Am I a winning player? **** NO! Do I want to be? **** yes! Will I be? Most definitely!! Do I care? Not a jot! Having wayyy too much fun learning to care, to be honest.
I just don’t have enough time to play, view HH’s, read books, (I got HoH x 2 for my birthday!) view videos etc. But WHEN I do.......
I have a couple of other hobbies BUT I have to say poker has gotta be the best value for money, timewise, hobby I have ever had. e.g. My "net deposits" are £5. I have NO idea what this means BTW, but I think it means I’ve had about 18 mths learning poker – FOR A FIVER!! WOT really?? Jeez! That works out about .001p per hour!!To put it into perspective…. I go through 2/3 prs running shoes per year @ £70 PP! I paid £30 for 2 x new winter tyres for my bike the other day! ....I could gawn, gawn, gawn but I won’t…..
Also on the plus side - I've met a lot of "virtual" friends, learnt that a flush beats a str8 (that took a while BTW), and discovered that I don't tilt! Altho it did take me 6 mths to work out what tilt meant. :-(
@ TommyD – Wot does GIQ mean? (Been doing my head in!) Best I could come up with is “Generally Interesting Q”? I googled BUT "Government Information Quarterly " didn't seem to fit!
EDIT: "Most definitely" is maybe a wee bit ambitious but the chardonnay says "Why NOT Pad?"! ;-)
GREAT thread guys! Am I a winning player? **** NO! Do I want to be? **** yes! Will I be? Most definitely!! Do I care? Not a jot! Having wayyy too much fun learning to care, to be honest. I just don’t have enough time to play, view HH’s, read books, (I got HoH x 2 for my birthday!) view videos etc. But WHEN I do....... I have a couple of other hobbies BUT I have to say poker has gotta be the best value for money, timewise, hobby I have ever had. e.g. My "net deposits" are £5. I have NO idea what this means BTW, but I think it means I’ve had about 18 mths learning poker – FOR A FIVER!! WOT really?? Jeez! That works out about .001p per hour!! To put it into perspective…. I go through 2/3 prs running shoes per year @ £70 PP! I paid £30 for 2 x new winter tyres for my bike the other day! .... I could gawn, gawn, gawn but I won’t….. Also on the plus side - I've met a lot of "virtual" friends, learnt that a flush beats a str8 (that took a while BTW), and discovered that I don't tilt! Altho it did take me 6 mths to work out what tilt meant. :-( @ TommyD – Wot does GIQ mean? (Been doing my head in!) Best I could come up with is “Generally Interesting Q”? I googled BUT " Government Information Quarterly " didn't seem to fit! EDIT: "Most definitely" is maybe a wee bit ambitious but the chardonnay says "Why NOT Pad?"! ;-) Posted by Glenelg
Well said Glenelg....nice to see there's someone who thinks the same .......
In Response to Re: How many of us are winning players? Truthfully. : Hi Rancid Succinct as ever... PS Hope things are going as well as possible in other areas of your life mate Posted by profman15
Succinct, didn't know what that meant - had to look it up )
& yes I am
Things are aswel as can be expected, thanks
What all this stoopid fuss about GIQ, if someone called moneymaker done this then where would we all be ?
We can't celebrate winning £400 but winning 8 million and it's ok to jump around and be on TV IF YOU WIN JUMP AROUND AND CELEBRATE AND SHOUT IT LOUD AND CLEAR FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR
cmon - no way should anyone feel bad if they are winning and everyone else is losing -
HATE it when you see someoen winning a lot of money on TV and they don't celebrate at the poker table - cmon show some emotions you robot )
It's interesting that the high earners on here don't like the idea of bragging how much they have won. We all know you make loads Posted by donkeyplop
i think its because the main earners are cash players and winning a cash game you dont see players bragging about it but with mtt players i think its different for some reason maybe its because you beat a lot of players in an mtt as apposed to a 6 table cash game you might sound a bit daft. I could be wrong. But mtt wins seem to be more celebrated.
Been playing for about 3 years but played on the free for around 18 months won about $500 on anothet site in that time am a bank roll demon wont move to next level until I have 40 buy ins mostly cash cant get anywhere in MTT's. Been on Sky since march deposited £10 got around £180 now , I may be winning but you can hardly call it crushing but I enjoy it. Maybe one day I will win enough to live on but I doubt it.
Many years ago i was lucky enough to have very good Spanish friend who was older and very much wiser than me.
One early morning we were walking home together from the local casino after he had had a particularly bad run. I commiserated with him on his terrible luck and he replied "Steve, I love to play poker and lose". I said, "surely Fernando, we play to win"! He said, "Ah, My dear boy, you ask too much from life". That, I think, makes him one of poker`s all time great winners.
If you enjoy the game and play within your means then you will always be a winner!
Loosing withought a doubt But the thing is, it dosnt matter as i play small stakes that i can well afford. To me its about having fun, and by playing small stakes keeps it fun! we cant all be winners ( i aspire to be a break even player ) and i doff my cap to them that are and enjoy playing with them
i must surely be losing overall cos i used to deposit regularly. things not so bad now as rarely deposit. i seem to have massive swings. play mostly dyms and mtts but rarely play the cash tables. i suppose for a tourny player im doing ok as i can play every day without having to deposit very often. only been playing since jan and so wouldnt expect to be in a position where i can withdraw on a monthly basis. maybe one day...
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GREAT thread guys!
Am I a winning player? **** NO! Do I want to be? **** yes! Will I be? Most definitely!! Do I care? Not a jot! Having wayyy too much fun learning to care, to be honest.
I just don’t have enough time to play, view HH’s, read books, (I got HoH x 2 for my birthday!) view videos etc. But WHEN I do.......
I have a couple of other hobbies BUT I have to say poker has gotta be the best value for money, timewise, hobby I have ever had. e.g. My "net deposits" are £5. I have NO idea what this means BTW, but I think it means I’ve had about 18 mths learning poker – FOR A FIVER!! WOT really?? Jeez! That works out about .001p per hour!! To put it into perspective…. I go through 2/3 prs running shoes per year @ £70 PP! I paid £30 for 2 x new winter tyres for my bike the other day! ....I could gawn, gawn, gawn but I won’t…..
Also on the plus side - I've met a lot of "virtual" friends, learnt that a flush beats a str8 (that took a while BTW), and discovered that I don't tilt! Altho it did take me 6 mths to work out what tilt meant. :-(
@ TommyD – Wot does GIQ mean? (Been doing my head in!) Best I could come up with is “Generally Interesting Q”? I googled BUT "Government Information Quarterly " didn't seem to fit!
EDIT: "Most definitely" is maybe a wee bit ambitious but the chardonnay says "Why NOT Pad?"! ;-)
Well said Glenelg....nice to see there's someone who thinks the same .......
Succinct, didn't know what that meant - had to look it up )
& yes I am
Things are aswel as can be expected, thanks
What all this stoopid fuss about GIQ, if someone called moneymaker done this then where would we all be ?
We can't celebrate winning £400 but winning 8 million and it's ok to jump around and be on TV
IF YOU WIN JUMP AROUND AND CELEBRATE AND SHOUT IT LOUD AND CLEAR FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR
cmon - no way should anyone feel bad if they are winning and everyone else is losing -
HATE it when you see someoen winning a lot of money on TV and they don't celebrate at the poker table - cmon show some emotions you robot )
We all know you make loads
Think this thread got a bit lost somewhere. Mind you, seems to happen a lot lately.
One early morning we were walking home together from the local casino after he had had a particularly bad run. I commiserated with him on his terrible luck and he replied "Steve, I love to play poker and lose". I said, "surely Fernando, we play to win"! He said, "Ah, My dear boy, you ask too much from life". That, I think, makes him one of poker`s all time great winners.
If you enjoy the game and play within your means then you will always be a winner!
But the thing is, it dosnt matter as i play small stakes that i can well afford. To me its about having fun, and by playing small stakes keeps it fun! we cant all be winners ( i aspire to be a break even player ) and i doff my cap to them that are and enjoy playing with them
onwards and upwards :-)