loosing steak lull, but more of the "I've been on top, beat the best in the game, own the best chips... so what else is there for me here when I have hit the plateau??"

I have been a "collector" of things my entire life... nothing has ever kept my attention like the chipping hobby... many know I took about a year off and worked on putting together a "better Ben" honest to God someone that lived and breathed poker chips 24/7/365... to "I don't even want to look at stupid poker chips!"

But that time away allows for the reset... and yes I was drawn back in to the local poker scene, back to chips... this hobby always finds a way to pull you back in... the part I feel like I can't relate with David is that I have NEVER felt like I mastered the gane.. obviously David never said that and maybe doesn't even feel that way (a trully humble and amazing person) but the reality is you have indeed been a very successful poker player... but also having visited your residence I feel you have been extremely successful in many facets of life.

A break is absolutely FINE David... I think the comerodery of the game, friendships built in the traveling scene of PCF will continue to draw you back as time goes on... we all miss our friends*

As far as the hobby if chipping itself excuse my ignorance but I would ask have you ever taken on a project of building unubtanium a chip at a time? I remeber your slow TRK build and that rack of Hundos, i remeber your long hunt for PCAs. I did the same thing with my PH fracs, a chip at a time... and over all a VERY expensive rack to build.
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But what about a larger and even more rare project, example I would use is that I started with 3 Trump AC chips, the Taj was the first casino I ever played in and many told me it would be impossible to build a playable set... 6 years later of turning over rocks I built this out of 3 chips!
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I get that those in a different financial bracket can buy the "good stuff" ready to go and in playable quantities... but there is another level of accomplishment that comes from building one from scratch. If you chat with the veterans that have undertaken these types of builds I think maybe you might find that one part that is missing. For me it keeps "the hunt" alive... always serching for something to finish up multiple sets... it takes extreme patience, and maybe NOT what you are looking for at all. Just maybe something to consider when you do come back.

I also acknowledge that as this hobby has continued to grow with new collectors and many hunting "the good stuff" that even if everything above does somehow speak to you... it leaves wondering "ok I like this idea... but what the heck should I start hunting?" But they are out there... I know others are building Bingo Palace, Yosemites, Silver Saddle... a build that is more like fine coin collecting than chip set building... something that keeps the hunt alive.

I mean sure Tigers, Indiana Grand, Sunset Beach and others are great sets... but with the right amount of $$ they are obtainable... sure you love them like the rest of your collection, but what they lack is uniquness... your mark on the hobby where some one sees a particular set and says "ohh those are xxx's chips" that sense that you built something no one else did... all I'm saying is that may be the next step when you come back!

As far as your poker game... I am of no help there... it has been a ture Honor to share some felt time with you over the years brother! Amazing game, amazing chips and you trully inspire me to be a better player!
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As always, I am around if you ever need a friend to chat with or another person to tell you about their abysmal poker playing so you can feel better about yourself! Lol

Push through and don't sell shit David! The hobby wouldn't be the same without you brother!

Forever your chippin brother,
Ben
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I never read @Ben8257's posts. I just wait for the audio book to be released.
 
I recently took up bee keeping because I needed a hobby that layered physical and emotional pain in a more balanced way, while still being a good bleed of money. Poker is a good at most of those things but lacks the physical pain.

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I think you should retire, or maybe consider a sabbatical, or a move to a much less stressful position.

At SQM you had to take a lot of calls. I think if you took an honest look at where these feelings were coming from, I believe your work stress may be the underlying cause. A person can't grind 6.5 days a week, or at least not for an extended period of time.
 
CraigT78 said:
I think you should retire, or maybe consider a sabbatical, or a move to a much less stressful position.

At SQM you had to take a lot of calls. I think if you took an honest look at where these feelings were coming from, I believe your work stress may be the underlying cause. A person can't grind 6.5 days a week, or at least not for an extended period of time.
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I'm sure many here can relate.

This has happened to me several times in life, typically when I start playing a lot. The 'fun' of poker dissipates and I lose interest in playing. My 2 cents is to take a break completely from the game. My stints have lasted about a year, and then afterwards I feel refreshed and ready to play again.

In regards to chipping - don't sell your most coveted sets, especially ones that may never come around again. Kick any sets that hold little to no personal value to you straight to the curb. Ive had a lot of chip sets. The ones that mean something to you are the only ones that stand the test of time.

GL David, remember the glass is always half full
 
CraigT78 said:
I think you should retire, or maybe consider a sabbatical, or a move to a much less stressful position.

At SQM you had to take a lot of calls. I think if you took an honest look at where these feelings were coming from, I believe your work stress may be the underlying cause. A person can't grind 6.5 days a week, or at least not for an extended period of time.
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I’m getting sick and fucking tired of agreeing with posts….. and seeing who wrote them and being confused….

I’m apparently on PCF too much because first it was @upNdown I agreed with, then @bergs made me laugh, and I emoji’d his comment…

Now fucking @CraigT78 !?!? What’s is happening to me…? Is this a trick?
 
You know what cheers me up when I’m feeling shitty?

Rolled up Aces over Kings. Check raising Adam and taking huge pots off Goldfish. Playing all-night pot-limit Drawmaha at the Lab, "where the hot dog roller doesn’t turn off." Stacks and towers of leaded chips I can't even see over.
 
louBdub said:
I’m getting sick and fucking tired of agreeing with posts….. and seeing who wrote them and being confused….

I’m apparently on PCF too much because first it was @upNdown i agreed with, then @bergs made me laugh, and I emoji’d his comment…

Now fucking Craig!?!? What’s is happening to me…? Is this a trick?
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What chipping while being in the politics section does to a MFer :LOL: :laugh:
 
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Looks like you have some great (and very funny) advice...do not sell. How often were you playing? I took a break for 10 years while raising my family and going thru some difficult times. During that time I decided to sell my brand new Deadwood TR Kings that I will never forgive myself for. I would hate for you to have the kind of regret that I do. Best wishes on your Journey!!
 
It sounds pretty normal to me @Hornet . I've gone through many hobbies and this one is beginning to fade, due to costs going up, competition, but you don't have to sell. I seem to recall you have some nice sets. Put them in the closet and do something else for awhile. The spark might reignite and if it doesn't and years go by, some of those sets will have grown in value, the way demand and supply is going.
 
Highli99 said:
I'm a coward. They will still probably get me, but not as many of them. Plus I'll probably get lured into false confidence and let my guard down, opening the door to stinging.
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Me and my brother raised bees for about 5 years. I got stung once, right on top of my head. He never got stung. We wore suits to keep the bees from getting in our clothes and surprising us later, but hardly ever wore the hoods. Just move slow and deliberate and dont smash any - when you kill one it riles the nearby ones up.

It’s like anything else, after about four years you are fighting your used gunked up equipment more than you are harvesting honey. Fucking jars and lids cost more than anything.
 

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