Yes for sure. Do you agree?

The very process of the game is simply not likely-it makes you tremble.So many emotions-so much character I don't see in more than one game.Poker is really a 100% game!

For the last 2 years poker has not given me pleasure, only anger and irritation. Now I am at zero and I am not going to make a deposit.

Yes, playing poker is really fun, especially if you win.

Of course poker gives me a pleasure, especially when it's my lucky day.

Originally Posted by abuhalka

Yes for sure. Do you agree?

No it dont unless by pleasure you mean knocking out players in tables who are basically **** for whatever reason lol

Originally Posted by abuhalka

Yes for sure. Do you agree?

As simple as your question might appear, the answer is actually more complicated than we could think at first. The pleasure you get from playing poker is definitely NOT like the one you get from food, from listening to music or from sex for example. We, poker players, certainly get some kind of satisfaction out of playing. It's a combination of frustration, weird emotions, "pleasure", anger, euphory, regrets and so on, a mixture of feelings we can recapitulate as "ups & downs" in charge of our adrenaline knobs.
If that's what you call pleasure, then of course YES is the answer. But it's also worth mentioning that not all people can handle that kind of pleasure, those would understandably answer NO to your question.

Poker for me is adrenaline, not pleasure.

Originally Posted by abuhalka

Yes for sure. Do you agree?

EVERY DAY! even when i loose it is a fun game. ok maybe not all the time loosing but still enjoy it

Even when I'm losing

It depends on the mood of the day, but basically I agree.

For the most part yes. Not been to many times it hasn't been enjoyable.

Originally Posted by abuhalka

Yes for sure. Do you agree?

Poker gives me great joy, and the occasional frustration as well

Like all good things in life it gives me a wide & full range of experiences

Really having a hard time for the past 4 days and I find myself getting very upset. The good thing that comes out of this is it makes me study the game more in hopes of becoming a better player.

Originally Posted by abuhalka

Yes for sure. Do you agree?

For me poker brings a feeling of calm and joy into my life, a day without poker is as if I would have died, that's why I always play at least once a day, even if it's just a short game.

Originally Posted by abuhalka

Yes for sure. Do you agree?

Unfortunately, I began to get less and less pleasure from the game ( maybe it's time to take a break?)

I'm not sure if it's pleasure I get from playing poker. I do get excited no matter if I winning or losing. One's good and the other is not so good. It also makes me want to learn as much as I can in order to get better. That's about it. GL to you

Ofc, why else would you play

I don't find this question so easy, yes of course I like poker and when I win then I also feel joy but that's not always the case and now I am losing more than winning so I shouldn't really be happy about it. But I always try to see the game as a whole and try to learn from my mistakes when I made mistakes. Sometimes when I see how some people win with scrap cards then I have to laugh about it, even if I lose to such people myself with the probably best hand, so it gives me fun at the moment. I find the game of poker always exciting and yes it brings joy in one way or another.

I don't know if I'd say poker gives me pleasure per se, but I do get enjoyment out of it. I find it intellectually stimulating and a challenge. Something about it also serves as a great distraction and way to focus my mind from IRL troubles.

Pleasure yes, as long as I win, but mostly it gives me stress

Absolutely.

It's a way for me to unwind and focus on one immediate task, while still providing that rush that poker is so good at supplying.

If I enjoy playing poker for many reasons, a ground wire is a positive distraction.

In the moments when we get the best hand against the villains and we are left with the pot ahahaha. It also generates nerves and logical anxiety of the game but yes, there are doubts that it gives pleasure.

In my case - yes. Poker always gives me pleasure. I play for fun, but still I try to play right and avoid mistakes. I don't like bingo, I like to win due to my own experience and skills.

Sure. Why else play?

I think it's a mix of emotions, most of the times I feel good when I play poker, specially when I win of course. I still get angry when that bad beat happens when I'm deep in a tournament, but not as I used to be.

Only if I win. And so it's just a waste of time and nerves

The last year I was on tilt and I began to get very little pleasure from the game. After a break of several months, the feeling of pleasure returned as much as possible, from adrenaline even trembling appears and the heartbeat increases. Friends, take a break in time to get the most out of the poker game !!

It does, it is a good way to relax and it's a good hobby to have.

Ha I thought this question was a very difficult one when I first read it and was super curious on what others in the thread had to say. For me I would say that it is 50/50 some days I am getting pleasure out of it and other days I am definitely not. I mean on occasion even a single day, if I play for a while, can become a bit of a roller coaster. I know I am realizing more and more the more emotional I become about it means the faster I need to stop playing (and come back later or tomorrow)! And lately I have really been getting my butt kicked and have not been getting much pleasure out of the game. I do still really enjoy it for the most part though, and a driving force for me is knowing that one day I will become a far more well rounded poker player and actually be able to say to others and to myself that I am a good player. I believe when that day comes, as long as I do my studying and put in the work, in growing my knowledge and skill within the game, I will then get far more pleasure out of the game than I will feel heartbreak or defeat. I think this is because poker is definitely fun, but poker is sure a lot more fun when you are winning and seeing that bankroll grow!

-Grant S.

Originally Posted by abuhalka

Yes for sure. Do you agree?

Always. Poker always gives me pleasure. And although I play primarily for fun, but money is also important to me.

Yes, of course poker gives me pleasure. Otherwise, I wouldn't play just for the money. Honestly, there are many much simpler options for making money than playing poker.

I just like it, otherwise I didn’t play neg

It gives me some pleasure, otherwise why play. However, I am getting old and nothing gives me a lot of pleasure, but a little bit of pleasure from playing poker is nice.

Of course, poker gives me peace and I feel good playing it regardless of the results, I am happy at a poker table.

Poker isn't just a pleasure, it's a set of visible and hidden emotions, good and bad. I think poker is the only game that excites all human emotions except intimacy

Definitely a pleasure, but on one condition, if luck accompanies me

I don’t think poker is a joy, it’s about winning the game. And since I rarely win, more annoyance than a pleasure.

Originally Posted by lanelane

I don’t think poker is a joy, it’s about winning the game. And since I rarely win, more annoyance than a pleasure.

You play great. I always enjoy when I have the opportunity to watch how great you play.

Yes

Over time, it becomes some kind of obsessive business.

Originally Posted by infonazar

You play great. I always enjoy when I have the opportunity to watch how great you play.

I'm glad you at least enjoy it.
That’s why I enjoyed today’s $ 300 freeroll. Until they took my ace card with a pair of 2s.
Anyway, I guess I’ll never learn to play poker, but luckily I don’t have to make a living from it. And this level is enough for fun.

Yes.

in fact it brings me feelings of pleasure as well as frustration, but for me it brings more moments of distraction, especially in the moments we are experiencing today!

Sometimes yes, sometimes no when i have bad beats.

Pleasure and pain, dual edge sword.

Yes. The pleasure comes primarily from the feeling of improving both in the game and in life.

Playing online poker stresses me out sometimes. I always change up my music if I start feeling down and out.

If poker wasn't so satisfying , it wouldn't be so popular.) I get pleasure when I win something more or less big and some satisfaction)