Dating a professional poker player

Be afraid ... be very afraid!!!

On Dec 10 2007 2:20 PM, janet.abou 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!



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1. You get the honor of sitting behind a moron at a poker table for 12 hours
straight (no offense Johnathan)
2.You get the privilege of being bullied into loaning him money when he goes
broke
3.You get to suffer from excruciating boredom after the second day
4. You get to be the focus , of his anger , when he makes a bad play.
5. You get the joy of calling your parents from La's Vegas, and begging for air
fare, cuz dipshit just checked and called off your last 300 (sorry Johnathan)
6. If you cant get out , you might get the privilege of turning tricks for him ,
and then you get to sit and watch him blow it all in a 1-5 stud game. (No
offense Sarah Creed and the many other poker whores)
7. Most exciting 3 days of your life, if you dont count the boredom , and the
beatings

Outside of this ... it is great!!

On Dec 10 2007 2:20 PM, janet.abou 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!



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2% ??   r u nutz?

Maybe 1 in a thousand actually "earn a living", for any length of time

On Dec 10 2007 3:05 PM, Will in New Haven wrote:

> On Dec 10, 3:55 pm, "Irish Mike" wrote:
> > 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.
>
> There you go sugar-coating things again. Tell it like it is.
>
> Will in New Haven
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope that helps,
> >
> > Irish Mike
> >
> > wrote in message
> >
> > news:983adac9-51b0-40cf-a88f-52008c936125@o42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> >
> >
> >
> > > 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!- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -



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On Dec 10 2007 3:53 PM, art_classmn wrote:

> On Dec 10, 2:20 pm, janet.a....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!
>
> 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?

If she gets a call from his landlord, it's time to put sheets on her couch.



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"Kinnipak"
> 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.
>
This reply is the best, by a considerable distance.

Palooka
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On Dec 10 2007 7:16 PM, Palooka wrote:

> "Kinnipak"
> > 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.
> >
> This reply is the best, by a considerable distance.
>
> Palooka

Heh - seconded. Can't wait for her the mother-in-law to post next...

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doggy i never had any girl sit behind me.

try again you burnout peice of shit

On Dec 10 2007 6:31 PM, Maverick wrote:

> On Dec 10, 12:20=EF=BF=BDpm, janet.a....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!
>
> 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.
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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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On Dec 10 2007 7:38 PM, Jonathan wrote:

> doggy i never had any girl sit behind me.
>
> try again you burnout peice of shit
>
> On Dec 10 2007 6:31 PM, Maverick wrote:
>
> > On Dec 10, 12:20=EF=BF=BDpm, janet.a... 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!
> >
> > 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.
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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.


You're doing it wrong.


G_ F_CK Y__RS_LF

Would you like to buy a vowel?

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On Dec 10, 3:20 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!

The best answer has been given by James L Hankins, although he didn't
need anything after the first word.
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and you never sat behind a full buy-in either !!

On Dec 10 2007 6:38 PM, Jonathan wrote:

> doggy i never had any girl sit behind me.
>
> try again you burnout peice of shit
>
> On Dec 10 2007 6:31 PM, Maverick wrote:
>
> > On Dec 10, 12:20=EF=BF=BDpm, 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.
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 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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tru dat

On Dec 10 2007 6:16 PM, Palooka wrote:

> "Kinnipak"
> > 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.
> >
> This reply is the best, by a considerable distance.
>
> Palooka



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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!

You will be getting into debt, now you know.
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On Dec 11, 9:20 am, janet.a... 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!

Make damn sure you have separate bank accounts; don't
sign on as guarantor for anything he does, and make sure
he pays his share of the rent and bills.

On the positive side, get him to cash out or take a break
when he does hit a big win ; I know of far too many people
who'll go on a winning streak and then blow it all. Far better
to blow it on you or on tangible assets!
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