[onegymrat]

Hi Hobbes,

I'm glad you enjoy the game so much, I do also. Although the reasons that I love the game is much different than yours. I love the game because it challenges my mind and when I beat that challenge, not only do I get rewarded mentally for a job well done, I get rewarded monetarily. The adrenalin of the game and the ups & downs make it fun for me, and makes me wanting more, win or lose.
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I was thinking today about the intense satisfaction I get from punishing fools at the poker table for their impatience/ignorance/stupidity/lack of emotional control.


[/ QUOTE ]Interesting opening paragraph and thoughts. Why must they be fools if you outplay them at the table? Can't they just be some regular folk who likes to gamble and have a good time? I've met dozens, if not hundreds, of people who are much more adept at other things in life, but they simply chose not to take a game as seriously as I do. Just met some real estate tycoon who tried to play well but busted out anyway. I would have loved to pick his brain some more, but he would certainly charge me more per hour than I did to him at the table.

Your post sounds more like venting, perhaps from some other frustrations in life. And you THINK you're successfully making up for that at the tables. I guess what I'm trying to say is that you should continue loving and beating the game, but show some respect for your opponents. Trust me, they're not as dumb as you think.