My failure as a poker pro (very long)

Right, and suck a nickle a day out of him

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It's not comparable.
You CAN play low stakes, without danger. With alcohol, it's impossible. Furthermore, poker can be constructive whereas alcohol cannot. If he plays to gamble, then no. If he plays to get better, for the like of poker, then I don't see why it should be absolutely off terrain.

You're just blurting out the typical line.

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It's an addiction, how is it any different? Sure I can drink a little and have control over it. I can play poker with control over it. This guy can't. 1 cent 2 cent play leads into a little success leads into a deposits leads into the same spiral.

I'm "blurting out the typical line" because it's the truth. Poker isn't the same for everyone, for some people it is straight up gamblind.

[oreogod]

dude...I totally saw that twist coming from a mile away. Pretty easy to see things were going to head downhill.

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but I wouldn't quit altogether

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This is bad advice.

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Yea, seriously. The guy has obvious issues managing money and tilt. He shouldn't play, even if he's good, he shouldn't play.

For those of you long-run winners who regard this post as a "sobering" story:

It's worth noting that you're profiting from this guy. While he may not be the typical long-run loser, there are certainly many like him.

For those of you long-run winners who forwarded this post to friends as FWD: Really Ridiculously Funny Story:

You should all go pro.

This post should be required reading for any poker player.

[cincy_kid24]

I cannot even begin to explain how ludicrous that post was, I understand that was a very traumatizing period in your life but I cant feel sorry for someone who makes poor life choices and then blames it on society at large, or in this case bad luck or "variance" or whatever you called it.
So correct me if i'm wrong, but what yu did was begin a poker career w/ an admitted, limited amount of knowledge and experience, played at astronomical limits which you obviously weren't able to handle psychologically or financially and you bought high-price items w/ no financial backup plan just in case your "poker career" didnt work out as planned.
And now you seem to be mad at players who have been successful, jealousy or bitterness?, over the years and seem to be transferring blame from your own bad life decisions on things that don't even exist and a GAME of all things.
If your mistakes arent obvious to you at this point then I probably wouldn't be able to convince you but that fact is your an incredible fish, you are what expert players make money on.
You've been playing for only 2 years and you were actually surprised that you dumped your entire bankroll multi-tabling 15-30 and playing in $215 sng's, LOL. I dont mean to poke fun, I know it sucks to go broke like that but I dont think anybody in this forum would feel very sorry for you.
The best advice I can give you is to check out the Psychology section on this forum, once you gain some insight into how expert players think in terms of what is successful, you might be able to better understand where you went wrong. Other than that all I can say is good luck w/ your mortgage job (which I would keep if you plan on leasing anymore Infiniti's) and your supermodel.

[meow_meow]

This reminds me of me, before.

Three times I ran $100 up to 4k then back to zero on UB, just playing too high and tilting.

Made the switch to Party. I think what made the difference is that I started to get religion about bankroll management, and it didn't hurt that party offered nothing over 15-30 at the time (unless you wanted to wait 5 hours for the 30-60).

Been building bankroll, playing sane and paying the bills for 18 months now.

[lastsamurai]

great story. I think the key to playing poker is to control your emotional roller coaster. I know when i go on tilt i end up punching holes in walls. When i get that feeling i whip out the madden 2005. Confidence is everything...if you feel like chasing your bets ...your career is done... Trust me...i use to work at Commerce Casino and i could tell you horror stories about these degenerates who are hiding from the Neighborhood Juice man.

[bdohaney]

"poker is one helluva drug" Seriously, though, this post just CLEARLY underlines why I will NEVER go pro. I could win the WSOP ME and several WPT tourneys, and would still answer reporters, "No, I just do this for fun." I love poker, I love the skill involved in it and the "rush." But, I have a wife and a daughter on the way, and there is no way that I would ever do anything to jeopardize their lives. I think that being married, and sharing my life with someone has kept things in MUCH better perspective for me.