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Are all poker players degenerates?
Or is there a level one has to reach before being deemed so. I don't think I'm a degenerate, I only play free MTT a couple of times a week, haven't been to Vegas in a while altho I did play a STT at French Lick, IN. Does one have to drink heavily and chase women to be degenerate? That certainly leaves me out, thank goodness. The people I play with don't read here, so I'm being exposed to many new concepts and words. I don't mean that degenerate is new, but it seems that you can't say poker player without including it.
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Re: Are all poker players degenerates?
Usually "degenerate" is used in the 2+2/Poker world to describe one of three types of individuals:
1) Someone who gambles far above their means, and is usually busted 2) Someone who gambles within their means, but enjoys making longshot, high dollar prop and sports bets, and finally 3) The Websters definition of "degenerate", a player who plays poker well, with thought, but lives a degenerate lifestyle. Hope this helps. ~Mike |
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Re: Are all poker players degenerates?
1. Okay.
2. Okay. 3. Ouch. |
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Re: Are all poker players degenerates?
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n. 1. A depraved, corrupt, or vicious person. 2. A person lacking or having progressively lost normative biological or psychological characteristics. [/ QUOTE ] Poker in and of itself isn't to blame, it just so happens that gambling happens to attract degenerates. |
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Re: Are all poker players degenerates?
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I did play a STT at French Lick, IN [/ QUOTE ] I played a tournament there a couple weeks ago. Terrible structure. The 3/6 NL game actually looked really good, but that's too expensive for me. Maybe I'll play some more there when I get my roll up to 12k. To answer your question, no, playing poker doesn't make you degenerate unless gambling is wrong according to your system of morality or you're playing with money you can't afford to lose. It's weird that you'd ask a question like that here on a POKER website, what do you expect us to say? |
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Re: Are all poker players degenerates?
Gimme a break. I hang out on this forum because it mostly populated by highly intelligent, articulate (well, maybe we have to ding Shaun Deeb a bit for his writing, although he's obviously an excellent player) individuals, who, let's face it, are providing valuable advice for free to newbies and wannabes such as myself. If these guys are degenerates, sign me up.
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Re: Are all poker players degenerates?
I think like most other things in life, it's about balance. And it can be about anything, not just poker, so if there is something in your life that is out of balance, it has the potential to affect your life in an adverse way. I think it has more to do with the individual's tendencies, than it does to poker itself. I play recreationally, so if my playing negatively affected my career or family, the issue is really my choices, not poker itself, because my poor choices of excess can surface in other ways as well.
[/my 2 cents] |
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Re: Are all poker players degenerates?
No. And you can say poker player without including it.
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Re: Are all poker players degenerates?
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No. And you can say poker player without including it. [/ QUOTE ] Sorry. Didn't mean to strike a nerve. As I said, I don't think I'm a degenerate, altho I did go to Vegas with a few K with no fear of losing it all, altho I didn't, came home with most of it. And I certainly didn't mean to offend any long-time 2+2'ers, but I did notice the word being used a bit and wondered if it was in disapproval or as a badge of honor. |
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Re: Are all poker players degenerates?
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[ QUOTE ] No. And you can say poker player without including it. [/ QUOTE ] As I said, I don't think I'm a degenerate, altho I did go to Vegas with a few K with no fear of losing it all, altho I didn't, came home with most of it. [/ QUOTE ] This is fine, and actually good. Your treating it as entertainment money, money that if you lose, you can afford it. A degen takes far too much and EXPECTS to double it. Or more. |
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