I am curious to know when a semi-pro or pro would consider retirement and if there's a sweet spot for this. Is it simply when you feel like you've achieved a financial goal, learned as much as you feel you wanna learn, fatigue/boredom, feel like you want to do other things? When do you know it's time to bow out gracefully? (I don't mean busting out a bankroll).

I ask this because I'm currently contemplating retirement- contemplating is key- not even seriously. I feel all of the above though. In my humble 2 year career, I've achieved big numbers, more than I could ever ask for- and I've been so grateful to have the opportunity. I blast purple and orange chips, enjoy kind of a "high roller" casino lifestyle and the perks that come with it, and have weathered the extreme swings that come with it (I believe my biggest swing has been around 85k in one night). I have no problem attacking poor SCORE games without the blink of an eye and have done well weathering the storms.

I have plenty of games to play- longevity is not a huge issue as of yet. It's not the losing- I'm having a fairly bad year but am still up over 6 figures. I don't know if it's my mental tenacity and attitude which has changed though, or if it's burn out or I simply have had enough. I guess maybe I'm more of a goal directed individual and I feel as though my financial goal here has eclipsed what I wanted to do- so I don't have anything left to prove in this domain. Should you just continue stacking the cash till you can't anymore when you become too well known? Where is the endpoint?

Just wanted to hear everyone's opinion. Let me reiterate that I've been grateful to have been able to do this and do it fairly successfully, just wondering when it's time for me to buy a Ferrari and floor it towards the sunset. Thanks

MH