February 4, 2009

What to Do?

Filed under: Life Of New Age — admin @ 3:22 pm

What am I supposed to write? Why am I supposed to write? Really, what do I have to say? Commentary on the distresses of life; is there not enough negativity? Perhaps, there is so much negativity that positive commentary would evoke a ridiculous opinion of me for the entertainment of negativity.

I feel tired. Tired of being tired and everyone feeling tired. I’m of an age when wisdom’s voice yells at every situation that was once blessed with immaturity’s ignorance. But I am not old enough to sustain each moment of learning with the patience required to fully accept that it is part of my life’s education, and I suffer through the loss of ability to have any excuses. Nothing is unattainable. It is the waiting for that realization that is unbearable.

I envy those who no longer wait and are complacent in their knowledge. They are my teachers, if briefly, as I must continue on to the next experience. I wish there was another personality I could choose while I attempt to accept mine. Perhaps, I will never know what I’m supposed to be. I only know that I yearn for the knowledge, the words that explain, and hope they ignite my soul’s voice to tell me, “This is what I was meant to be, to do.”

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Negative Income: the Pitfalls of Professional Poker

Filed under: Best Gambling, Fun Infos, Online Games — admin @ 11:13 am

If you are considering becoming a professional poker player, you need to understand the danger of negative income. When you consider poker as a job, the money that you make at the table is your income. Income is only the amount that you earn over your initial bankroll. Obviously, you need to able to earn more income playing poker than you could earn at another source of income before taking the plunge to play professionally.

Unlike every other type of employment, poker also has the opportunity for negative income. Negative income is the term used when professional poker players lose money at the table. Continuing the idea that poker is a job, if you lose at poker, you are essentially paying your employer for the honor of being able to work. This does not appeal to most people, and is definitely contrary to the way that society generally views employment.

Of course, you can counteract the effects of negative income by making sure that your bankroll is large enough to support a few losses. But every player has those days where things just aren’t clicking, so every professional poker player will one day be faced with a negative income. You just need to learn to accept this painful fact if you ever want to be a professional poker player.