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Message: [QUOTE="Pokerpoet2, post: 6681094, member: 430261"] I know from experience what gambling can do to relationships, I was once addicted to slot machines and horse racing, luckily for me I was single but there were times that I owed so much money to friends and family, my wage packet was gone the moment I got it. Sure there were good times when I had so much in winnings I could throw my wage packets in my sock drawer and just ignore them, but those times were far and few apart. Then I met the Woman of my dreams and we courted for a while and she put up with me and my addiction, One day I turned up at her door on a Saturday afternoon which was unusual because she knew I spent every Saturday afternoon in the betting shop. When she asked me why I was not in the bookies, I said to her " we have been going out together for a while now, and I know you have nothing against me and my gambling habits, but I have decided to quit," When she asked me Why? i told her that I was happy putting her through the good times when I was winning, but I didn't want to put her through the bad times, She just said "sounds like you are serious" I replied "I am, about you, and I hope one day we will get married" That was 46 years ago and we are still together. Sure I like a flutter now and again but I limit my horse racing to betting only on the Race course, only with money I can afford to burn, and as for slots I gave them up years ago, they are a mugs game anyway! Poker is game I will not gamble with Sure I will play MTTs Live in Casinos but only buying in for what I can afford to lose, as for On-line I promised my wife 20 years ago, I would never make a deposit and I have kept that promise. Poker is a game of skill, and if you have a good grasp of the game you can build a Bankroll from freerolls and Like me Play on-line for free, Once I made my first £25 on-line I used that money buying into Micro stake games and worked up from there, So now every game I play is from money I have won, therefore every game is a freeroll. You don't have to play Poker to make money, there are other ways to make a living, but you can make money playing Poker! there is a subtle difference! When the fun Stops, STOP! [/QUOTE]

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