25 Oct 12, 05:41PM
(25 Oct 12, 01:48AM)Mael Wrote:(25 Oct 12, 12:54AM)Woolly Wrote: I have many friends though that are in incredible debt over online poker
That's good to hear. I'm researching Texas Hold'em, planning on playing online. Someone has to lose so that I can win.
Yep people definitely lose. I'm not sure why people become so addicted to it, I've seen friends drop out of university to play "professional poker" only to have them disappear for like a year and suddenly meet up with them and find out they are living with their parents, and in 50k worth of debt.
But I suppose this could happen with anything, I have another friend who nearly went this path trying to play Magic the Gathering professionally. After buying many cards to stay current, travelling all over the country to tournaments and qualifiers and spending 10k more then he had to spend... he quit cold turkey as it was destroying his life.