Why do losing players keep playing?

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Itz_Liam

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Personally, i don't find it fun losing money and overall i am a winning player but i don't understand how people keep playing when losing all there money and become broke and start using others' money.
 
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Most probably a mixture of addiction and the hope to earn it all back.
The big online poker Boom came right after Moneymakers wsop Win.
A lot of people thought, "I can do this too?"


Also there is an enormous amount of people who dont realize that they play garbage. They loose because of bad luck, and in their minds it WILL Change.

But remember that even average player´s are doomed to loose on the long run.
 
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how do you know they are using other's money?
i think the players dont really know how to poker.they think this is a gambling,you win sometimes you lose sometimes,its all becoz of luck.thats why they keep playing.
 
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Everyone Looses at first

If only the people that won kept playing, after a short while, you wouldn't have anyone left to play. For example, out of a tournament of say 100 with top 20 winning, if the 80 people that didn't place never played again, next time you would only have a 20 player tournament with say top 5 placing. Then next time, if the 15 users quit cause they lost, you would only have 5 players for next time...etc. Until you only have 1 player left. Thus, the theory is that they lost this time and will hopefully win the next time. Not all players that loose are "Garbage" - they may of just got bad luck that game. I can't count the number of times I have lost because of only 1 lower like Queen vs King ... Ace vs King ... So just because you lost that time, doesn't mean you just quit - you try to learn from your mistakes that you made that round and try again next time. The more you play, you will go from being as you stated "Garbage" - to a skilled player and then may start winning. So basically you have to "Try and Try Again" to get better and thus keep playing the game hopefully improving - Not just quit because your game isn't as good as the player next to you. Of course this is just my opinion...
 
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I've looked at players sharkscope graphs and seen some that have lost thousands year after year but still keep playing. You have to remember its also entertainment value for a lot of players.
 
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I compare a losing player to an amateur golfer. The amateur golfer has to pain green fees, a golf cart, equipment, etc., yet they are out there nearly every week playing a game that although never profitable, is a game that they love and enjoy nevertheless.
 
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some will do it for the statistics, to see if the variance theory will swing their way after a given cycle, or if they are rich they do not care much about $$$. :deal:
 
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I guess it is like all sports,
Amateurs pay subscriptions to play
while the professionals are sponsored or paid
except that in poker some amateurs can also make it profitable.
 
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Play the poker its the fun, making blufs and other moves, or just see some cards, thats why ;)
 
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I swear Illl make it all back one day!!! :)
 
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Not all of them do. Many do eventually quit. Also it's addicting to play for some people. And the thrill of when they book that 1 win... Chasing the dream
 
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You can not succed if you don't fail. Even the greatest Negreanu told in his documentary that he went to Vegas first two time, and lost all his money two times, but he didn't give up. The key is in not giving up. :)
 
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Some play a source of entertainment. It is like going to the movies, while they playing they enjoy it, win or lose.
 
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I think poker is a game in which all the senses are strained, need full concentration on the game. It's not even money, but simply in the enjoyment gained from the game
 
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some play for fun thats all ,its a hobbit and some are expensive ..and like all like games you must have some limits
 
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It is kinda like drugs. You say you will do it only one more time but that's not true. you are never gonna stop.
They lose money but they say that they will play 1 more round and win it back. But they lose and they do it again. Even if they win they do it again because they want to go home with a little bit of profit, right?

I've been in this situation myself. Not with poker but with roulette and I can tell you, the only way to stop doing this is by not playing anymore AT ALL.
 
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To get better, and for fun. I think
 
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As far as I'm concerned, they have their own reasons for playing like they do. But why is that a concern for good players. Are you there to win their money or have pity on them? Poker is a game chance and some other things too. So if those players want to take a chance like the rest of us more power to them. I'm there to win, and it does not matter what players I get the money from. When a player buys in again, I always look at it like OH YEAH more money in the game. They will learn if they put their minds to it, until then the money is good with me.
 
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If the losers didn't keep playing wouldn't be many winners.. Some people play for fun, money, or for the mental aspect of it.. Just be happy the losers keep playing so you can stay in the profit..
 
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Thinking back to when I was a losing player, I probably kept playing for 2 reasons.

1) I did enjoy the game
2) I thought I was better than I actually was, so my losses were down to bad luck (or so I thought).
 
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The key is in not giving up. :)
Well I think the key is in not giving up and learn from your mistakes first of all. You can have bad luck in a tourney or you can simply play very bad...the most important thingh is to know how to make the difference between those two.
 
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Poker can tilt you very easily similar to other gambling. People lose control of their emotions and simply want to win their money back.
 
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Addiction.Just like an alcoholic can't quit drinking or a smoker can not quit smoking.
 
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