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Is Poker worth learning?

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  • 19-05-2009 11:08pm
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    GodOfRadio
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    Is the hype around Poker justified. I have some friends that can do nothing with their lives but play Poker. I don't get it.

    I get addicted to crap easily, so is it something that's addictive?

    I think most people who play Poker for big money are gambling addicts and need to do something else with their lives.

    Word?
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    gwhiz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 191 ✭✭gwhiz


    GodOfRadio wrote: »
    Is the hype around Poker justified. I have some friends that can do nothing with their lives but play Poker. I don't get it.

    I get addicted to crap easily, so is it something that's addictive?

    I think most people who play Poker for big money are gambling addicts and need to do something else with their lives.

    Word?


    My ex's life was poker poker poker which is he REASON he is now my EX..
    Of course he didn't admit it was the poker that split us up, he just had no time for a relationship anymore (bull s*it)... sure why the fcuk would he when he spent every waking moment on the fcuking laptop... sometimes still on it when I got up in the morning... never went out socialising cause there was an important "tournament" on... and I am not a control freak or anything but he just took the piss and was losing a lot of money.... and now that he is back with his mammy now, he can continue his love affair with his poxy laptop and may they have many happy years together waiting for his BIG WIN :D sorry about that rant, had to get it off my chest...:D

    So GodOfRadio, in answer to your question. Is poker addictive? I suppose it depends on the type of person you are like could you take it or leave it? ie. play for an hour or two in your spare time or would it become a 12 hour marathon?? And another thing, if you are single, go for it... sure you are harming no one except your bank balance!


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    5starpool
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    I suppose I better move this thread to poker.


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    Grafter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Grafter


    I so wish you'd left it where it was and just blessed us with a link.


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    gwhiz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 191 ✭✭gwhiz


    5starpool wrote: »
    I suppose I better move this thread to poker.


    Don't you dare :mad:


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    zuutroy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,854 ✭✭✭zuutroy


    gwhiz wrote: »
    Don't you dare :mad:

    huh?


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    MrStuffins
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    Poker is awesome!

    And not only if you're single! I love poker and so does my girlfriend. Its so much fun going and playing together, we have regular games and she's quite good. We enjoy playing together!

    EDIT:

    Also, it's really easy to learn but really hard to master. And the better you get at the game the more you want to play!

    LEARN TODAY!


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    gwhiz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 191 ✭✭gwhiz


    zuutroy wrote: »
    huh?


    Zuutroy.... was only joking :D


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    mdwexford
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    Was this put here for us to berate this guy or what?


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    gwhiz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 191 ✭✭gwhiz


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Poker is awesome!

    And not only if you're single! I love poker and so does my girlfriend. Its so much fun going and playing together, we have regular games and she's quite good. We enjoy playing together!

    EDIT:

    Also, it's really easy to learn but really hard to master. And the better you get at the game the more you want to play!

    LEARN TODAY!

    and the more you want to BET... dont get me wrong, if its a tournament in a pub or wherever I have no problem with that. Sitting in front of a laptop for twelve or more hours at a time playing poker is madness... thats not an "interest" its an "addiction"


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    siobhan.murphy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭siobhan.murphy


    ya ya ya!learn!
    call me when u on facebook!
    facebook poker is great and free!


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    Grafter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Grafter


    I'd still have preferred to read more non-player's responses than have it moved here, but I think gwhiz sums it up eloquently.

    Poker (and gambling generally) is extremely addictive and can be terribly destructive, both financially and in terms of families and relationships.

    Fortunately, everyone on this board is a winner, so it isn't a problem :cool:


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    5starpool
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    mdwexford wrote: »
    Was this put here for us to berate this guy or what?

    No, although it would be nice if it didn't turn out that way for a change.


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    gwhiz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 191 ✭✭gwhiz


    mdwexford wrote: »
    Was this put here for us to berate this guy or what?


    The OP asked a question, and I answered it honestly. And judging by the posts that followed, its not what people wanted to hear.


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    Grafter
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    gwhiz wrote: »
    Sitting in front of a laptop for twelve or more hours at a time playing poker is madness... thats not an "interest" its an "addiction"

    It's a fair point you make, but (with all due respect) you are influenced by your experience.

    My wife (who plays online poker and bingo, a bit) is just as bemused by how much time I spend playing online poker as she was when I was an avid ebayer and before that a video gamer.

    I'm equally bemused by how much time she spends texting, beboing, facebooking and watching soaps and reality TV.

    (married more than 20 years)


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    bops
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    r4ad was riding gwhiz??


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    #17
    mdwexford
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    GodOfRadio wrote: »

    I think most people who play Poker for big money are gambling addicts and need to do something else with their lives.

    Word?
    gwhiz wrote: »
    The OP asked a question, and I answered it honestly. And judging by the posts that followed, its not what people wanted to hear.

    This is not a question, its an ignorant and offensive comment.


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    Grafter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Grafter


    gwhiz wrote: »
    The OP asked a question, and I answered it honestly. And judging by the posts that followed, its not what people wanted to hear.


    You did, and you shouldn't feel any need to defend a grand heartfelt response.

    It's just that it's on the poker board now, and smart arse replies from the biased are standard.


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    5starpool
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    As with anything, of course poker can be addictive, but the dangerous part of poker is that some people cannot control what they spend and lose, and unless you invest the time correctly into learning how to win, you will lose in >99% of cases over the long term.

    If someone ruins their life due to playing poker exclusively then I would imagine that they would have found some other way to do it if they never found poker. I know some people who are quite possibly winners at poker but who are always broke because they lose all their money in casinos playing table games, where they are guaranteed to lose eventually.

    If people cannot recognise when something is a destructive force in their lives rather than a positive one, then they should be made to realise it by friends and family before it is too late.

    Some people ruin their lives through drink, some through drugs, some through gambling, some through only poker. However, the majority of people that partake in any of these activities find a balance, but it is the ones that do not that people hear about. Addiction is a serious thing and should be treated when recognised.

    Then again, what do I know.


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    Grafter
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    5starpool wrote: »
    If people cannot recognise when supporting a losing team is a destructive force in their lives rather than a positive one, then they should be made to realise it by boardsies before it is too late.

    +1


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    ArmaniJeanss
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    gwhiz wrote: »
    never went out socialising cause there was an important "tournament" on...

    I think this is a key point for anyone on this board - If you find yourself not going out with your mates/partner because 'the games are always soft on a Friday night' or thinking of turning down a holiday because it clashes with a tournament you want to play, then its maybe time to get a bit of perspective re your priorities.

    (This is from an amateur part-time viewpoint, the professional players are probably obliged to make the best poker decision a lot of the time.)


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    gwhiz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 191 ✭✭gwhiz


    mdwexford wrote: »
    This is not a question, its an ignorant and offensive comment.


    "I get addicted to crap easily, so is it something that's addictive?"

    I think this is a question !


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    #23
    Whyno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Whyno


    This thread is tilting....Goin to beat up d girlfriend now...i`ll give the laptop a break


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    #24
    Grafter
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    gwhiz wrote: »
    "I get addicted to crap easily, so is it something that's addictive?"

    I think this is a question !

    Unfortunately, you forgot to check if the original poster was a troll

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=6733449


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    #25
    Chucky the tree
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    5starpool wrote: »

    Some people have great lives through drink, drugs, gambling and poker.



    .


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    #26
    RedJoker
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    GodOfRadio wrote: »
    I think most people who play Poker for big money are gambling addicts and need to do something else with their lives.

    Word?

    Some of them are, others have made a lot of money from poker and have a far better quality of life then they could ever have had doing something else. Some of them fall in both categories.

    For me, poker has been an overall positive influence on my life I'd say.


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    Lurker1977
    Registered Users Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭Lurker1977


    RedJoker wrote: »
    For me, poker has been an overall positive influence on my life I'd say.

    Thats what all you addicts say! :pac:


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    #28
    CHD
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    Poker is great, but if you know nothing about and want to learn it, do yourself a favour and don't. Run.


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    #29
    FeetMagic
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    Whenever my mates ask me a question like this I can honestly say the answer is no. Do most people here really think poker has benefited their lives? Certainly not imo, stay away!


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    BuChan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 657 ✭✭✭BuChan


    FeetMagic wrote: »
    Whenever my mates ask me a question like this I can honestly say the answer is no. Do most people here really think poker has benefited their lives? Certainly not imo, stay away!

    wow, really?! i've yoyoed the **** out of my finances since i got involved with poker but i would still recommend it to anyone i thought was smart enough to beat the game. it's pretty great to win money using your mind and pitting yourself against any stranger from around the world. even if you don't win much or break even you still get to be involved in one of the greatest "games" there is.


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    FeetMagic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,100 ✭✭✭FeetMagic


    No way. You get involved in poker in any way seriously and it is of no advantage to to you imo. Ive won a good bit of money from poker but have lost valuable time with family/friends by spending way too much time online/in casinoes. Anytime Im in a casino also the "regulars" there are for the most part badly affected by the game. Obv its fine if you have a very healthy balance between health/work/poker/family/friends but this is usually not the case, from what Ive seen anyway. Poker has thought me nothing in life except the lack of value money can have to people and how easily a person can fall from reality.


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