You know you're playing too much poker when...

ditpoker

1... when writing an academic essay you refer to differences as 'positive or negative variance'.
2... when EV can easily be applied to economic essays.
3... when you're watching sky sports and see a player get crippled in a two footed lunge and all you can say is "player gone!"
4... when you go crazy with the McDonalds Euro Saver Menu because "sure its just a small blind!"
5... when you're not completely against investigating rakeback deals on pamelapoker.com
6... when Natalie Pinkham (EPT television reporter) easily finds her way into top totty discussion!!

thats all for now! back to my economic essay!

5starpool

My symptoms are much different to those as none of the above have ever happened to me, and I have never heard of either of the sites/people mentioned in the last 2. I know I play too much poker because my spreadsheet tells me so.

ianmc38

When all your friends turn around to you and say "do you know something? you never shut the fúck about poker. every conversation you ever have has something about poker in it".

El Stuntman

you try to teach your dog chip tricks

fuzzbox

you look at how much rake you have paid - and its $250,000 this year.

phantom_lord

ianmc38 wrote:

When all your friends turn around to you and say "do you know something? you never shut the fúck about poker. every conversation you ever have has something about poker in it".

Goodluck2me

ianmc38 wrote:

When all your friends turn around to you and say "do you know something? you never shut the fúck about poker. every conversation you ever have has something about poker in it".

lol...


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Rb

ditpoker wrote:

pamelapoker.com

First I've heard of that....jesus.

Anyway, I know I've been playing online too much when I start saying "dollars" instead of "euros" offline, or using the dollar symbol in MSN messages/emails/texts when I meant to use the euro one.

El Stuntman

fuzzbox wrote:

you look at how much rake you have paid - and its $250,000 this year.

:eek:

do you know how many African babies you could buy for that money???

fuzzbox

El Stuntman wrote:

:eek:

do you know how many African babies you could buy for that money???

7?

LuckyLloyd

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El Stuntman

fuzzbox wrote:

7?

higher....

25 according to my sources

phantom_lord

El Stuntman wrote:

:eek:

do you know how many African babies you could buy for that money???

1k post....

careca

when you lie in bed and your last thought for 28 straight nights is "how the fcuk did Jamie Gold win the WSOP ?"

El Stuntman

phantom_lord wrote:

1k post....

well spotted, didnt even see that myself

and it was possibly my most cynical, hardcore post of all time too...that's what I get for hanging around cyberspace with you degenerate gambler types

Gholimoli

when you go to SuperMacks and look at the menu on the wall which says
"Lunch box ............$5.50"

then you proceed to ask "can i have a larg luckbox meal please"...

ligger

Whenever I see a Kilkenny reg car I think of Pocket Kings..:)

bohsman

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054862951&referrerid=&highlight=

califano

When 'men and motors' on tv in the background runs into add programmes about knives so sharp they can cut through boots and its been on for who knows how long by the time you realise.

ChipLdr

when you find yourself knowing more about online players than you do about your best friends/girlfriend.

when you sneak out of bed without getting caught by the missus and grab the laptop just to see if there's many donks online.

when your phone rings during some online play and after you finish talking you cant remember what the conversation was about but you can remember every betting pattern that happened for the duration of the phone call.

when your girlfriend knows you're playing poker even though you lie and say your not because she can reconise the sound alerts from the poker software through the phone.

when you try and introduce all your friends into poker and end up turning them into poker fanatics and degenerate gamblers worse than yourself.(sorry richie,paid,karl,ross,amy......)

Jesus I have to stop playing.

bohsman

When you find yourself still up at 6am and try to figure out how many hours sleep you can get before having to get up - 7,8,9 thats 3 hours, 10,J,Q thatll be, no wait...

Solksjaer

off the top of my head

1. When you go shopping you can't resist the 2 for 1 offers as they give you the opportunity to double up.
2. You no longer hate pollution, culchies, Liverpool fans and feminists.. you just HATE JACKS!
3. Your arse is getting noticably bigger....well mine is anyway.
4. When yer missus asks you if the bins are out, you bluff everytime and ask her to detect a tell.
5. When at meetings in work, you seek position beside the microphone as it look like the button (well ours does)
6. When there is nothing on TV and your diary is blank, you don't decide if you are going to play poker, you decide WHERE.
7. You have little pet names for the players you know and love (not) . ( oh Shrek, have a safe flight....oops a leak)
8. You complain like an itchy whore when the price of petrol goes up 2 cents and yet you fork out another 50 in the rebuy like you print the stuff.
9. You have more cards than a full table of Omaha in your wallet and only one of them is a visa card.
10 When the missus changes the curtains, you don't notice , but when the hobo outside the Fitz ges a new pair of socks you go , WOW very nice, VERY nice.
11. Your collestral is through the roof from eating cocktail suasages, fried chicken and whatever sht is on those plates.

Lex

Natalie be hot alright...but the pamelapoker banner on hte right hand side wins hands down!!!

PPP-Pit Boss

When start unconciously rifling your small change, then biros then anything that happens to fit in your hand...

When you think you start thinking you have a read on everyone around you non-poker and poker related...

ocallagh

no idea, but I know I'm not playing enough poker when I get up before noon and do something productive!

5starpool

Solksjaer wrote:

6. When you convince yourself there is nothing on TV even though you actually do want to watch a certain programme, and your diary is blank or else you find an excuse to cancel stuff, you don't decide if you are going to play poker, you decide WHERE.

I made a slight change to number 6.

Flushdraw

Solksjaer wrote:

When the missus changes the curtains, you don't notice , but when the hobo outside the Fitz ges a new pair of socks you go , WOW very nice, VERY nice.

lol

phantom_lord

When toasted sandwiches in the fitz are your main meal of the day

phantom_lord

Lex wrote:

Natalie be hot alright...but the pamelapoker banner on hte right hand side wins hands down!!!

lol, first poker room that I've seen with a gallary.

TacT

you drop 3 buyins to suckouts then lose another 4 on tilt instead of calling it a day.

Bandana boy

Gholimoli wrote:

then you proceed to ask "can i have a larg luckbox meal please"...

man i could go for one of them about now

sendic

the phrases "AK", "BB" and "luckbox" are all programed into the predictive text of your phone

Glowingmind

Friend: Hey, we're going to see this band, you should come along.
Me: What's the buy-in?


I'm doing this a little too often

fobster

When your understanding of "fishing" is different to everybody else's

NickyOD

When paying for things in the shop you start doing chip tricks with 2 euro coins!!!

DublinWriter

When you start putting it on your CV...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=52307927#post52307927

MrPillowTalk

Think I can take the biscuit here.

You know you play too much poker when..................

you and another poker player run into Natalie Pinkham and her hot mate in an elevator in Monte Carlo, they are both really pissed and somehow find both of you interesting. They are meant to get off on their floor however elect to stay in the elevator as they are enjoying both of your company and when it gets to your floor you manage to fcuk the situation up and not nail one of the hottest women in poker.

True story of two Irish players who shall remain nameless for fear of recrimination.

Jack Bauer

Everytime you turn on Sky you automatically go to 121,122...and watch re-runs of WSOP even though you've seen every hand



....oh and when you're out you rate girls as AKs, 72o.....sad but true

bohsman

I must be cured, I fail the majority of these and I would rather watch the National Ploughing Championships than rewatch poker - I find it hard to bother watching once. Im probably close to the 250k in rake for the year though.

NickyOD

MrPillowTalk wrote:

Think I can take the biscuit here.

You know you play too much poker when..................
you and another poker player run into Natalie Pinkham and her hot mate in an elevator in Monte Carlo, they are both really pissed and somehow find both of you interesting. They are meant to get off on their floor however elect to stay in the elevator as they are enjoying both of your company and when it gets to your floor you manage to fcuk the situation up and not nail one of the hottest women in poker.

True story of two Irish players who shall remain nameless for fear of recrimination.

That's got nothing to do with playing too much poker.

You're just couple of muppets!

MrPillowTalk

NickyOD wrote:

That's got nothing to do with playing too much poker.

You're just couple of muppets!

Believe me if I was one of the two it wouldnt have gotten fcuked up.

PiperT

Solksjaer wrote:

off the top of my head

1. When you go shopping you can't resist the 2 for 1 offers as they give you the opportunity to double up.
2. You no longer hate pollution, culchies, Liverpool fans and feminists.. you just HATE JACKS!
3. Your arse is getting noticably bigger....well mine is anyway.
4. When yer missus asks you if the bins are out, you bluff everytime and ask her to detect a tell.
5. When at meetings in work, you seek position beside the microphone as it look like the button (well ours does)
6. When there is nothing on TV and your diary is blank, you don't decide if you are going to play poker, you decide WHERE.
7. You have little pet names for the players you know and love (not) . ( oh Shrek, have a safe flight....oops a leak)
8. You complain like an itchy whore when the price of petrol goes up 2 cents and yet you fork out another 50 in the rebuy like you print the stuff.
9. You have more cards than a full table of Omaha in your wallet and only one of them is a visa card.
10 When the missus changes the curtains, you don't notice , but when the hobo outside the Fitz ges a new pair of socks you go , WOW very nice, VERY nice.
11. Your collestral is through the roof from eating cocktail suasages, fried chicken and whatever sht is on those plates.

LMAO.....

When your wife asks you if you had any suckouts last night !

When your paying for the groceries at tesco and after fumbling for cash you slap it all on the counter and camly declare "All-in".:cool: (shades and all)

MrPillowTalk

PiperT wrote:

LMAO.....

When your wife asks you if you had any suckouts last night !

When your paying for the groceries at tesco and after fumbling for cash you slap it all on the counter and camly declare "All-in".:cool: (shades and all)

You shouldnt shop in tesco its a bad beat for the Irish economy.

bohsman

Ive been looking to get rakeback from the government but Im not sure if I have enough FPPs

NickyOD

Ok, I couldn't resist this one.

You know you've been playing too much poker when it's your wedding day and an hour before the ceremony you decide to play a heads up match with the best man to calm your nerves!!

PiperT

MrPillowTalk wrote:

You shouldnt shop in tesco its a bad beat for the Irish economy.

No bad beat stories at the checkout please.

willis

Anyone who uses the Luas much, get 2 luas tickets, put them in yer pocket, put 1 on top of the other,slide them slightly over each other, and bend them slightly upwards at the top...just like yer squeezing yer hole cards to have a peep without others seeing...its freaky, i do it all the feckin time

Mr. Flibble

ditpoker wrote:

1... when writing an academic essay you refer to differences as 'positive or negative variance'.
2... when EV can easily be applied to economic essays.
3... when you're watching sky sports and see a player get crippled in a two footed lunge and all you can say is "player gone!"
4... when you go crazy with the McDonalds Euro Saver Menu because "sure its just a small blind!"
5... when you're not completely against investigating rakeback deals on pamelapoker.com
6... when Natalie Pinkham (EPT television reporter) easily finds her way into top totty discussion!!

thats all for now! back to my economic essay!

You know you play too much poker when it causes you to use your laptop so much that you try to read a book in the dark. I did this last week, was stumped for a millisecond wondering why the pages weren't lit up.

ocallagh

......when you find yourself playing 7 card stud limit on one table, and 2c/5c blind omaha on the other

Ste05

ocallagh wrote:

......when you find yourself playing 7 card stud limit on one table, and 2c/5c blind omaha on the other

LMAO

Flushdraw

......youre teaching your child how to count to 20.......easy. 6 7 8 9 10 Jack Queen...fckkkkk!