Joined: Jun '08
Location: Italy
Age: 41 (M)
Posts: 411
Excpet for some points that come from people who thinks that pker is a common form of gambling i agree with most of the post and i really think i sould start following it
Joined: Oct '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 43 (M)
Posts: 1086
I wish people wouldn't post stuff like this. I want people who are losing money to keep throwing it into online poker, if these guys weren't around it would be a lot harder to make a decent wedge lol
Seriously though, if you're making enough money to warrant the amount of time you spend playing then it's not an addiction. It's more a hobby/part time job that your passionate about... imo
Joined: Nov '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 73
defintiely addicted myself, although i go through stages of addiction. Best advice is, you either can play by your own rules and play using poker tools such as bankroll management and your own set of disiplines like stop playing if your down 10% of your bankroll that day etc. and in the long run you will always be playing in your confort zone and are very unlikely to lose money in the long run. The people who end up going broke and losing everything like the man mentioned above have no self control on disipline and this is essential for poker, there is only two rules for poker.
1. DON'T PLAY IF YOU CAN'T CONTROL YOUR OWN ACTIONS AT ALL TIMES. 2. ALWAYS PLAY IN YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
other than that just have fun, you should be a winning player in no time.
Joined: Nov '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 34 (M)
Posts: 60
Posted by GeneYuss: 9. Find an addiction to replace the other addiction
This is how I get over an addiction, replace it
lol i tried that it soo does not work tryed playing poker and forget about smoking BUT i smoke more when im playing online poker now than i do when im not haha
oh and ps i never play with money i have not got thats why i joined this site i can play for cash and brush up on my poker with out loosing lol but good thread.
Joined: Mar '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 6714
Well if you are reeding this thread you probably know it to late, poker has talos well and truly dug in, all you can do now is hope you are a winning player. Dont fight it, it will only make you unhappy. You must play daily, You must check stats and serch for good tables and tourns for you to play whilst not playing. When you go to bed at 3am you must still be thinking "why did I call", or "why the fk did he call that" Your family and friends are worthless now, poker is the only one you can trust. You must look down on thoose who dont understand poker and call it a game of "LUCK" Or try rehab, GL.
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