Poker Addiction

Here's an interesting article that should strike a note with one or two of us.

How many discussions have you participated in that debate the degree of skill vs. luck in poker?

Are you able to effortlessly recall or calculate the odds? Do you keep careful track of your hand history? Are you able to explain "expected value" in your sleep?

I wondered a lot about these details of the report, however, it is clear that this only affects players who are not profitable. Precisely because they need more money and everything else.
Yes. There will be positive players who will have problems with the addiction, however, if they are positive they will feel happier and this will not be such a serious problem. I believe it.

The question for me is: when will I be so positive?

Do I have an illusion, just like as a child I wanted to be a soccer player??

I manage to win tournaments from time to time, I'm often in the prize pools, but I don't see a real profit in that. I don't know if because I play micro tournaments, I've studied this a lot about probability, range by position, and I can't seem to leave the place. I always find a damn one with 94o breaking my KK, QQ, AK and being eliminated, generating enormous frustration and the need to try again.

i dont think im addicted to poker..... oh shoot, i have to go, my tournament just started.

from the moment it interferes with your health!!! and in your daily life we have an addiction! but on the other hand, everything that gives us any form of satisfactory return ends up being addictive! Summary: Play lightly without guilt and chip in the towel we'll see you at the GL tables

Behavior/ Good sign by itself/ Can be a bad sign if…
Debating skill vs. luck / Yes/ Used to deny or justify excessive play
Memorizing/calculating odds / Yes/ Used to rationalize ongoing losses
Keeping a hand history / Yes / If it becomes compulsive or interferes with life
Explaining EV clearly / Yes / Does not directly imply addiction

Not addicted to poker. It is for me a form of relaxation, like washing the dishes or seeing a movie. What is cool is once in a while it pays you money compared to going out to eat which always sets you back a few $$$. And I always fund a new poker site with winnings from an old poker site.