why do you play for money?

[trustyrusty]

Money won by skill is twice as sweet as money earnt :thumbup:

Playing for money hones your game under pressure. It's easy to pot away like a pro when playing your mates for fun. Under pressure when you have something to lose (in this case money), that is when your true game comes out. Do you rise to the occasion or fold ?

I don't play for big big money , not enough that i can't afford to lose it, but enough that it is a bit of a sting on the wallet. Usually around $500

I always hated that quote.....if indeed you won with SKILL, you did EARN it. You can't tell me you didn't have to work to develop that skill. Lucky winnings (like lottery, etc.), certainly would be sweet, but winning the same amount with your skill (earning it), would be WAY better to me.

 

[Pushout]

The reason people play for money is to chase the high they get from winning it.

Typically, they experience some early success in a risk endeavor (poker, horse racing, casino gambling, day trade stock market) and get a good buzz from it.

Then they spend the rest of their lives trying to recapture that buzz.

Most end up losers, but tend to suppress memory of the losses and keep going for that winning feeling. Just another drug.

Yeah, everyone who plays for money is that way. NOT! I hear it all the time, though.

 

[ososlow]

I play for Money to pay for table time at the pool hall. Maybe even a free dinner or a tank of gas if i win. I don't bet very high. Just enough to not want to lose

 

[Papa Red]

Only one reason! I'm married and my wife likes money............