Guys I might be done gambling.

[OmgUrMom]

I have lost my last 4 sport bets, ($100-$400 bets which is big for me on sports) I have lost my last 6 poker sessions. (-$800, -$100, -$1700, -$400, -$300, -$700). At one point I thought i was a good poker player, so much for that.

I have a $9 an hour job, no education and i just blew through my $5000 in savings that took a couple years to build. I am an idiot

Why do I post this thread? I don't know

[OmgUrMom]

would someone mind logging into my account and paying off my debts (just post once then send 7 points?) I need to stay away from this site to help me quit gambling but i will not be a point stiff.

[Brock Landers]

everyone goes bust from time to time, take a break, you'd be amazed what a month off will do for your gambling juices

[flyingillini]

The sad thing is this post is probably true.

[dodger33]

everyone goes bust from time to time, take a break, you'd be amazed what a month off will do for your gambling juices

Or longer. Build up your bankroll again and use better money management next time! Never gamble with money you don't have! Good luck!

[OmgUrMom]

The sad thing is this post is probably true.

of course its true. why would i tell a lie on gambling forum?

It is not that spectacular, to lots of people $5k probably isn't much even. But to me its big losses and that's why i am an idiot.

Brock i have retired before, but i can't keep doing this. I save up just to wipe out my savings again by playing

[OmgUrMom]

Or longer. Build up your bankroll again and use better money management next time! Never gamble with money you don't have! Good luck!

that is my problem, i know what money management is, and i know that i should follow it but after i get a few bad beats all that goes out the window and i can't control myself

[toastedbread01]

of course its true. why would i tell a lie on gambling forum?

It is not that spectacular, to lots of people $5k probably isn't much even. But to me its big losses and that's why i am an idiot.

Brock i have retired before, but i can't keep doing this. I save up just to wipe out my savings again by playing

Call that help line. Don't know the number, but I'm not even joking.

[minet123]

it not about winning or losing
it's the ACTION
Hang in there
take a break, go to a meeting..there you will hear REAL problems

[Thor4140]

of course its true. why would i tell a lie on gambling forum?

It is not that spectacular, to lots of people $5k probably isn't much even. But to me its big losses and that's why i am an idiot.

Brock i have retired before, but i can't keep doing this. I save up just to wipe out my savings again by playing

Dude don't listen to Brock. dumbest advice i ever saw. Take it as a learning lesson and move on with ur life. Gambling is a waste of time.

[emoney]

no, the sad thing is that Brock is offering advice to another gambler.

[OmgUrMom]

Call that help line. Don't know the number, but I'm not even joking.

thanks for the points bread, they are going to my loan in a second.

I probably should call but i don't see how they can help me. I know all the facts, i have read gambler anyoymous websites and all the steps. I have tried to do them and sometimes it works for a couple months but i eventually convince myself that i will follow proper br management and (at times i can be a decent poker player) which makes things worse because i have won in the past and i remind myself of those times. I just have to forget somehow, i am not a winning player that is for sure.

[minet123]

thanks for the points bread, they are going to my loan in a second.

I probably should call but i don't see how they can help me. I know all the facts, i have read gambler anyoymous websites and all the steps. I have tried to do them and sometimes it works for a couple months but i eventually convince myself that i will follow proper br management and (at times i can be a decent poker player) which makes things worse because i have won in the past and i remind myself of those times. I just have to forget somehow, i am not a winning player that is for sure.

1)GA Is a joke for compulsive moron slot players
2)Go to NA
3)LISTEN
4)Put your hand up and ask for help and just say you have a problem if you go into details ignore the azz holes who look down on you because your not a crack head/Junkie the true spirit of the fellowship is addiction
5)Stick with it and within 2-3 months you will know if you belong and have a problem other than lack of discipline

[Brock Landers]

JJ Gold will give you words to live by

[OmgUrMom]

would someone mind logging into my account and paying off my debts (just post once then send 7 points?) I need to stay away from this site to help me quit gambling but i will not be a point stiff.

would anyone be willing to do this? i guess i don't know what is in it 4 you.....I owe roughly 400 points. (not sure if SBR would not allow this???) i suppose you could be worried about getting trouble for multiaccounting.

[toastedbread01]

thanks for the points bread, they are going to my loan in a second.

I probably should call but i don't see how they can help me. I know all the facts, i have read gambler anyoymous websites and all the steps. I have tried to do them and sometimes it works for a couple months but i eventually convince myself that i will follow proper br management and (at times i can be a decent poker player) which makes things worse because i have won in the past and i remind myself of those times. I just have to forget somehow, i am not a winning player that is for sure.

Well the first step is to recognize you have a problem. From that point, you have to be open to professional help.

Secondly, if you are making $9 an hour, you shouldn't be anywhere near gambling. Thirdly, I hope you are in school or something.

[flyingillini]

Snort some powda before you make your bets!

[OmgUrMom]

1)GA Is a joke for compulsive moron slot players
2)Go to NA
3)LISTEN
4)Put your hand up and ask for help and just say you have a problem if you go into details ignore the azz holes who look down on you because your not a crack head/Junkie the true spirit of the fellowship is addiction
5)Stick with it and within 2-3 months you will know if you belong and have a problem other than lack of discipline

yea i figured GA would be mostly older slot players ect. and i would have a hard time relating.

I will look up NA.

Minet, i believe in some way i may enjoy losing...I believe i may be more relaxed after i lose.... any thoughts on this? I mean in my head i say of course i want to win and make money ect. but there is much less tension in me when i don't have money so maybe its in my subconscious to try and lose?

[BGS 9.5]

take forever off, this obviously isn't for you....

[UntilTheNDofTimE]

OMG as far as poker goes i consider myself a very good player that still has a lot to learn, i have 3-5 session losing streaks all the time you just have to practice good risk management. Im assuming your play 1-3 and possibly 2-5 but to lose 1700 you had to keep rebuying multiple times. You need to keep it cool there and not go on tilt.

Take a break separate a portion of your income dedicated to gambling so you can keep finances in order. get back in school and get a better job.

[tachi]

0-4 from sports is something usual,your losses are from poker mainly.there are many bots,most of the sites are rigged I think, avoid it.

but if you enjoy to play,don't go to the no limit tables,
the fixed limit gives more chances and will reduce the losses.

[DrStale]

If you make 9 bucks an hour, have no education, and blew through 2 years worth of savings in a few days and you only "might" be done gambling, then you still have issues to work through.

People who do what you di don't "bounce back" after a month off. They just don't.

And whatever you do, DO NOT listen to Brock. This is a guy who has lost everything, more than once and is still betting a ridiculous chunk of his bankroll right now. There are just some people who should not gamble. Period.

[OmgUrMom]

0-4 from sports is something usual,but your losses are from poker mainly.there are many bots,most of the sites are rigged I think, avoid it.

but if you enjoy to play,don't go to the no limit tables,
the fixed limit will surely give you more chances and will reduce the losses.

most of my losses where playing live poker in casinos.

Endoftime, in minnesota they have this law that says max bet $60 so there is no, no limit tables . So i end up playing limit at canterbury, im absolutely terrible at limit and i get absolutely destroyed (8/16-15/30) 30/60 if im really tilted

[yahoonino]

it a hard to beat the book,,,it a toughf business

[INVEGA MAN]

Sad story but if you want to really quit, u have to stay away form these forums

[UntilTheNDofTimE]

most of my losses where playing live poker in casinos. Endoftime, in minnesota they have this law that says max bet $60 so there is no, no limit tables . So i end up playing limit at canterbury, im absolutely terrible at limit and i get absolutely destroyed (8/16-15/30) 30/60 if im really tilted

I wudnt even play live poker if that was the case..

[OmgUrMom]

If you make 9 bucks an hour, have no education, and blew through 2 years worth of savings in a few days and you only "might" be done gambling, then you still have issues to work through.

People who do what you di don't "bounce back" after a month off. They just don't.

And whatever you do, DO NOT listen to Brock. This is a guy who has lost everything, more than once and is still betting a ridiculous chunk of his bankroll right now. There are just some people who should not gamble. Period.

you are very right, sometimes i can quit for 2-4 months but it seems never much longer than that. Once my finances are back in order i can't stay away from the tables/sport bet) The pain from the last losses eventually fades and I remember the good wins, not the losses. I really do want to quit, the problem is will i still want to quit 2-4 months from now? How do i break myself from this cycle?

[Extra Innings]

I think "liking losing" has to do with KNOWING. You hate yourself and what you have become and losing is akin to finding out your girlfriend has been cheating on you when you knew it all along. Gambling for most leads to death and destruction. Seek solace in the Lord....ask FlyingIllini for forgiveness.

[stealthyburrito]

yeah don't come back around here, the temptations will be too much, and you'll bury yourself again.

[minet123]

Minet, i believe in some way i may enjoy losing...I believe i may be more relaxed after i lose.... any thoughts on this? I mean in my head i say of course i want to win and make money ect. but there is much less tension in me when i don't have money so maybe its in my subconscious to try and lose?

it's a question of self centered-ness and lack of self esteeem(look at JJ's shtick)
plus like all of human kind you have issues it just learning how to deal with them

[OmgUrMom]

I wudnt even play live poker if that was the case..

i know i shouldn't play, but i am an addict I am pretty terrible at limit, i would at least have a chance to win if i was in a no limit state. But i have to stop talking and thinking like that. That is what gets me playing again

[THE PROFIT]

I went 0-6-1 on Sunday, hit one play yesterday & lost 2 today. I cant bet baseball but I know this. So I'm playing very small & waiting for football season. Just take a break, play SBR points, do whatever you need to get your gambling fix, & just wait for football season. You cant win in everything, you're fortunate to win in 1 or 2, what sport do you know the most about, follow closest, know how to handicap, have any connections? If it's not MLB leave the shit alone!!!

Just wait til September when the Little Chicago Syndicate starts working its magic

[shari91]

would someone mind logging into my account and paying off my debts (just post once then send 7 points?) I need to stay away from this site to help me quit gambling but i will not be a point stiff. would anyone be willing to do this? i guess i don't know what is in it 4 you.....I owe roughly 400 points. (not sure if SBR would not allow this???) i suppose you could be worried about getting trouble for multiaccounting.

If you can get one of the mods to say it's okay, I have no problem doing it for you. I don't use points anyway, so it's not like you have to worry about me scamming you. I'm sorry to hear about all of this OMG.

[UntilTheNDofTimE]

i know i shouldn't play, but i am an addict I am pretty terrible at limit, i would at least have a chance to win if i was in a no limit state. But i have to stop talking and thinking like that. That is what gets me playing again

Playing limit is only good for trying to hit bonuses cheap. Besides that i cant imagine why anyone wud ever play limit.

[wrongturn]

it is hard to quit. take some time off until you have savings again, but only put 10% for gambling use. it is for fun, not to earn a living, really.