Put myself into debt because of online poker

[Rushmore]

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A single poker hand is gambling.
A billion poker hands is not.

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I don't suppose the guy posted for a semantic argument, but...

If one were to play "a billion poker hands," we might assume he has been winning.

Anything that involves placing a wager that might be lost against odds, favorable or not, is called "gambling."

Anyway, cut the guy some slack. Tell him to quit poker entirely, not to play so much as a stupid online freeroll. Just forget it entirely, because he's no damned good at it, and is putting himself in a bad spot because of it.

Ok, I'll tell him.

Uh, fella, read what I just said.

[AngryCola]

Poker is a gambling game which involves skill.

If you have any doubts, see SSHE for a nice elaboration.

[Tony Corbett]

"...winning will be inevitable." (SSH p 15)

I'll gamble with those odds any day. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[AngryCola]

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"...winning will be inevitable." (SSH p 15)

I'll gamble with those odds any day. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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If you have SSHE, then you obviously haven't read it enough.

In the very first part of the book, it explains that people who view poker as NOT gambling are missing the fundamental ideas of the game.

[steamboatin]

Poker is absolutely gambling. At one time, I would have agreed with Tony but once you realize that poker is gambling, the bad beats don't hurt nearly as bad.

If it was mostly skill then everytime you made the correct play, you would win. Everytime a fish drew to a one outer, they would lose. Of course if this was the case, there wouldn't be any fish. They would get better or get out of poker.

After you embrace the fact that poker is gambling and a fish sucks out on you, it feels different. It is no longer personal. It is a dumbass taking a long shot and hitting. It doesn't reflect upon your abilites as a poker player and you sometimes feel good to be in a game with a loser.

[Kevin J]

There is also:

c). Playing too high for his bankroll.

[fearme]

he played to high for his bankroll,

[Sponger15SB]

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hello everyone just wanted to say that i put myself in a little bit of a debt because of online poker around $5000. I really can't be doing this anymore. My life is upside down because of this. I started playing around a year ago. I dont know what to do anymore. all i think about is poker but I know i have to stop thinking about poker. any suggestions on how to stop thinking about poker???

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Do you play on party? What is your user name?

[Bigdaddydvo]

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Do you play on party? What is your user name?


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That's f'd up dude...but funny.

On a serious note, you need to step away from poker. Google "Gambler's Anonymous" and that should get you off on the right foot. F'n up your life on account of poker is very -EV.

[goodguy_1]

hahah post of the week you heartless hump [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]