Convincing the wife ....

[Holdfast]

Apologize for cross posting as I don't really know where to post this.
I won a freeroll to get in a $150K MTT at 1:30 PM Pacific time today...
Strange. My wife will play the super lotto and play a Filipino (I'm white) "gambling" card game with family for quarters. Yet, when I spend five hours winning a FREEROLL to get into a $150K tournament (starts today), she says that I am GAMBLING and she doesn't approve of poker! I explain that I spent no money and it takes a little skill to get past a few hundred players and that I have a chance to make up to $35K (or so) for free. She doesn't seem to get it. HELP please....
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[chesspain]

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Yet, when I spend five hours...

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Could this be the problem?

[blankoblanco]

get a divorce

[_TKO_]

When it comes to people you love, gambling isn't about the money.

[jacksquat]

my wife wanted to buy my way into the 2007 me for xmas. god i love her!!

[BigBuffet]

Tell her you'll give her parents 10% of your winnings to buy a new hut and water-buffalo [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Bats]

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Tell her you'll give her parents 10% of your winnings to buy a new hut and water-buffalo [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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LMAO

[omaha]

Or, you could tell her if you cant play, then you will get a couple of mail order brides to keep her in line.

[Bob T.]

Your wife is filipino, there is no convincing her. Whatever she says is right. Just deal with it.

I know, my wife is filipino.

[Vraket]

Don't use the 'I can win up to 35k' argument. It sounds like you're addicted, and that you don't have a clue. Since the chance of you winning those 35k is less than 0.5%, that argument is pretty silly.

A solid argument would be "I would really enjoy playing this and since it didn't cost me any money I can't see any reason why I shouldn't."