How Do I Tell my friend I DO NOT Want to stake him

[Banks2334]

Surf,
I'll tell him.

[turnipmonster]

just tell him you don't stake friends for serious money ever.

[tom10167]

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"I DO NOT want to stake you."

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It really doesn't get any more simple than this.

You could however, try mixing it up with "I do not want to stake you." or maybe even " I would rather not stake you."

[Toddy]

That is a tough position to be in.

[MatusowIsBald]

How about going all Yoda on him and saying "Stake you I will not." Kidding. Seriously though, I would just let him know you don't want to risk other people's money, especially when they are friends. If you're a good player and feeling generous maybe you could give him some pointers so he could play on his own? If he says no to that, he's just plain lazy.

[lemonPeel]

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Afraid to find out just how good a friend he is, huh? Especially since you'd be giving him his reality check/wake up call.

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[Mike Cuneo]

One way to avoid this problem is to simply stake me instead for the $5k since I'm not your friend. Now both problems are solved!

[Masquerade]

Just say: "Sorry Mikey, but you're an overweight drunk gambling addict convict and you'll have to go back to dealing blow to raise a stake."

[Jihad]

Surf,

You're a pretty level-headed guy. You should know that the only way that this can end amicably is if you simply tell him "hey i'm not comfortable staking you." He may react strange at first, but if he's not willing to separate business and friends, then he's not a friend.

Tom

[disjunction]

He's not going to fully forgive you for this. If it's a casual friend, then, like others said, just say no. If it's a closer friend, lie. Say you're not staking anyone anymore. If you need a reason, it's because you've lost too much through staking in the past. Then be much quieter about your gambling finances in the future.

If it's a really close friend, then it goes back to simply saying no again, and giving your reasons.