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[QUOTE="NBA2K10ROCKETS, post: 1349481, member: 55662"]
You know what prevents a gambling problem...it's not having enough money to support your addiction. But seriously some behaviors that help prevent a gambling problem is how well you can handle stress and the stress of losing a big pot or a very bad beat. I know i heard phil hellmuth talk about this once on a poker show on television, that "zipher" (i dont know his real name but i know his poker nickname) takes a break when he had a bad beat or is not doing so well and he does this by going outside for a smoke.  I think this behavior is good to prevent a gambling problem but not really good for you physically because if you play poker a lot you'll know there is a lot of stress involved while playing poker.  There will be a lot of bad beats and there will be times when you think you are the unluckiest player in the world.  You'll do something reckless like going on tilt and this is what will start a gambling addiction. You think you can make it back and then you start losing more and more and then you'll start playing in games that are beyond your financial means and then you'll just be digging yourself in a bigger hole. I suggest if you play online poker to just take a break from the computer.  I sometimes forget this and i'll keep losing more and more money but when i do good i like to take a break before i lose all my money.  If you can afford it you might want to buy one of those stress balls that full tilt poker sells in their stores.
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