The average poker player online and offline

[pokerukstyle]

Doing a report for university, can anywone help with some of these questions?

Where are most of the players based?

What are their occupations?

Low, middle or big spenders?

What do they spend their money on?

How much do they spend online?

are they drinkers?


Basically what is your stereotypical punter?

[Nick B.]

Doing a report for university, can anywone help with some of these questions?

Where are most of the players based? US

What are their occupations? Poker

Low, middle or big spenders? Depends how they are running.

What do they spend their money on? Lap dances, houses

How much do they spend online? Depends how they are running.

are they drinkers? Depends how they are running


Basically what is your stereotypical punter?

[Izenra]

1- Internet, mostly party skins
2-I like computer stuff, can't say for others
3-middle spender
4- Necessary stuff
5-25%
6-no.

[iluzion]

I would answer these, but I believe I vary from what I would assume the average for this is. Well, I'll answer them as myself, and how my friends are.

Where are most of the players based? U.S.

What are their occupations? Varies too much to say, I would think.

Low, middle or big spenders? Low, but I would think the average gambler is more middle to big, but everyone I know who plays seriously spends very little in comparasin to what they are making.

What do they spend their money on? A certain hobby gets alot, but other random expenses are cut very dry.

How much do they spend online? Myself and most that I know do most shopping for everything online.

are they drinkers? For the most part, yes. Everyone seems to drink to celebrate huge nights or forget about a terrible one. Mediocre cards don't seem to merit drinking.

[k000k]

Where are most of the players based? - Milwaukee, WI

What are their occupations? - Self employed IT consultant

Low, middle or big spenders? - IDK, whats 'a lot'? I spend a lot, but I make a lot too. I'd say 'invest' more than 'spend'.

What do they spend their money on? - mortgage, kids, car, boat, motorcycle, tax, insurance, bills, computers, guitars/mixers/amps/speakers/studio equipment, car/home/pro audio, other toys.

How much do they spend online? - maybe 2-3% of my income.

are they drinkers? - definately, ya..

[Sarge85]

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Doing a report for university, can anywone help with some of these questions?

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Sure why not
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Where are most of the players based?

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Washington State
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What are their occupations?

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County Government - HR Department, rank and file employee
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Low, middle or big spenders?

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Poker allows me more free wheeling income - bump me into Middle I suppose
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What do they spend their money on?

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Well - I'm able to almost double the mortgage payment, and still afford to go out to a nice dinner with my wife. Just completed building a poker table, and will spend some funds sprucing up the garage into a poker room. A kegarater is on the list.

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How much do they spend online?

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20hrs a week would be my top out. Figure between 10 and 15 avg
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are they drinkers?

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In a social way

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Basically what is your stereotypical punter?

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Oddly enough - I don't think I am the stereotypical gambler. I think the stereotype is a degenerate long time loser, bellied up to a poker table with a cigarette, jack on the rocks, and a pissed off attitude because the cards are stacked against him.

That ain't me.

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[poker-penguin]

Where are [you] based? I'm nomadic, move every six months or so.

What are their occupations? Poker player / casino shill site operator

Low, middle or big spenders? Low (I'm freaking broke - visit my website and sign up for stuff - ohh I forgot to include the URL /images/graemlins/wink.gif

What do they spend their money on? rent, food, P.O.T., beer, plane tickets,

How much do they spend online? major purchases only (laptop, travel insurance, domestive plane tickets)

are they drinkers? Erm see above


Basically what is your stereotypical punter? You aren't going to find many punters here.

It prolly depends on level. I'd guess a large majority of people I play against are from US, UK, Scandinavia (in that order), either 18-25 and dreaming of boho glory, or 35-45 and playing for fun. Mostly university educated, but not to rocket scientist level. Older guys work in jacket and tie jobs, younger ones in student type jobs.

[callydrias]

1. U.S.
2. Software Engineer
3. Middle
4. Geeky/gadgety stuff, good food, alcohol
5. 10-15 hrs/week
6. Yep, but not while playing

[GatorXP]

1. I'm based Near Chicagoland, A more broad answer to your question would be US and Europe?

2. I'm Employed in Management for a Very Large Corporation.
More Broadly I think Poker is not confired to occupational restrictions.

3. Poker Players have to tend to be on the slighty Big spender side, after all it is gambling. My self you can put me down on the slightly high side of middle. I dont get out of hand but I do like nice things.

4. What everyone spends it on, Neccesities and our hobbies, plus entertainment plus women. Especially the last one and that goes for everyone because if you married and you say you dont spend any money on women...your as stupid as she says you are.

5. If you mean by Online @ poker...I made an initail investment of $500. I wont guess what everyone else spends because I have no Idea If people who are not winning players continue to go to the well or what they do.

6. Would I consider myself a drinker, no, To old for that stuff, though I have been in the past and enjoy the occasional drink.
I think in the past you could be almost sure a poker player was a drinker but i think Poker has outgrown that.

Hope this helps.

[FredJones888]

you should really setup a poll. it will give you numbers that you can put into excel and generate charts.

[Cubswin]

This might help you a bit for the profile of B&M poker players...

http://www.harrahs.com/about_us/survey/2004_Survey.pdf


cubs