I think, if you read back up the threads, you'll find that this post is more about the fact that other people have a problem with it, rather than ourselves. I will gladly talk poker with anyone who wants to listen; the problem is most people either don't want to, or have a problem with it (the "you'll lose in the end" bunch).
I just found the fact that one of my mates didn't even realise I could play extremely funny. It's not that I've never told him - it's that he's never cared. I have regular games of poker with some of our mutual friends, and I've discussed it with him before when it turned out the lead singer of one of our favourite bands played hold em.
To be honest, I was partly insulted by the fact he didn't know - shows how much he cares!!
Martin
Statistics: Posted by DODGYKEN — Wed Dec 01, 2004 1:58 pm
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I've seen you play online quite a bit (is dodgyken2 you as well?), why do you keep it such a secret? One of your mates expresses some interest in poker and you still don't say anything?
I'm sorry, I don't see what there is to be quiet/ashamed about. Everyones entitled to keep whatever details about them quiet, though I do think it the image of poker that is the issue, something that we as poker players should be trying to change. If were making the same money from chess or backgammon would you be as quiet then?
Don't mean to rant at anyone in particular.
Molina
Statistics: Posted by Molina — Wed Dec 01, 2004 1:23 pm
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I've just about stopped laughing.
Martin
Statistics: Posted by DODGYKEN — Wed Dec 01, 2004 1:04 pm
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To show everyone how much she is catching on. The other night I was watching one of the WPT reruns. (I'm ready for a fresh show). She asks me why they don't just take the money they have and quit. At the time severial of the players had over a million in chips. As I tried to explain the difference in a money game and a MTT she never could understand that chips didn't really have there dollar vaule.
Statistics: Posted by TexasKowboy — Tue Nov 30, 2004 4:02 pm
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But, I do tell some of the single ladies that I meet. Makes for a good icebreaker, and a good conversation topic. Its my new "hook".
Statistics: Posted by striker2550 — Tue Nov 30, 2004 2:52 am
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"Wow, you must be a really lucky person!"
"Yeah, but what do you do to make money?"
"You should teach me then!"
or something along the lines of "But someday you'll play someone who's better than you and they'll take all your money off you!".
Because of such retarded comments I don't initiate conversations like this though if asked I'm up front about it.
Among friends, most will ask how much I've won in the past week and I'm honest, from losses of £400 to profit of £800, I don't want to glorify it, it can be utterly tiresome when you're on a bad run. Bad runs are way more boring when it's your living, you need to become somewhat ambivalent, though not totally ambivalent.
I do have one friend who plays on line and is a good player and it's helpful to have someone who when they ask how the poker's going I can actually mention outs and pot odds and actually be understood by someone who knows that losing money even though playing well is a hazard of actually playing properly.
My parents were sceptical of my obsession with poker though don't seem to mind now that they see that I can earn double in a month what I would in my previous job, and they proud that I do this my using my brain.
Whille I understand the reluctance bring up the complex subject of poker to the 'unknowing', I am certainly not ashamed to be honest about how much I play and how interested in the game I am, a lot of people aren't passionate about anything, nevermind something that can make money rather than cost it.
Molina
Statistics: Posted by Molina — Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:19 pm
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