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I read time and time again from the likes of Negreanu, Hellmuth, Esfariandi, Greenstein, etc. about how a player must go broke once or twice when playing poker.

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Define going broke.

- Going broke as in dead flat busted with no job, no rent, no food, no stakehorse, no credit?

- Going broke as in having to wait for the next paycheck to stake yourself?

- Going broke as in having to wait for the ATM limit to recycle so you can withdraw more money?

Big differences with big implications depending on the scenrio. I hope no one would ever have to experience the first. Although if one is a losing player, sometimes that is the only way to get away from the game.