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[QUOTE="CheezeWiz, post: 5823069, member: 445793"]
[b]Do I Play Poker For Fun?[/b]

Yes, I guess, sort of.  However, saying that out loud seems to somewhat cheapen how I really feel about it.  It kind of seems to imply that you do not take it seriously and perhaps are not real good at it (maybe I just have some kind of guilt complex here...lol).
   
  Having said that, I think the real reason I play is because I have fallen in love with the game over the last 10 - 15 years and I enjoy the challenge and relaxation it provides.  I consider myself a "late bloomer", I had absolutely no interest in poker (perhaps that is understating it, I scoffed at it) until I was 45ish.  Being introduced to it by a new girlfriend and being a numbers guy, I caught on pretty quickly and became intrigued.  Very early, I had some success.  Today, I am always expecting to have a respectable finish in every game I play (of course that does not always happen), but I always try to give it my best effort, and I am always looking to improve my game.   
   
  I still have a day job which occupies most of my time, so I do not need to play poker for the money but I certainly use it as a means of keeping score and evaluating my game.  I typically play freerolls and small stakes games online (buy-ins $20 or less) with a once or twice a year foray to a casino for a $100ish buy-in game.  
   
  I am pleased to report that I am comfortably positive $'s for my poker career.  On the other hand as they say... I would estimate my hourly wage over my "career" at about $.25 an hour*.  
   
  Perhaps in retirement (assuming I have any mental faculties left), I might up the stakes and improve my "hourly wage".  So perhaps I can view this time spent playing as a bit of investment (dare to dream)?  My investment adviser will allow me to build that into my retirement income stream, so whether that happens or not, I have enjoyed every second of it (almost...lol).
   
  [B]Bottom Line - Yes, I guess, I play for fun!  [/B]
   
  Best of Luck At the Tables, All!  :five:
   
  CheezeWiz
   
  * Does not include beer, which is considered a sunk cost for purpose of this analysis
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