Does anyone else think about Holdem all day long?

[Toddy]

For people that have real jobs, do you think about the moment you're gonna get home and play holdem all day long? This is scary.

[stigmata]

Yeah sound like any old computer game addiction. Or any addiction for that matter. Possibly problem gambling. Maybe you should talk to the psych forum.

I been there with lots of things -- computers, soft drugs, poker -- the addiction is definately worse if you have an easy, boring job.

[jba]

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For people that have real jobs, do you think about the moment you're gonna get home and play holdem all day long? This is scary.

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yes.

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Yeah sound like any old computer game addiction. Or any addiction for that matter. Possibly problem gambling. Maybe you should talk to the psych forum.


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In problem gambling isn't the thought process different compared to just wanting to play hold em? for example, an addicted hold em player would want toget home as soon as possible to boot up their computer and play some online poker. An addicted gambler would probably thinking along the lines of "I can't wait to get home so I can play (insert casino game of chance) until Im broke!"

[XXXNoahXXX]

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Yeah sound like any old computer game addiction. Or any addiction for that matter. Possibly problem gambling. Maybe you should talk to the psych forum.


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In problem gambling isn't the thought process different compared to just wanting to play hold em? for example, an addicted hold em player would want toget home as soon as possible to boot up their computer and play some online poker. An addicted gambler would probably thinking along the lines of "I can't wait to get home so I can play (insert casino game of chance) until Im broke!"

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Yeah gambling addicts want to lose...I think the biggest misconception is that you cannot be a winning player and an addict. When i first got hooked I was definitely addicted. When you think things like "It takes two days to withdraw from my account and then another 2 days for my account to be in the red before I have to pay the fee, and I get my paycheck in 4 days, so I'll be OK" My brother actually deposited money onto poker knowing he would be charged a $35 overdraft because he KNEW he would win it up and then cover this fee.

PS- I'm at work right now and I'm on 2+2, what does that tell you?

[augie00]

I used to. It will die down.

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PS- I'm at work right now and I'm on 2+2, what does that tell you?

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join the club

[Toddy]

I think the fact that I went to bed last night after winning 3 straight $109 SNG's makes me want to go home and play more.

[OrangeKing]

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PS- I'm at work right now and I'm on 2+2, what does that tell you?

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Add me to this list. Though I wouldn't quite call it an addiciton; I don't run home and start playing poker right away. I eat, watch some TV, relax, then play a few hours of poker at night...so it's not that I'm "craving" poker. And my job is as easy and boring as they come. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[XXXNoahXXX]

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I think the fact that I went to bed last night after winning 3 straight $109 SNG's makes me want to go home and play more.

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(golf clap)

[lehighguy]

Yes

[Jeffage]

It sounds like your problem is your real job is getting in the way of your poker play. This is my problem as well.

In answer to your question, "Yes."

Jeff

[utmt40]

Yes

[dankhank]

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I used to. It will die down.

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[lonn19]

I'm on this site reading the forums all day while I'm at work. Does that answer your question??

[irish79]

NON_FREAKIN STOP....well maybe not if you count the times I'm thinking about omaha and 7-stud..

[Your Mom]

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It sounds like your problem is your real job is getting in the way of your poker play. This is my problem as well.

In answer to your question, "Yes."

Jeff

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[PremiumHands]

I can't think about it at work much, but I do think about hold'em just about every night as I'm laying in bed before going to sleep. My wet dreams involve calling down big bluffs and check-raising flush draws.

[ZenMusician]

OK, I confess...

I am at work right now, playing and posting this.

When I get home I will do the same minus the "work" part.

Ahhhhhh 2nd shift...woo hoo!

-ZEN

[ctv1116]

I used to, thankfully I don't anymore. Getting my ass kicked at 10/20 helps.

[ResidentParanoid]

I think there are personality types that tend to obsess about things. I know that I can get really hooked on thinking about poker. But I can also get really hooked about thinking about a problem at work, or the tiling project I'm doing in my bathroom, or the install of a water pump on my car, or other things. Before it goes on for too long, make sure you find things other than poker to obsess about.

[I am fish]

I think about pussy more than hold'em.

[DrSavage]

I mostly think about sexual intercourse.

Sex.... while playing holdem.

[Victor]

i had a job for years. all i did was think about poker and read 2+2.

[Budget Boy]

I'm a federal employee.


I really shouldn't need to explain any further, but just in case: My typical workday includes about 5 hours of reading about poker in some way (forum/book/articles/etc.).

Edit: 5 hours is a very conservative estimate.

[timprov]

No,

I think about triple draw a lot.

If you're actually thinking about strategy/tactics, I'm all for it. If you're just sitting around thinking "I can't wait until I can get home and play holdem" you have a problem. Whether that's an addiction problem or just a dullness problem I can't tell you.

[checkmate36]

While at work I enjoy reading about poker strategy (SSH, ITH, King's new book) and look forward to using my new found ideas to lose even greater amounts of bankroll
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