Poker is something that has been a major part of my life now for about 7 years. It is funny because I feel like I just begun playing in so many ways yet a little less then a third of my life has involved this game. The game has changed my life in so many was, granted me opportunities that I definitely would not have experienced (WSOP Vegas Trip, Bahamas Trip, really any vacation I ever took while in college), but it has taught me so much more.
Poker has taken a back seat over the past 18 months. It is no longer my primary source of income or the focal point of my day, it really hsa taken a back seat. However, in so many different aspects of my life--it still plays a vibrant part. Today, I was trying to walk from one part of campus to the other whithout contracting frostbite and I began thinking about my job here...about if it's where I want to be and if it's not what do I do to go about changing this situation. I started thinking about whether to be aggressive in my job search now or wait patiently.
The more I thought about it, the more it made me laugh. It really is the same type of decision I am making when I'm at the table. Understanding the situation, the people around me, and what the best move for me to make at this time is. There are so many variables that are in play in every decision...in life and in poker. Before I was trying to understand why the person at the table was doing what he was doing. What was the reason he bet the way he did and why did he glance at his cards so often? Now I'm understanding the state of the economy as well as the timing of my move.
Obviously, there are many differences in these two examples as one is a game and the other is life. I would be silly to think that the correlation between the two is extremely strong but it still made me chuckle that I was glancing back at my Poker Hay Day when trying to decide what the best move for my career was...one this is for sure--it's not going to be playing poker professionally.
