spikymarv99 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 With all the April Fools jokes, I was just wondering how many times everyone has been tapped. I was busted twice: once during my junior year in high school while living in New York (had to get a delivery boy job to rebuild) and 6 years later during my junior year in college (good old scholarships to the rescue to rebuild the roll). Link to post Share on other sites
pckt10s 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 afterschool when my school loans ran out... Link to post Share on other sites
spikymarv99 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 I had a response for your thread before I realized it was a joke. It was basically grow a sack and keep playing. Link to post Share on other sites
HangukMiguk 8 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 i haven't went bust yet playing.not bragging, just admitting that it's still to come. Link to post Share on other sites
2paclives 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 do you mean in terms of life or poker bankroll? Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Define broke. Link to post Share on other sites
spikymarv99 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 Define broke.Broke = no more bankroll. Completely busted; not even enough money to buy into a 4-8 game. That's broke.do you mean in terms of life or poker bankroll?Aren't the same thing???? Link to post Share on other sites
pckt10s 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Broke = no more bankroll. Completely busted; not even enough money to buy into a 4-8 game. That's broke.Aren't the same thing???? well than I guess I am currently broke... but I'm not... or something... Link to post Share on other sites
PoppinFresh 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Once, deposited $50 when I had no idea how to play poker, built it up a bit, played way higher than I should have and went BUSTO!! Link to post Share on other sites
finztotheleft 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 i haven't went bust yet playing.not bragging, just admitting that it's still to come.DittoPlease tell me that's not a picture of the latest girlfriend... Link to post Share on other sites
Don Giovanni 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 why do you all insist that it is mandatory to go broke at some point playing poker? Link to post Share on other sites
mosley 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 i don't think you have to go broke. some people are just ambitious, shall we say. Link to post Share on other sites
Java 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Poker 0 ... life 3 Link to post Share on other sites
OrzyVibe 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 why do you all insist that it is mandatory to go broke at some point playing poker?I tend to agree....why it has to be a given is a question to me. Maybe if you are playing for a living, I can understand it more. If you aren't, then it sounds like bankroll mismanagement. IMO. Link to post Share on other sites
No_Neck 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 why do you all insist that it is mandatory to go broke at some point playing poker?Because Steve7stud said so... Link to post Share on other sites
Bubba83 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Poker Bankroll wise, 0 times. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I only ever went broke in my Blackjack BR............ it may or may not have been the same as my Poker BR... Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhite 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I've gone broke playing poker quite a few times. Link to post Share on other sites
No_Neck 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I get paid biweekly, I get paid on thursday night and then by monday morning I am broke for the next 10 days. Link to post Share on other sites
Yoda 1 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 why do you all insist that it is mandatory to go broke at some point playing poker?I agree with this - I started with $100 at micro limits and I never play too far out of my bankroll for too long (the occassional why the hell not sure, but always with a stop loss in mind).I haven't ever gone broke in poker, don't plan to. A combination of good bankroll management and a healthy fear of having $1000 on the table that can be lost in one hand keeps me in line.So screw the notion that all good poker players have to go broke at some point...just learn your lessons from other peoples mistakes! Link to post Share on other sites
No_Neck 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I agree with this - I started with $100 at micro limits and I never play too far out of my bankroll for too long (the occassional why the hell not sure, but always with a stop loss in mind).I haven't ever gone broke in poker, don't plan to. A combination of good bankroll management and a healthy fear of having $1000 on the table that can be lost in one hand keeps me in line.So screw the notion that all good poker players have to go broke at some point...just learn your lessons from other peoples mistakes!that healthy fear will disappear and then you will go broke, it is part of being human Link to post Share on other sites
Yoda 1 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 that healthy fear will disappear and then you will go broke, it is part of being humanWanna bet? :-P Link to post Share on other sites
No_Neck 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Wanna bet? :-Pthat was funny touchee Link to post Share on other sites
spikymarv99 0 Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 If you play poker for fun and have a regular job, I guess you can't really go broke. If poker is your only source of income, then the reality of going broke is a true possiblity. Look at it this way: for fun, you don't need to spend money on bills such as rent, tuition repayment, etc. You can just keep building your bankroll. When it's your only source of income, bills need to be paid. Lets say you have a roll of $36,000 to play 40-80. You have an average month and make $5,000. You have to pay rent (1,200), school loan (400), car payment (500), utilities (200), insurance (100), living expenses, etc..... Not much goes into your roll. Let's say the next month, variance kicks your balls and you lose 80BB for the month. You still have to pay your bills. Your roll is suddenly shrinking. This is the "life," and it can get brutal. Are there any people that do this for a living. I don't mean college students who don't want to get a job waiting tables. I mean people with real expenses. I have been doing this for real for since my senior year of college (though it was my once source of income after my sophmore year in high school, but I didn't have real expenses then), thru law school, took a break to be a lawyer, started again, and will probably be done for good in the fall when I go to Berkeley for my MBA. It is tough. Feel free to chime in. Link to post Share on other sites
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