Sunday NY Times Magazine 5000 word article on online poker

[Riverbend]

6 internet pages is about 5000 words, right?
Anyway, not sure what to make of this. The author profiles a 19 year old college kid who is also a compulsive gambler and whose poison is online poker. It's error filled yet well written and researched but slanted in a way to make it sound like anyone could become a compulsive gambler. Bankroll and money management are the least of this kid's problems. Worth reading. There is a lot of misinformation out there. Poker Players Alliance certainly has it's work cut out for it.

[Case Closed]

I don't get how all these people get addicted to this game. If I could not make money from this I would never play. It's so boring.

[Gildwulf]

That's because you play it the right way.

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That's because you play it the right way.

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Wrong.

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Most winning poker players are either immune to the action rush or know to keep their cravings in check: they fold between 60 and 80 percent of their hands without making a single bet.

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You have to fold 60% of your hands to be a winning player? Pretty wild stuff in this article.

[jman220]

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That's because you play it the right way.

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Wrong.

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Most winning poker players are either immune to the action rush or know to keep their cravings in check: they fold between 60 and 80 percent of their hands without making a single bet.

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You have to fold 60% of your hands to be a winning player? Pretty wild stuff in this article.

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Really? Most winning players don't have a vp$ip lower than 40 percent?

[jman220]

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I don't get how all these people get addicted to this game. If I could not make money from this I would never play. It's so boring.

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Honestly, where do you think you make your money from?

[kipin]

Link to the article?

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web page

You need to sign up to read it. It should not be too hard. Just give them your email address or something.

[dp13368]

You should not need to sign up:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/ma...ted=2&_r=1

[KeysrSoze]

The moral? Don't play poker or you'll end up robbing a bank. If you're a fish that is. Kind of heavy handed.