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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:20 pm
Post subject: Dating a professional poker player
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| Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
getting into....Thanks!
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:36 pm
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On Dec 10, 12:20 pm, janet.a....RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> getting into....Thanks!
Q: What do you call a professional poker player who has broken up with
his girlfriend?
A: Homeless
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:53 pm
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On Dec 10, 2:20 pm, janet.a... RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> getting into....Thanks!
He didn't by any chance recently ask, "Hey, if my landlord calls your
number will you tell him I work for you?" did he? >> Stay informed about: Dating a professional poker player |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:05 pm
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On Dec 10, 3:55 pm, "Irish Mike" <mjos... RemoveThis @ameritech.net> wrote:
> Do you know what they call a professional poker player whose girl friend
> loses her job? Homeless.
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> How do you get a professional poker player off your front porch? Pay him
> for the pizza.
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> They estimate there are 70 million poker players in the U.S. 95% of them
> are long term losers. Of the 5% that are winners, maybe 2% of them earn
> enough to live on. Playing poker professionally is a job with no paid
> vacation, no sick days, no retirement, no 401K, no commission, no draw and
> no medical or health benefits of any kind. There will definitely be days
> where you go to "work" for ten or twelve hours and come home with less money
> than you started with.
There you go sugar-coating things again. Tell it like it is.
Will in New Haven
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> Irish Mike
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> > Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> > is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> > experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> > has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:54 pm
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On Dec 10 2007 2:20 PM, janet.abou wrote:
> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> getting into....Thanks!
I don't know where you got the idea we were a "couple"....I never said
anything like that. And no, I'm not meeting your parents this weekend.
Just back off.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:26 pm
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<janet.abou RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> getting into....Thanks!
Run. As fast as you can. >> Stay informed about: Dating a professional poker player |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:09 pm
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Tell your man to learn the following lines by heart as he will be using
them often with his friends, family, and fellow card players:
1. Can I borrow $xx?
2. You want to stake me, I will give you 1/2 my winnings?
3. I will pay you back, I promise, don't you trust me?
4. I'm a little short at the moment, but I will pay you back soon.
On Dec 10 2007 2:20 PM, janet.abou wrote:
> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> getting into....Thanks!
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:31 pm
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On Dec 10, 12:20�pm, janet.a... RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> getting into....Thanks!
Have you asked him how big his bankroll is? Beyond a very deep
bankroll, he'll need at least a year of saving he won't touch in case
he needs time to look for a job again. Now, he's probably about to
walk the plank in life, but giving him the massive benefit of the
doubt that he can play, you still have to realize what his mentality
is going to be like once he does this for a living. He will become
extremely tight about any expenses outside of poker. That means he
won't want to spend a dime on you for anything. He won't want to
spend a dime on clothes for himself. He'll end us driving an old used
beater like irish mike. Also, if he was good enough to be a pro, he'd
be intelligent enough to realize he should keep a day job while also
being a pro. This would be a nice insurance policy, but obviously he
has a lot of gamble in him if he wants to just quit his job, so I'm
guessing he's pretty much doomed when it comes to being a pro. BTW,
have you looked at his poker records? If he isn't winning about 90%
of his sessions, he's no pro...and I mean 90%...I don't care what any
idiot here says about a smaller percentage,...those idiots have never
done this for a living. You need to win 90% of the time...which is
doable if you play the right games. Any thing less, and he's not
really making a good living at it and will also be subjecting himself
to swings that'll be hard for him to take mentally. >> Stay informed about: Dating a professional poker player |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:55 pm
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Do you know what they call a professional poker player whose girl friend
loses her job? Homeless.
How do you get a professional poker player off your front porch? Pay him
for the pizza.
They estimate there are 70 million poker players in the U.S. 95% of them
are long term losers. Of the 5% that are winners, maybe 2% of them earn
enough to live on. Playing poker professionally is a job with no paid
vacation, no sick days, no retirement, no 401K, no commission, no draw and
no medical or health benefits of any kind. There will definitely be days
where you go to "work" for ten or twelve hours and come home with less money
than you started with. Hope that helps,
Irish Mike
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> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> getting into....Thanks! >> Stay informed about: Dating a professional poker player |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:24 pm
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janet.abou.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> getting into....Thanks!
As long as *you* have a regular job with health insurance and pays
enough for the rent, he will never leave you. >> Stay informed about: Dating a professional poker player |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:15 pm
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:32 pm
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> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> getting into....Thanks!
This is pure genius. These idiots will eat this up, and at the end of the
day think they had a discussion about poker.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:55 pm
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Caution, double downrigger in a skirt 
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> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:13 pm
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On Dec 10 2007 3:20 PM, janet.abou.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> getting into....Thanks!
Is he playing live or online?
I have no experiance but I can see many complications in both.
Good luck
Chris
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No point in being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway. - 6ballman - Feb 2007
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:18 pm
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he'll constantly be on the road and he'll only be home in between tournaments.
On Dec 10 2007 4:13 PM, CHarrison100 wrote:
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> On Dec 10 2007 3:20 PM, janet.abou DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:
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> > Does anyone have experience dating a professional poker player? What
> > is the lifestyle of a professional poker player? Do people have
> > experiences they can share? I've been dating someone recently and he
> > has decided to quit te day job for poker, I just need to know what I'm
> > getting into....Thanks!
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> Is he playing live or online?
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> I have no experiance but I can see many complications in both.
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> Good luck
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> Chris
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> No point in being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway. - 6ballman - Feb 2007
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me and you, we'll never get along, i hate the way you play your hands and you
wear your gun all wrong.
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