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  1. tjones098 tjones098 is offline

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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 9:50am)

    just wondering what are all the things you guys have had to sacrifice to play poker? lost all respect from my family. (christians) lost touch with many friends due to long hours and unavailablility. Ive easily put on 15 lbs. in the past couple months. Completely insane sleep schedule etc All i can think of at the top of my head there are undoubtedly more things. How about you?
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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 9:55am) in reply to tjones098

     
    Originally Posted by tjones098 View Post

    just wondering what are all the things you guys have had to sacrifice to play poker? lost all respect from my family. (christians) lost touch with many friends due to long hours and unavailablility. Ive easily put on 15 lbs. in the past couple months. Completely insane sleep schedule etc All i can think of at the top of my head there are undoubtedly more things. How about you?

    uhhhh really? is it worth it?

    certainly i've made sacrifices, but loss of family/friends/health are pure losses, not sacrifices....just my $.02
     
  3. tjones098 tjones098 is offline

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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 10:31am) in reply to tjones098

    no i disagree because its not even a loss if my family is gonna disown me over poker, thats pretty fucked imo im not gonna live to their standards just so they will be involved in my life if they cant love me regardless then peace out
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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 10:39am) in reply to tjones098

    wow if you actually put on 15lbs from playing poker you need to quit now... if you cant at least balance poker with your own health gg life and any chance of being successful IMO
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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 11:21am) in reply to tjones098

    gamblersanonymous.com
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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 11:25am) in reply to tjones098

    lol seriously didnt make this thread for advice im highly aware of my actions and the consequences and obv im exaggerating when i say l5 lbs but ya thx for tryin to help but its unecessary jus pls stick with the topic thx ahead.
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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 1:14pm) in reply to tjones098

    lol, so ur jus raking in all the dough and sayin fck bitches.
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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 2:24pm) in reply to tjones098

     
    Originally Posted by tjones098 View Post

    no i disagree because its not even a loss if my family is gonna disown me over poker, thats pretty fucked imo im not gonna live to their standards just so they will be involved in my life if they cant love me regardless then peace out

    completely agree...as for me...my family has always completely supported me, even though the majority were just waiting for me to fail, acting as if it was just a fad that i had to get out of my system...i've maybe gained 5 lbs, idk, nothing significant as far as health has changed...my sleep is completely fucked...there is hardly any consistency in my sleep schedule...i definitely havent lost friends, if anything i've made new friends because of poker...i do a pretty good job in balancing poker and my social life...i go out several times a week...lost a girlfriend, basically she decided to stop working and be a lazy fucking mooch as soon as i made some money...it's whatever...people look at me like im some complete degenerate when i tell them what i do, but i couldnt care less...it's straight jealousy...keep working your 9-5, hating life, living week to week while making someone else rich...
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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 2:40pm) in reply to tjones098

    Man I am learning that poker is not everything. You have to mix in life with poker. I have recently been unemployed for a couple weeks and have been playing many hours. The first week I totally let it consume me and it sucked. I was irritable with my girlfriend and her daughter. I was not mean or anything but I just wasnt myself. To sum it up. Take some time off. I understand that if you use this for your only income you have to put in so much time but it is just like any job if you dont take care of yourself your not going to be at your best all the time.

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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 2:42pm) in reply to bugbig1

    Blowing my grades in school and thinking I was balla enough with my poker dough to bribe teachers for a friggin D so I could just pass the class...now I'm hoping poker goes well for me until I get my school shit straightened out lawl. Other than that, nothing really.
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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 3:07pm) in reply to tjones098

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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 3:21pm) in reply to bef99hwk

    I definatly fucked up my first year of school and lost a pretty sweet scholarship. I can't entirely blame poker though, 90% sure I would have lost my scholarship anyway

    thankfully my family is extremely supportive of me regardless what I'm doing
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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 8:42pm) in reply to wavegoodbye

     
    Originally Posted by wavegoodbye View Post

    wow if you actually put on 15lbs from playing poker you need to quit now... if you cant at least balance poker with your own health gg life and any chance of being successful IMO

    So wrong.
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    Mar 1st, 2009 (3/1/2009 8:48pm) in reply to DoubleS00ted

     
    Originally Posted by DoubleS00ted View Post

     
    Originally Posted by wavegoodbye View Post

    wow if you actually put on 15lbs from playing poker you need to quit now... if you cant at least balance poker with your own health gg life and any chance of being successful IMO

    So wrong.

    ya man, thats pretty ignorant to say that. like i said im not lookin for advice on how to live my life....
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