i will not play poker for money again day 1

Hello everyone, picked up my poker trophy last night its a very nice glass one then came second in last nights game. I think ill stick to amatuer games at the pub from now on to jeep playing the game I love but not play for money. Its day two of not gambling and I've been to the gym and run 2.8 kilometres in eighteen minutes not bad I've got to keep going to gym every Wednesday, Friday, Sunday each week and keep upping my distance to do the 365 miles in a year. My diets going well and I've lost a quater of a stone so far which is staying off

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I feel that I'm going to keep smoking as my vice as I cant give up everything at the same time, I know I shouldn't play poker at all but everyone needs a hobby and mine is poker I love it​

Hi Adam well done bud, I could tell you it's a stupid idea and it will just keep them gambling thoughts going through your mind but it's your recovery and that's might be the thing that makes the difference for you itching that itch without going all in.

Well done on another day and keep them other interest going

And well done on the trophy pleased to know your happy with second best

KTF

This one looks best in Brighton gave a think about it

St John The Baptist Church, Bristol Road
Brighton,United Kingdom,BN2 1AP
Monday 20:00 - 21:30

less than a Mile from queens road

Right going to not post untill I have lasted a month not gambling as I keep going back to square one and having to dissapoint all of u every time I do. I gambled last night and today and am down about thirty pounds. I'm not doing well am I. Right I'm going to get paid on the 28th and most of this money is already accounted for I've wasted 200 pounds this month so that's all my spending money for Feb gone, luckily I have nothing planned will just put essentials on credit card. I'll self exclude from account and start a fresh tomo. On a plus my gym work and weight loss is going well. Right I will post again once I've managed thirty days . Over not out adam

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hi mate, poker for me was also a big part of my life for 10 years and would make constant excuses to keep playing it, but for me it is the crack C*****e of gambling and im afraid its all or nothing if you want to quit. i reckon ive lost 50k to poker. i also used to consider myself a good player, winning numerous live/ online tournaments and playing in big cash games at the casinos and card rooms. choose life not poker. poker is sad

Hi Adam sorry to read this keep working at it mate. I think you need to find a work around for the issues that's stopping you putting them blocks in place. Hope your still at least reading and lurking about on here

KTF

Hope you're doing okay Adam

hi oldham, degen, wcid, balvard, dean, brownie, jigsaw and everyone else :), update time: i've not gambled online for ten days now and am going strong. The tempation has been there but ive been strong enough to regect it. Im still at 13 stone now so havent gone up as ive been going to the gym. I hope everyone is well 🙂

Right so just been thinking about my gambling and its fair to say I was never trying to win my money back because a I don't know the full extent of my gambling loss (over thiteen years its got to be like tens of thousands unfortunately. And b I never play in games where I can win back that amount of money. I never get to the final table in tournaments so at best I double up on money invested at the cost of four hours maybe 8 hours playing. Someone said that after a significant loss u see the money spent as trivial as u don't look at it as the actual purchasing power it has just the small increase in what u have already spent.

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Its fair to say when I spend money on my laptop on poker I start and I think forty pounds that's six hours work as a treat, lose that then think twenty more that's sixty pounds altogether that's just day worked then lose that then think right sixty lose that then sixty again lose that usually the quickest off all then I take a break and stop and self exclude. Come back on site and say right not doing that again

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But why before I start do I not think one days work not putting that in my laptop, I'm not trying to win ba ck the money I've already put in my laptop.

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So I joined up six months ago and have spent one thousand on poker since. Hows time to recoup next six months thousand by not gambling, saving two hundred a month and going on holiday in Sept with. Hurray

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So today is day three and I honestly say I cant think why I try and win money on poker,transferred

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Some money to make up for the loss and I have enough left to get me thru the month luckily

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