Do you play for the money or other ?

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Because i´m a tournament player: It´s for the money and i´m also very competetive. I want first places, big scores, victories, good stats, challenges, high roi, good graphs and so on..
 
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For me poker is a battle of wits as much as a battle to see who wins.

in the end the money is just a way of keeping score.

I hope one day to be good enough to make some profit out of a game I love but in a game in which it takes little time to learn but a lifetime to master the odds seemed to be stacked against me but i guess the first guy to scale everest must have thought the same.

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i play poker just to prove me that I am a good player :)
 
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I play because I enjoy it. The money is an added bonus, but I don't play enough volume to really make anything. I just find it a fun source of entertainment.
 
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I agree, I just play for fun entertainment. When I start to get frustrated with full tilt I just take a break until its fun again.
 
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I guess I'd say I play for the money and challenge. I too do not play enough volume to say pay for my kids college. But it has paid for several vacations and I enjoy the time I put into it so Ill keep on plugging away.
 
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Have enjoyed playing cards since I was young. Playing for money can bring the best and worse out of people. Best is they bring there "A" game to the table so you get a competitve session. Worse is when money is involved you have more critics and poor sportsmanship.

There is a lot of great poker that can be played with very little money or none at all. Finding those and enjoying that is reason some play.
 
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pretty much Daniel72 says it all for me and i have fun with it and love the challange of playing with good players , sometimes if u watch and listen to other players, u can pick up on things that might work for yourself ,always open to learn more....
 
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I play poker because it fits my lifestyle, I work as much as 6 days a week at times, and its nice to just sit back and enjoy some poker, it's very enjoyable and a pleasant distraction from my job.
 
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Ideally, I play for the money OF others. Occasionally I play to give money TO others.
 
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i play for the joy of playing. money makes it worth something but even if there wasnt money involved id still play
 
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i like playing 4 fun and to get my game better and the money is great if we can all win something but all in all i just like playing
 
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i play for the excitement of the game its kind of like a natural high getting a big win and that part of the game has kept me around it.
 
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i play for fun and i play about 7or8 hours a day but have no major wins but still havent made a deposit in over a year so i guess im getting better.i just love the excitement and the added bonus of the money.
 
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For the money, the women, the glory. But mostly for the money.:D
 
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To get away from reality. Work, wife, whatever. Don't get to play hardly anymore with kid, but it's all good.
I like being able to just focus on the current hand, trying to figure out how others are playing instead of listening to the nagzilla.

I used to play to rip on the donkeys that would make stupid calls only to hit their 1 outer on the river. Because I like to tear people down to make myself feel better. That can be fun too.
 
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Why do you play.

Well, that is a complicated question. My very competitive nature wants to win all the time, even if I am playing my daughter in checkers. I set a goal to win as much as I could before retirement to help with some vacations and other things. I am not going far on my winnings but since I have never made a deposit I am ahead of the game. Winning money is always sweeter than working for it.:)
 
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I do it for the lulz. Which is the only reason to do anything, really :)
 
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I played for one reason and one reason only, to win big money like the pro's.To one day absorb and gain the ability to beat the game of poker. $$$$$
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For the enjoyment of the game and especially the competition.
 
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For me, it's a combination of money, competition and challenge. I quite enjoy the fact that it's math and psychology that need to come together to make it all work well.
 
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I play alot for fun. Thats why I play small stakes. It is fun to make a little extra cash every mow and then also but I don't get real serious.
 
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Just like a lot of players in this thread, I play for fun, but money is nice too.
 
TheUndesirable

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Both for money and enjoyment. I got really deep in the Daily Forty Grand the other day and was 2nd in chips with 12 people left. Tangled with the chip leader in a hand which I should have just 3bet pre flop and won but instead i ended up stacking off and busting. Was gutted as 12th paid $300 ish but 1st got just under $8K. Was upset at the money drop but also at how poorly I played the hand. I guess its a fine balance.....
 
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