On November 26th we wrote some news about Richard "nutshino" Lyndaker and that he's planning on quitting poker. The reason for this is that Lyndaker has been running extremely bad this year and lost about $900,000. It's not a big secret that those losses has taken a big hit on his bankroll, and the messages on his twitter only confirms this.
"Continuing to run terrible every single day this year.[...] Read more » "nutshino": "Officially quitting poker today until WSOP 2012. Time to live a little..."
Ouch! Even with good bankroll management, you can't do much when you really run bad. The most frustrating thing is when you run bad at critical moments but o well that's part of the game!
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 44 (M)
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If things are running that bad for him, this is the best he have to do. We have to remember that someone like nutshino plays, at least 8 hours per day, like a job, so, when things don’t work out well for so long, its obvious that he needs to stop (a real brake, away from chips and cards) so he don’t end up broke and with increased debts. One real tourney, accepting an invitation from a casino, or some other extraordinary poker event will not make him bad, but the best for him (like if I was a doctor) is “absolute rest”. There’s nothing wrong in that. Look at Lloyds Bank CEO, when he got the job, in the first day, he entered the company one hour earlier than everyone and told the security officer (the only one at the bank at that hour) that would become the new hour of beginning the day job for everyone. After a couple of months, Horta Osório came to the press saying he can’t handle the stress and the doctor sent him home for three months to rest.
