What to do with a Child who plays SNG's?

[The Yugoslavian]

Send him to live with Raptor. They're about the same age and he can learn how to pwn STTs, get broke on Pai Gow and Black Jack, and hook up with batches. All the while eatin' milk n' coooooooooooooookies.

Yugoslav

spot on, kids shouldn't be playing with real money at this age. all i see is a gambling addict down the road.

[runner4life7]

everyone is talking about him becoming a gambling addict but I dont see that happening at all. Being a gambling addict is a personality trait and I would think very rarely people that are good players are addicts. He is already showing he can win and if he continues to learn I think there is almost less a chance he will be an addict as he will understand the game better. Are any of us here addicts? I wish I was, then maybe I would play more. You know your son better than anyone here and from teh sounds of it, all thats coming from it is good and for that I commend you.

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MY VIEW ON THE BEST PROCESS TO GET AN ANSWER
While people on here are obviously intelligent people, I don't think they're the right source for parenting advice.

Chat to a non-poker playing friend (preferably who has kids) and see what they think - someone who knows you, your kid and your wife.

MY VIEW ON THE ISSUE ITSELF
While playing poker may or may not be fun for a 9 year old, there seems to be a whole lot of risk to your kid's development (social adjustment, gambling issues, criminal charges, divorced parents etc.), compared to the pay off ($1k? $2k?).

In the bigger scheme of things, I reckon your pot odds are really terrible - you're gambling the future of your kid against a few dollars. While the gamble may pay off, even if it does your kid is probably not on the path to life fulfillment.

If it works out alright, your kid has some money and something to amuse himself for a few hours a week. If it works out badly, your kid's f'cked for life.

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Are you a comedy writer?

ok, maybe not addict, but i just don't think it's a good idea for a child to be doing. just my 2 cents.

[Noobadooba]

1. This must be some kind of a joke?
2. If its for real; use playmoney instead. Makes it legal.
3. Even if its playmoney, your kid could get in serious trouble later in life, learning to gamble through it.
4. Focus on school education and healthy sparetime activities such as sports and friends.
5. When your kid turns 18, see if he's interested, but let him play with his own money.
6. Save your marriage, its more important than learning your child how to gamble. He will find out for himself one day, you can just pray that you have raised him to only gamble for the money he can afford.

I'm actually not as old as I sound...
kindest regards

[runner4life7]

see this is what I dont get, I thought the people here were poker players and would understand that it shouldnt cause all these "problems" that people keep speaking of. Am I the only one here who doesnt have all these problems that come from poker or am I missing something. The negative stereotype is supposed to come from those that dont play because they dont know better.

[Rocco]

Wow... Just the thought that I might have got PWNED by a nine-year-old at Stars $10 SNG's makes me feel sick. I wanna puke right now...

Don't wanna be morally correct saying you shouldn't let your kid play with money at such young age. As long as you monitor his bankroll and teach him how to handle it, I guess it's OK. Who knows, maybe I too will teach my son/daughter when I get kids...

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see this is what I dont get, I thought the people here were poker players and would understand that it shouldnt cause all these "problems" that people keep speaking of. Am I the only one here who doesnt have all these problems that come from poker or am I missing something. The negative stereotype is supposed to come from those that dont play because they dont know better.

[/ QUOTE ]How many times have we seen a post about someone who can beat the SNGs losing money at a casino game where the house has an obvious edge? Why can't the smart guys beating the SNGs lay off the video BJ?

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This reminds me of my 13 year old nephew who absolutely loves poker. My sister and her husband both have accounts at pokerstars, but do not let him play for real money. (He can play on the play-tables). Sometimes they will host a live tournament for some friends ($20 per person) and then they will let him play as well. The thing is, he usually wins!