I quit

Haven't updated in awhile, but I am pretty much done with poker for the time being. Lost my $200 investment on Nordica, but it was no surprise. I was playing NL $100 with a very short bankroll, took a couple of bad beats (KK running into AA to cap it off) and made a few bad plays as well. Just don't have the bankroll or desire right now to keep going at $100 NL, even though I can probably beat it. But I'd rather just try to get an actual job and make an actual wage sans variance.

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