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Poker Player Shares Struggles with Long Downswing and Marriage Insights
A poker player details his extensive downswing and the hours spent trying to improve. The author is in a long downswing, playing approximately 4,000 tournaments with a result of -$4k over a year. The author spends 60-70 hours per month working on his poker game.
The author's wife shares her experiences and advice on maintaining a healthy marriage. The author's wife mentions that she and her husband, Mikhael Shalamov, sought help from a psychologist to improve their relationship.
Additionally, another forum user, ChaosGen, discusses the planning fallacy and how it affects his poker performance. The author ChaosGen mentions that he lost interest in playing poker after just two weeks.
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