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08-24-2004, 01:56 PM
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Re: If bankroll wasn\'t an issue, what would you be playing?
I'd play 15/30 online just for lunch money, then I'd go to the local casino and buy into the 2/4 game for $10,000.
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08-24-2004, 02:06 PM
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Re: If bankroll wasn\'t an issue, what would you be playing?
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Do you really play only for the $. You must get some enjoyment out of it. [/ QUOTE ] The only real enjoyment I get out of poker anymore is of the "Man, this sure beats diggin ditches, and when I play online, I get to play in my underwear" variety. But seriously, how much can one enjoy mathematics, really? I mean, do you want me to tell you I get an adrenaline rush every time I have a big hand and "play it well," making a big score? Or maybe that I get the same adrenaline rush every time some mope with a Party Poker cap and some stupid sunglasses spikes his set on the turn and check-raises my top two pair, then gets a button so he can go tell his bud back at the $5/$10 table that he's succeeding wildly in his foray into the high side? None of this is really interesting, exciting, or otherwise enjoyable, to tell you the truth. I am made neither happy nor sad by any of this. I can only see each hand as just another in a seemingly endless string of hands. I make a mistake from time to time, tweak my game, move forward. I like the feel of clay chips in my hand, cascading down as I shuffle them. I enjoy the moment I see myself rolled up, or when I get my big flop and there's a bet and a raise to me. I even "like" a small percentage of the people I encounter, both B+M and online. But general "enjoyment?" Nah. That would mean I would have to see past the railbirds panhandling, the mopes looking down at their feet when they ask to be put in a game ("Go come/come??"). It would mean I would need to skip describing the feeling I have every time I hear a slot machine's bingbingbingbingbingbing as I'm walking through the casino to the card room. It would mean I would need to disregard the black felt under my fingernails. It would also mean that I would need to ignore the extra 15 pounds I'm carrying, the eyestrain, and the computer hardware upgrades, which I otherwise wouldn't care less about. No, I don't enjoy it. there's very little mystery. Invest...gain, gain, loss, gain, loss, gain, gain, etc. ad infinitum. I recall a column written by Roy Cooke some time ago which stated that if you did not LOVE playing, you shouldn't play. I have always respected his stuff, but I thought this was inane advice. If you HATE it, that's another story. You really should quit. But if you are merely indifferent, I see no reason to quit whatsoever. Picture this. You go to your boss at the plastic extrusion factory. You say "Mr. So and So, I simply do not feel fulfilled in plastic extrusion. I do not LOVE the extrusion of plastic moldings, suitable for use in children's toys and electronic equipment packaging. Oprah tells me that I must therefore go and wander the Earth, hoping that my Destiny will become apparent to me. Good luck with your little extrusion thing you have going here, and good bye." Now GOLF. There's a game you can enjoy.
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#15
08-24-2004, 02:30 PM
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Re: If bankroll wasn\'t an issue, what would you be playing?
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Do you really play only for the $. You must get some enjoyment out of it. [/ QUOTE ] If there was no money involved in poker, i'd get very little enjoyment out of it. Edited to say: actually... none, i'd rather play some other card game or play something else. except for big money tournaments, then that'd be cool, at least there is a goal of winning 1st place, in cash games my goal is to win a ton of money, if money didn't matter to me, who gives a sht
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#16
08-24-2004, 02:36 PM
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Re: If bankroll wasn\'t an issue, what would you be playing?
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Do you really play only for the $. You must get some enjoyment out of it. [/ QUOTE ] I'm kind of in Rushmore's camp here. At first I really enjoyed the thrill of playing, but now I mostly do it because its a hobby that can earn me some money to do other things...like golf. So to answer the original question, if bankroll wasn't an issue, I'd spend 11 months of the year mostly golfing, and then stay in Vegas for a month and play as many WSOP events as I could.
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#18
08-24-2004, 02:47 PM
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Re: If bankroll wasn\'t an issue, what would you be playing?
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Now GOLF. There's a game you can enjoy. [/ QUOTE ] I strongly disagree. Though I like Golf, it is nearly as bad as poker, and certainly just as frustrating.
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#19
08-24-2004, 04:04 PM
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Re: If bankroll wasn\'t an issue, what would you be playing?
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Though I like Golf, it is nearly as bad as poker, and certainly just as frustrating. [/ QUOTE ] To quote my idol, John McGlaughlin: "WRONG!" You play poker for money, or there's no point. You play golf for the sake of playing golf. It is the perfect game. You're out in nature. It takes skill. It cannot be mastered. You do not need an opponent. Your great moments will be rivalled only by the definitive moments of your life, like weddings, childbirths, etc... Your worst moments will be so bad, you'll consider quitting, hanging yourself, etc... Golf is the perfect metaphor for life.
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#20
08-24-2004, 04:21 PM
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I completely agree
in fact, in a previous post on this thread, I answered "golf". Anyway, I agree that golf is just as, if not more frustrating than poker, however there's a built in valve. you get pissed off in golf, because you sliced into the rough? you now get to grab a stick, swing it as hard as you can, and hit something. nothing more fulfilling than that. Maybe if they let me swing a stick at people who river me, I'd love poker more.
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