I forgot to mention I actually played roulette on Friday night too and won $300. So the roll was $1100 when yesterday started. Now it's $400.

I still do have an $1150 tournament ticket that I won 2 years ago and if the casino honours this and gives me a cash refund, that'll be a nice boost to my bankroll.

But otherwise I have just $400.

Feels ****. I think I might take a few days off poker and posting here tbh. I need to sort my life out. Need to change my sleeping pattern, start doing exercise, get into the habit of cooking food at home, etc.

Eventually I'll go back to poker and grind either small stakes live or micro stakes online. But for now, I need a break from the casino walls and from gambling.

Yeah my wife knows everything. I'm honest with her. She's obviously not thrilled about me losing so much $$$, but she still supports me overall.

Nah I went to gambler's anonymous once and it's a cult. It's a bunch of 50 year olds who are addicted to the pokies (slot machines) who believe that a higher power is in control of their life... I don't buy that **** at all. I'm all about personal responsibility. You control your own life. I also believe that you need to find a distinction between +EV and -EV gambling and it's unfair to lump poker into the same category as slot machines.

Nah. Doing both aa and ga at the same time will drive him nuts. There are now all encompassing I’m a degenerate 12 step programs that encompass every addiction and sin imaginable. Sign up for that so you don’t have 3 meetings a week w 3 different sponsors

According to the Drudge Report Australia is the biggest drinking country in the world. Aussie Aussie Aussie oy oy oy

Meanwhile, down under…



https://youtu.be/SKlp7Uyk-N8

https://youtu.be/ssz1JoUsiRY

https://youtu.be/c9-zGeCBVz0

But things down under aren’t always what they seem. Don’t stop seeking, or rather, start seeking…

https://youtu.be/Uq6T-S1VULo

Google the lyrics world party sunshine

And finally, if you’ve made it this far, and trust me, one day you’ll be given the chance to repeat these choices and do it again , for better or worse, click on the next one, I dare ya

Come on OP, seriously. How is it possible with all these gambling degen stories to deny you have an gambling addiction problem? Sweet jesus.

Meanwhile, down under…









But things down under aren’t always what they seem. Don’t stop seeking, or rather, start seeking…



Google the lyrics world party sunshine

And finally, if you’ve made it this far, and trust me, one day you’ll be given the chance to repeat these choices and do it again , for better or worse, perhaps too late,click on the next one, I dare ya

It's a shame you didn't lose all your money rather than prolonging what seems to be the inevitable.

The sooner you quit this idea that you're some professional poker / pit gambler and go get a job and earn some money the better.

fyp

I can't speak for other people in this thread, but in my entire time on 2p2, I've only ever used one account, and that's this one.

6bm, are you starting to figure out why the casino is giving you "free" alcohol yet and why that's not a good thing despite you thinking it is

SMH.

The higher power in control of your life is your gambling addiction dude.

You were playing roulette last night. You are not a poker player. You are a gambler. And the fact that it was roulette above any other table games proves that you have a problem.

Get help before you destroy yourself and the people you claim to care about.

This has been continual refrain all the way back to Season 1. The OP sees himself as successful in poker and that any financial adversity is merely a matter of a lapse of discipline that can be resolved by just being a bit more diligent. There is no tie between them.

His mother doesn't seem inclined push him out the door and even her death would be a financial bonanza for him since he could sell his share of the house. He's a long way from the bottom that would cause him to see that he needs outside help.

Poker is gambling, pot meet kettle.

I personally think the writers need to get a little more creative for season 3. This story arc seems a bit recycled. Has OP thought about some new kind of get rich scheme or possibly a caper of some sort with some wacky yet highly skilled characters who find themselves in a zany situation?

I don't understand why you keep playing the casino games OP. They can never be beaten in the long run. You will always be down money if you play long enough. Just telling yourself this should be enough to never play them. You were doing well at poker earlier in this thread, why not continue with that?

This free unlimited alcohol was never a good thing for you. All you're doing is drinking and drinking, then heading over to the casino games while drunk to lose more money. You can't control yourself when drunk - this is very apparent. And you're destroying your liver, although I guess that's the least of your concerns right now.

That's not how addictions work.

People don't just quit doing Heroin because they know it's bad for their health.

I don't know... I mean sure the storyline is repetitive and one could easily blame the writers of being victim of laziness, but why change what works, right!?! A lazy-stubborn-narcissistic protagonist that is afflicted by various addictions and falls into all the potential pitfalls - as stoopid as they may be -, just works like a charm and keeps the readers demanding for more of those "Noooo, you can't be this clueless!?!" moments

You responded to this post but not my one in the Viffer thread?

Well in that case, if he won't seek help, I guess he has to figure out a way himself. The alcohol is a big problem. I notice he's doing this when drunk. Maybe it's an alcohol problem more than a gambling problem.

Guess I missed it, but what does that have to do with this thread?

Nothing, just thought I'd point it out.

The more OP donks off on casino games, the less he updates about poker, because he has no money to actually play poker with.

Its very simple. Only play poker.

Poker is part of the problem. I'd say go to school and get a high paying job but that is what he should have done years ago. He's in his late 20s now with nothing to his name.

I think there's a reason why the writers didn't make hero lose all his "bankroll" the other night at the casino, and that's to leave the door open to an epic upswing of the remaining monies and deliver a killer third season with a lot of online button clicking, fancy live games, cans of imported crab meat and above all terrible, terrible decision making.

Usually when a fiction gets that predictable season after season I'd stop reading and move on to something else but I feel committed to the characters and the story after following for so long, so yeah, go 6bm!

If he lost it all he wont be able to miraculously run it up as he soon will

Then he'll be in the same position with a bit more money and spunk it up the wall again. Rinse and repeat.