Can Poker Ruin a Friendship/Relationship?

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Crucial question

Do you have enough time to play poker and for the family at the same time?
Or you have the feeling that someone suffers from a lack of time?
 
Having a balance is important for me, I know someone who grinds poker 16 hours a day 7 days a week basically, they are a winning player, but that is a very lonely, empty lifestyle imo. But ultimately that's a question for each individual to answer for themselves.
 
I don't have problem because my wife plays poker too,so she understands me.Thanks God!
 
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I play mostly when wife/kids are at work/school and asleep. I miss some time playing for sure but family>poker. One day the kids will be grown and off doing there own thing and I'll be wishing they were small again so I enjoy missing some poker action every now and then.
 
in my opinion, time is not so important as much as quality, it is important for both poker and family
 
I did not have the opportunity to play with a poker table friend, my opinion is that your friend would have lost that day and that you did not play for the same table as he did.
 
Doesn't really sound like a friendship at all to me. Just sounds like two guys with the same hobby arguing..
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Poker can become an addiction, and any addiction can cause frendship or relationship to break. Probably due to incentive to lie about the addiction.
 
Yes, I sometimes play cash games with a friend or with friends at the table, but I don’t really like it because I can't raise high bets at the table or play all-in against my friends because they are angry with me and are offended by what I raise and sometimes I win against them, now I just try to play on other tables without friends so that I have more chances to win and that friends will not be angry with me, and in the tournament we all play with friends and for all the game goes well without offense!
 
Yes, I think that playing with friends at the table can lead many players to insults and many other misunderstandings, I try to play very little with friends at the same table so that I do not have sorrows and grudges against each other with my friends!
 
I play with a coworker friend of mine and I definitely feel that we play more aggressive, so luck come in to play a lot more, I think. That is something to keep in mind.
 
poliaris747 said:
Playing with a friend often at the table in poker, there is such a thing. It when we play at the same table, constantly loses chips. When I'm not at the table, or I'm not playing, he's fine, he's in the "plus". And this situation is repeated more than once. This led to the fact that he came out of the game when I sat down at the table. Then even further , he began to avoid a General poker game with me! maybe I need to slow down a little and lose some hands? Very often when I play with him, my winnings only occur because of simple luck. Yes, it's just what the strip not luck he had with the game personally with me! A reasonable explanation for this no, his older hands lose on the river my even trash hands!
Question - for the sake of friendship sometimes we must lose in poker?
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It doesnt sound to me he is happy playing cards at the same table as you. May be he thinks his luck changes with you at the table with him. Even still a real friend should give a reason why and not just fade away. I enjoy playing with my friends and family at the tables to me it is more fun.
 
I think the only way you could lose a friend at the poker table is if you're slow rolling and needling them. Outside of that its a game of odds and if they're making the wrong plays that shouldn't effect a friendship.
 
Well, I would never play for cash against my friends, just to be sure.
 
I have a friend. He plays micro bets and tries to bluff all the time. and basically everything loses) playing big. as he loses everything, he constantly asks me for a debt))
 
If done wrong. Relationship will be strained and feelings will be hurt.
 
Of course it can. That is most important balance you should make between poker and family/friendship. You should pay attention and invest time to your beloved and friends and steal time for poker 🙂. But the friends and family are first.
 
I think yes, because people have differences optics about poker, is not only money, is passion for gambling.
 
poliaris747 said:
Playing with a friend often at the table in poker, there is such a thing. It when we play at the same table, constantly loses chips. When I'm not at the table, or I'm not playing, he's fine, he's in the "plus". And this situation is repeated more than once. This led to the fact that he came out of the game when I sat down at the table. Then even further , he began to avoid a General poker game with me! maybe I need to slow down a little and lose some hands? Very often when I play with him, my winnings only occur because of simple luck. Yes, it's just what the strip not luck he had with the game personally with me! A reasonable explanation for this no, his older hands lose on the river my even trash hands!
Question - for the sake of friendship sometimes we must lose in poker?
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It is fine if you plan on becoming a losing poker player. You think a baseball batter eases up on his friend if his friend is pitching? Hell naw. He tries to hit a ****ing home run. Perhaps even harder. This is how a pro plays the game.

Do you want to play like a pro? If yes, then take money from your grandma, your friends, and your girlfriend.

Take no prisoners.
 
If you are playing for money there is no friendship at all..Just tell him you are gonna play other tables and if he doesn´t like it,it´s his problem..
 
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