Why you will all eventually lose at poker!

I’m a very successful poker player who most likely everyone on this site is familiar with and have an instantly recognizable name. I’ve had appearances on the WPT finals and at WSOP events. I’ve also had big wins (and losses) online. You likely know me. But you may not know that I am one of many who are in the exact same position. While I could continue to do well and consider myself to be one of poker’s elite, I have seen the light. Do not be misled, the biggest names in poker right now are really making money through poker (books, endorsements, etc) and not by actually playing poker. The vast majority of even the top tier poker players have to be staked to enter tournaments, why? - Because they are flat broke. Most are already broke or will be soon. I too have won and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Do you really think you are better than these top pros?

Below is my rant regarding poker. And if you really stop and think about it, I think you will agree. Yes some people will win - just like some win the lottery. Yes - some will score big in a tourney or cash game and will use the money to purchase a tangible asset (real estate etc). But these are the rare exceptions; the vast majority of people who continue to play poker WILL eventually lose it all. It is inevitable - and here is why you just cannot win in the long run.

You basically have to overcome all of these obstacles to win in the long run.

1. <LI>The number one reason why you cannot win in the long run is that Poker is a zero sum game - money just moves from one player to another in an endless circle. In the ultimate end, the house rake is the only constant and guarantee. The house will eventually have all the money. Why do you think the top professionals are starting to associate themselves with their own poker rooms, tournaments, casinos? They have realized that the house wins and the players lose. <LI>You will run into situations where you and one or more people are correct to risk all of their money and you will be the loser 50% of the time <LI>You will get sucked out on when you are a huge favorite <LI>You will need to bluff to win when the cards on not in your favor and you will be called <LI>You will get outplayed and bluffed on key hands when the cards are in your favor <LI>You will play against people who can afford to out-bluff you <LI>You will run into endless situations where you play it exactly correct and lose <LI>You will play against people who are better than you <LI>You will play against people with more experience <LI>You will play against people who get lucky <LI>You will play against people who are colluding and have an advantage <LI>You will play against people who are playing with stolen money <LI>You will play at times when you are not at your best and are tired <LI>You will go on tilt <LI>You will play against someone who is playing more focused than you <LI>You will eventually need to gamble to win and sometimes going in with the worst of it <LI>You will need to risk a lot in order to win a lot. The more you win, the higher stakes you will play until eventually you are back to zero. You will need to play above your bankroll. <LI>For online play, the possibility of the random card generator not being so random may affect the fairness of the shuffle <LI>For online play, the possibility of the sites “juicing” the flops to encourage action is there <LI>For online play, the possibility that an “insider” (bot, employee, hacker, etc) knows the outcome of the hand before it is dealt and can take advantage is there <LI>For online play, the possibility that your account will get hacked and money stolen exists <LI>You will sacrifice other aspects of your life <LI>To truly be successful at poker, you have to be a big gambler, have to get really lucky, and then have to cash out. </LI>

Best of luck to those who continue to chase the end of the rainbow that 99.9% of us will never reach

Johhny bax disagrees

Oh maybe hes the 0.1%

Yes im the 99.9%

APRIL FOOOLS

Wow...DrPhil posted at P5s...

ez post of the year. already printed it out and made a t-shirt out of it.

Half the reasons basically say:
The other players are better than you.

It's not Matsow.....he's won and lost millions, not hundreds of thousands.

24. RIGGED BS YOU MOVE YOUR MOUSE TOO MUCH YOUR ACCOUNT IS MORE THAN 24 HOURS OLD LEE JONES ATE MY HAMSTER

chris moneymaker just needs to take it easy!!!! and just go back to the accountin

Dr Jones? Lee Jones?? ^^

"Any More Brain Busters?"

Yes.....Spell Rizzuto

The idea of a zero sum game is flawed. Before the rake gets all of the players money one person would end up winning the entire tables money or someone would have to reach into their wallets and reload.

This post is garbage. You're not a name pro, nobody knows who you are, etc, etc. I see right through your garbage, and so does everyone else. We've had posters like you before here---they may have even BEEN YOU. So a big pro would come on and try to give themself credibility by saying "you know who I am, you've seen me on TV," but not say who they are? Obviously they'd have to verify their identity to get the credibility you're trying to achieve. The only reason I haven't deleted this post yet is because I'm interested in seeing how many people tell you how full of crap you are. Falsely portraying yourself as someone you are not is one of the many reasons we ban users, of course.

Maybe you also are claiming that statistics are a made up thing? And any "pro" knows poker isn't a zero-sum game---it's a negative sum game! That's why all the talk about beating the rake. That's another reason it's so hard. Nobody here claims that everyone can win at poker, simply that some will. People who work really hard and are really smart win at this game.

I'm not into name calling, so I won't say what i think of someone who posts garbage like this. I will say it's completely unfounded, illogical, and ignorant, and that what's worse is that you lied about being someone famous and are too much of a coward to actually say who you are. Nobody here buys into your crap. Go somewhere else.

Well DRJONES, because Adam encouraged me to, I must say that you are full of crap. The only other point I was going to make, Apestyles made, so nevermind... GL with your continued BS, but please direct it elsewhere. -Sok

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