Getting old

O.K. Maybe I am just getting old,I am now over 40 and I have been playing poker since I was about 10,it was a right of passage in my family.Every get together the cards would come out and the game would be on,I must have lost years of allowance in those games lol.When I turned 18 I started playing in the local clubs.Back then the games were lowball, jacks or better and 7 card stud.Those games taught me patience and how to read my opponents,They introduced me to the art of poker.Around that time I would make trips to Las vegas with friends and family there I was introduced to Hold em.I also found out that people played poker for a living,I couldnt believe it you could play cards for your job!As a young man it was a dream.I found a gentleman (Who I will not name out of respect for his privacy)Who was willing to teach me.The first thing he did was give me a copy of Doyles super system.After reading that book I realized I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT POKER.So over the next few years I read everything I could put 1000's of hours in at the tables and felt like I finally had a grasp of the game.I tell you all of this because it is the heart of this blog. While i was studying and grinding and learning a strange thing happened poker exploded, new clubs opened, players became T V stars and the game changed.All the knowledge I had worked so hard to aquire became almost useless.Players barely old enough to walk in the door started a new type of game,Playing recklessly making insane moves getting lucky and making money.For those of us from the old school it is hard to adjust(at least for me).This new wave of young players have changed the rules. Position and hand value don't mean what they used to,All in is the norm not the exception,Bankroll fluctuations are out of this world.It is a brave new world.Over the next few weeks I will be posting different blogs about my adventures in this arena and about my thoughts and feelings about the new games.Hopefully You will enjoy these little rants and you older players will find a kindred spirit.Thanks for reading.
ZOMBERT