My Memories of Poker as a Compulsive Gambler

[guyneo]

Personal thinking based on experience. I am a loser in the game of chance. There are three possible goals. The winning-feeling. Outside world is very cruel and canbe very hard. Things are easier on the table. Secondly, the idea that I hold the secret to breaking the game. The powerful insight only reserved for selected people. When I win, I am confirmed that I am those select people. Feeling special. Lastly, the temptation of easy money. Working are hard and boring. The thrill of winning easily.

[maygeror]

Thank you for sharing your experience with poker. I have come to the same conclusion about my poker life: Nothing good comes from it. Poker serves no worthy purpose. I make money like a predator in the jungle, staking out the weak. Living the poker life is an outward expression of my selfishness.

So does life have a purpose? Of course it does... to love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.

[barcode477]

may god help you

[funkr77]

@Loooogie I understand the Theory of Poker and am more than aware of the odds involved.

The issue isnt anything to do with intelligence at all however it is to do with with addiction.. If you do not suffer from addiction then of course you are not going to understand it in which case dont bother watching any of my videos on this subject.

Is an alcoholic not intelligent as he drinks to much? Just move on.

I will not be replying to you any more.

thank you for your time

[funkr77]

@Loooogie Actually I have a quite a good IQ. Infact Compulsive gambling has nothing to do with "being dumb" however each to there own...

Happy Trolling!

[chank703]

Good stuff I'm in the sane boat I have just turned 21 and I lost it all in poker and roulttee it sucks now I got a dead end job making pennies when I was recently was playin for 100s it really sucks to start over fml

[ActingAl]

I can relate to this, thank you for sharing

[aprilrosemusic]

This guy looks like fucking loser Obama, but smarter.

[statuseight]

Good video mate. Compulsive gambling is a crazy world where any winnings are just gambled away again....... over and over....

Glad to see you got it under control.

[stacrafty]

sounds like a donk tbh, I play poker 6-10 hours a day 5 x a week, its more like a job than a game lol

[zederish]

the way u sit and talk is the exactly the same way as people I see at poker table

[jordanhollis]

you have no idea how much your words explained everything i am going through right now, It is killing me slowly, i wanna quit , but i just cannot seem to === im looking to get into g.a. hopefully with some help from God i will get through it

[louthesz]

Very good video - enjoyed it and understood the need to speak about it; i've given up after a very long addiction and talking helps so much, either to friends or complete strangers. Stick at it mate, well done.

[grenda5]

of all the stories about this subject,I find this one the most honest and helpful,here is a broken guy who is telling it like it is, hope you are in a good place now dude, thanks for sharing.

[onesportwonder24]

im a compulsive gambler. i do it for a job

its called poker

get a book and try it yourself

[flippy102]

And do you win more than you loose?

[macdaddi88]

i was a crackhead...its the SAME emotions.....OMG.....i have some GA issues...food issues....dopamine/serotonin , etc....good luck. y'all

[bluedick321]

u r an ex compulsive gambler thats ok u r safer than a gambling vigin u know the dangers good luck

[antoireland09]

the only money u ever win in a slot machine gambling table is another persons losses.

[tuggiewuggie]

this guy is so sexy! Yummy!

[macdaddi88]

r u for real...? ! he a cool cat , tho...werd

[McBain86]

His description of playing poker is amazingly vivid and accurate.

[onesportwonder24]

poker is only those things if you WIN

I love playing donkeys like these guys

[miketribute1]

fukin leach.....

[david34114]

thanks maan.. i wish you will never go back gamble.

[ProBanOnlinePoker]

DotComKid you are real ignorant, you mustve wrote your comment after winning a couple bucks. I'd like to see where you stand now. A quitter? that is one of the funniest things I've read. Life is not a gamble; you have to take risks but if you don't succeed your not going to go broke and lose your family and sometimes your life. Your a real idiot.

[youcreateit]

I have today decided I have a real problem. Too much time, money and self respect has been lost gambling. I feel pretty low now, but also excited that I have the opportunity to get rid of this cancer.

I have never benefitted from gambling and I thank you sir for your honest and sincere entry. I can see your pain and I will use that to deter me further.

My life is about to change, and only I can decide my destiny.

Peace and balance.

[vballray7]

Gambling has ruined my life and left me with little fight or spirit to rebound from my mistakes.I've gambled regularly for 25 years and have absolutely nothing to show for it.I only hope to stop and climb up the mountain of life to the top.The top of the mountain gives me a new life of love,and unselfishness.I've come to the conclusion that every moment spent in one's life gambling is a wasted moment of one's life.

[grenda5]

hey vballray7, there are countless stories in all walks of life of those who have come back from the abyss of this disease, prospered and became whole again, the main thing that helped me, forgive the past,accept it as part of your life experience, everything eventually passes, main point, determine here and now to be your ideal person, write your own success story the way only you can, determine to be in the winners circle of life.

[Computenator]

yea, gambling is like smoking...it's hard to get rid off the habit. like, i'm only 16 and i smoke every day, i've tried quitting but still i'm smoking when i haven't got nothing else to do.

[angellpaul]

Good luck Funk and thanks for sharing yor thoughts, you will be this illness

[angellpaul]

I have lost over £35,000 in the past 4 years. I have recently gone bankrupt and I find life very hard financially, I am a compulsive.

People who are not compulsive gamblers will never understand that is has got nothing to do with how good a poker player you are.

You might well be an excellent poker player, but because of your compulsive behaviour you will always end up losing everything.

In a way when I gambled I was at my most calm and relieved when I had lost every penny I had to my name.

[mcquaid2007]

dotcomkid if u were here now id slap u up something bad...how dare u spout that shit when all this guy is doin is trying to help people

[zelarian]

You can learn everything there is to playing any kind of hand dealt, but the difference between a winner and a looser is 'Discipline'. Learning how to successfully manage a bankroll and overcoming tilt should be mastered no matter what.

[alexkush]

hhha reliff once i have lost it all i cant leave if i still have munney and no matter how much i win isnt enough either im with you good luck im still in it till the neck dont thinkthere is any hope for me

[TheDotComKid84]

You never had the heart, the will the determination and most importantantly the patience to become a winning poker player.I do give you credit for knowing you were so bad you should quit though.But in a way you are just a quitter...its also not fair to say nothing good can come from gambling,life is a gamble and if you want to get ahead sometimes you have to take a shot.Gambling teaches a person about how important dicipline thought and control are in the game of life.

[funkr77]

It isnt a case of not having the heart. to a compulsive gambler nothing can come from gambling apart from destruction.

If stopping something that was causing problems in my life and doing something that improves my situation makes me a quitter then so be it. It also makes me the bigger man to face the problem. If you are happy living that life then good luck to you but I will not waste another minute of my time at the tables.

[GrisKomTillMig]

hahaha thedotcomkid, you living in your own world, i recommend that you never say a word to a person who has a addictional to gambling. he would have knocked you down because you don't have a freaking idea what the f'''''''''k you talking about.

[GAddictMatt]

good video Sir, I am a compulsive gambler myself and have just attended my first GA meeting in London

[cantosis2007]

Good video, shame there isn`t more videos on here from people with gambling problems. My gambling problem has spiralled out of control, so much so I was arrested the other day for fraud/deception that was obviously linked to gambling....For someone who has never been in the shit with the police before this is huge for me.

I am thinking about going to GA but I am not sure I want to sit in a circle of people and talk about it, but I do want to move on with my life before I lose everything.

[cza1989]

god do i hate gamblers at the poker tables, theres this guy at my local casino who raises 50-100 $ blind without looking at his cards, every thursday he's there and i never seen him leave the table with profit... such a shame, without guys like him on the table i dont see poker being really a gambling game ... dont get me wrong u need some luck to win, but you need more skills than luck

[jellybeansinc]

compulsive raisers are the worst, there are a basic set of rules one should follow

[reverseheavendotcom]

good luck with everything* really!

[BiggyBollocks]

That's one hell of a diary entry mate. I could almost feel a lot of it with you. God can I relate to the feeling of nausea you referred to. Thanks for sharing!

[bobhopes11]

very intresting and heartfelt.hope it helps doing video as im not sure many of us would/could be as open about the feelings and emotions behind the illness.good luck

[funkr77]

thanks for the comment. I have found strength via the gamblers anonymous rooms and with the members therein.

To anyone with a gambling problem the most important step is to admit to yourself you have a problem. Only then can you start on the road to recovery.