I use my winnings to buy into bigger games once my roll allows. Just progress buyin levels until I'm playing the best games available. With That said the biggest tournaments I've played regularly were $50 sit n go's back on Full Tilt.
I usually set a yearly goal and visit it a few times a year. I think tracking results regularly takes a very strong constitution. A lot of losing on those lists.
I literally just sat at a live cash table. One dude had racked up. Had 29 loose dollars and threw them in pre flop. I called with 55 and a few other players called. I flopped middle set, turned fives full of deuces and he double me up trying to ring me over. He left pretty pissed
I don't think so. I don't see America opening g it back up and they would be the catalyst. With that said poker is more lucrative now than it was then. Just much more difficult as everyone seems to be good now.