Can Poker Ruin a Friendship/Relationship?

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I am often playing with my friends, and I made some friends playing poler. We never argue while playing poker. It can only give u friends if u don't take poker too serious.
 
Yeah I think we all have friends who play poker where one person seems to get the best of the other during home games. I have a buddy named Frank who is a great player when it comes to cash play in the Casino but when he plays with all of us he always seems to be 1st or 2nd man out when we have home tournaments. I say keep playing your game because in poker there is no such thing as friends at the table and no sorry's will ever come from me when I take someones money. They know the risk prior to playing so thats how you need to look at things.
 
Allmine79 said:
Yeah I think we all have friends who play poker where one person seems to get the best of the other during home games. I have a buddy named Frank who is a great player when it comes to cash play in the Casino but when he plays with all of us he always seems to be 1st or 2nd man out when we have home tournaments. I say keep playing your game because in poker there is no such thing as friends at the table and no sorry's will ever come from me when I take someones money. They know the risk prior to playing so thats how you need to look at things.
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Yes I agree, when you sit down at a poker table, then be prepared for losses! But if it can overshadow the friendship, why create such a situation!
 
Poker is capable to make new friendships. Either on home games or in real poker or forums like this. You never know where you may find a new friend. Good friends will never play each other with big stakes.
 
mcgregor_415 said:
Poker is capable to make new friendships. Either on home games or in real poker or forums like this. You never know where you may find a new friend. Good friends will never play each other with big stakes.
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Yes I agree, poker helps to find new friends! After all, we all have one lesson, which we are Dedicated to your precious time!
 
mcgregor_415 said:
Poker is capable to make new friendships. Either on home games or in real poker or forums like this. You never know where you may find a new friend. Good friends will never play each other with big stakes.
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I agree, to meet new people, expanding the circle of friends is one of the best poker products! If not for poker, I would not have met you !!
 
I think if you play with someone who is a real friend for you, game will never influence on your friendship. Take for example Negreanu and Ivey, they won a lot of money from each other, but they are still good friends.
 
As everything in life, we need to have balance on the things we do. We have to conciliate poker, parents, friends, relationship, job, studies, and everything. It depends on your maturity to know when to choose each one
 
feecg said:
As everything in life, we need to have balance on the things we do. We have to conciliate poker, parents, friends, relationship, job, studies, and everything. It depends on your maturity to know when to choose each one
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I myself hope that control of my emotions! But there is a conversation about nashig friends with whom to play poker! And these friends are not always able to correctly rastavit priorities.
 
feecg said:
As everything in life, we need to have balance on the things we do. We have to conciliate poker, parents, friends, relationship, job, studies, and everything. It depends on your maturity to know when to choose each one
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I believe that he has reached a level of maturity that can adequately assess the situation! the best option to take one step back, and not exacerbate the situation !!
 
A true friendship cannot end from small things like some lost poker games. Each other can learn something even from this and make friendship stronger.
 
makisaa said:
A true friendship cannot end from small things like some lost poker games. Each other can learn something even from this and make friendship stronger.
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I honestly do not understand what this post to tell me!
 
makisaa said:
A true friendship cannot end from small things like some lost poker games. Each other can learn something even from this and make friendship stronger.
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Yes, I agree, it is possible to draw correct conclusions from a difficult situation, but not everyone is able to do it!
 
makisaa said:
A true friendship cannot end from small things like some lost poker games. Each other can learn something even from this and make friendship stronger.
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It all starts with a small disappointment, it builds up and may end up sad! Do not mar the friendship even melochat !!
 
Hello poliaris747, really putting yourself in front of this situation, often should not be easy, but I believe that in the game of poker I believe that we should study and seek the daily improvement of our skills individually. But if possible, studying poker together with your friend would be a very good way of helping you and solving that dilemma as well, do not you think?

I just do not believe that playing to lose is the best solution. Training together with your friend, to improve the skills of both is ok, but play to lose, never.

So that's it, GL and we meet at the tables !!!

Yelmopoker01
 
If your friends with him just play really low limits with him and try to play your a game. And if you do really well he won't care cuz it's small stakes. Play higher stakes with people you don't know so u don't feel bad about playing poker well.
 
ds276 said:
If poker can ruin a friendship - meaning of friendship and was not.
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Each person has his own character! We understand each situation individually!
 
Tell me,
Will your friendship with a friend destroyed if you give him borrow a large sum of money?
*Now, if you gave a friend a large amount as of not debt but is as a gift! - he would have realized that you is real friend!
So it will be like in poker.
Poker is a struggle with the use of bluff and deception! But we mustn't so fight with a friends.
We will to live in peace !!
 
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In home games many years ago it ruined a couple friendships ad people were changing rules at the end about allowing more rebuys after me and someone else had made it to heads up. Was so stupid..
 
I doubt that poker can ruin friendships. But if you lose a lot of money in poker or permanently returning drunk to play with friends, his wife obviously did not approve of it))
 
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