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Poker Gossip: Fabian Quoss verabschiedet sich

Still und leise hatte sich Fabian Quoss zurückgezogen. Als es jedoch immer wieder Fragen zu seinem Verbleib gab, hat der Deutsche nun offiziell seinen Rücktritt annonciert.

Auf Instagram verfasste Quoss einen ausführlichen Text. Der Deutsche gibt an, sich nie als „Person der Öffentlichkeit gesehen“ zu haben und machte sich dementsprechend nie Gedanken, sein Karriereende publik zu machen.

Auf Social Media gab es allerdings zahlreiche Fragen von Fans und Freunden, nun gab er eine Antwort. Den Schlussstrich zog Quoss bereits im vergangenen Sommer. Danach ließ er die Seele baumeln. Neben neuen Interessen, war es die erforderliche Aufopferung, die letztendlich den Ausschlag gab.

Eine Persönlichkeitseigenschaft, die ich immer wieder bei Jungs, die in den High Stakes erfolgreich waren, beobachtet habe, ist die Fähigkeit, in den totalen Tunnelsichtmodus zu wechseln. […] Ich denke, diese Eigenschaft kann als eine Fähigkeit angesehen werden, aber auch als eine zwanghafte, ungesunde Besessenheit. […]

Ich respektiere alle Spieler, die immer noch grinden, die immer noch genug Leidenschaft für Poker haben, um es zu ihrer Aufgabe im Leben zu machen. Die meiste Zeit meines Lebens für Poker zu investieren, ist für mich jedoch keine Option mehr.

 

During my poker career, I never really perceived myself as a public figure, and always kept my thoughts and personal life private. So, it never occurred to me to “announce my exit“. But since I haven’t played in a while now, a lot of people messaged me asking why. I’m starting to be more active on social media these days, so I wanted to share a few thoughts. . The best description of what it’s like to be a professional high stakes poker player that I have ever read was in @jasonkoon ’s post from 12th May 2017. There are many sacrifices required when you set out to become world class at something. Dedicating your whole life to one thing inevitably consumes most of your energy, leaving no time to spend on other things. . A personality trait that I’ve observed over and over again in guys who became successful at the high stakes is the ability to go into total tunnel vision mode. Becoming so obsessed with accomplishing the chosen mission that it’s literally the only thing we spend our time on. I think this characteristic can be viewed as a skill, but also as a compulsive, unhealthy obsession. A lot of people who become masters of their craft are driven by their need to prove themselves, whether to their own egos, their peers, or to people who they think never believed in them. . The reason why I loved playing poker professionally wasn’t that I thought poker was especially interesting or rewarding of an activity (though, at times, it really can be both) but more because of the freedom it provided me. I was my own boss—traveling the world, meeting amazing people, doing something I was really passionate about. . There‘s an infinite amount of things we can choose to focus on, but for most of us, the majority of our lives revolves around a small number of things. We basically only exist in our own little bubbles, completely ignoring the infinite variety of other bubbles all around us. I think this is true for most people, but that it’s even more magnified for someone who immerses himself as deeply in an endeavour as the people described above. . [continues in comments]

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