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What I don't understand is why you feel like since your friend is beneath you and is playing on your money, that you somehow "deserve" more money than him? I mean, yes, he wouldn't be able to play in the event if it weren't for you, but that's why he's splitting half of his winning with you. And he's playing HIS game. If he just so happens to make it further than you, then guess what? BE HAPPY for him, take your half, and hopefully you can be proud of the fact that

Regardless of the illogical situation being presented, the only +EV decision is confessing. You can deny based on any tells of your accomplice, but you are gambling, and that's not solid poker.

[quote user="Pghfan987"]As I said previously, let's say one of my high-stakes friends staked me in the WSOP ME. If I cashed for $25 K and he busted early, I would gladly pay for my and his buy-ins, then split the $5 K in profits. I just couldn't imagine the plane ride back from Vegas, and explaining to people that I made 7.5 K, my friend made 2.5 K, even though he was a better player than me, and I didn't put up a cent.[/quote] IMO you can't think about it like that. His

[quote user="finewhine"] First, I agree with the previous posters that your own buy ins have nothing to do with your staking arrangement. If you bust out and he cashes, however big or little, you are not entitled to that $430. If he cashes big and wants to give it to you, that's a different story. Second, I'm surprised that you haven't already discussed your staking agreement with your friend. I think 60-40 of the profit is reasonable, but if he's a very good friend, you

Pics or it didn't happen imo.

Depending on who's in his class, he may not get in on the first ballot. But he's a 100% lock to get in within his first 5 ballots. No way Schilling is denied.

I actually got in a pretty bad situation with a roommate who completely stopped talking to me because he "didn't want to be associated with a loser who was fucking up his life". And then, as a strange twist of fate, I went busto a couple months after that. Hopefully once I get a steady job, I can re-invest some more money into poker and my learning of the game.

I feel really bad when I read stories like this. I was raised well without any serious traumatic experiences involving my parents, so when I start to get whiny and think about how much my life sucks, I stop and realize that I need to STFU because it could've been much worse and I need to stop being a pansy.

I've never been in shape. I've always had a bit of a belly, enough to make me conscious of it. Once I hit college, I basically let myself go, growing from 180 to 260. I finally had to hear a lecture from my parents who blasted me for getting so fat, and I started an extremely strict diet that caused me to lose 70 pounds in 6 months (189 at the end). I was looking better than I had since early high school years, and feeling great, except for the fact that I ate so little "bad food"

If I knew, I'd be getting banged right now.