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Old 11-02-2007, 02:31 PM
Spidar Spidar is offline
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My wife has offered me 1k for a strictly tourny bankrool. There are small, $40-$50, daily tournys here in LA as well as $100's and bigger. The caveat (isn't there always a caveat?) is that after the original 1k is re-paid, 50% of any prize money goes to household expenses and the rest is mine. The $40's pay about 2k for a win. As I currently pay my own buy-ins it appears to be a win-win, but the deal seems to be a longterm loser as it impacts my expected roi using my own money. I only have time to play a tourny, maybe 2 a week. Am I overthinking this? Anyone have thoughts?
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:36 PM
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thought 1- dont get married

thought 2- keep money that she doesnt know about and play whatever u want with it
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:43 PM
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What do you mean by the "rest of the winnings" is yours? That makes no sense to me at all. My wife and I share everything. There is no money that is mine and that is her's (maybe that means it is all her's...hmmm?).

Anyhow. This seems like an odd situation indeed. Best of luck with your marriage & poker.

Sherman
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:46 PM
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tell her you always lose and then keep the money, buy a porsche and tell her you deal drugs
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:49 PM
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Yeah I always thought that in marriage it was "whats mine is yours" and vice versa.

Maybe his wife is the main provider of the household and gives him an allowance ala Steadman(sp?) and Oprah.
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:59 PM
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lol @ allowance, it's like that ancient thread about this guy who gives his wife pocket money and keep everything else

that was a classic thread
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Old 11-02-2007, 03:07 PM
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So your wife is backing you? Who pays household expenses now? Seems like a crazy arrangement to me. Also it is really funny to me that you are worried about hurting your long term ROI, when the alternative is being forced to share 1/2 your winnings with your wife.
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Old 11-02-2007, 03:16 PM
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Old 11-02-2007, 03:19 PM
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My wife has offered me 1k for a strictly tourny bankrool. There are small, $40-$50, daily tournys here in LA as well as $100's and bigger. The caveat (isn't there always a caveat?) is that after the original 1k is re-paid, 50% of any prize money goes to household expenses and the rest is mine. The $40's pay about 2k for a win. As I currently pay my own buy-ins it appears to be a win-win, but the deal seems to be a longterm loser as it impacts my expected roi using my own money. I only have time to play a tourny, maybe 2 a week. Am I overthinking this? Anyone have thoughts?

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I'll come out of the MTTc woodwork to say...

Trust me, this is a horrible idea. Just have your own Poker bankroll. If the two of you aren't comfortable with it, then don't have a poker bankroll.

Making logistics like this will drive you nuts, there is 0% chance she'll understand the swings, or in general, the nature of maintaining a poker bankroll.

If it's important to you, let her know that and make her compromise by having it as a hobby of yours. If she can't make that compromise, then maybe it's not right for your relationship.

My two cents.
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Old 11-02-2007, 03:46 PM
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So your wife is backing you? Who pays household expenses now? Seems like a crazy arrangement to me. Also it is really funny to me that you are worried about hurting your long term ROI, when the alternative is being forced to share 1/2 your winnings with your wife.

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wp sir
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