How much has poker cost you?

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Total deposits over 20+ years $450. Haven't deposited on my main site pokerstars in 15+ years.

Nothing. Over the years I'm ahead quite a bit for playing micro/low stakes cash and micro-Sunday Million MTT's. Use to play/grind a lot when I first started as I had a lot more free time Poker has been a good side hustle and nice, relax and fun hobby for my over the years. No regrets.

Cheers!!!
 
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poker has cost me nothing but time. To go further, i put family and friends ahead of poker, so i dont play if it interferes with what i love. Family and Friends.
Luckily i have managed it pretty good.
 
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it's been like 5+ years since i put money into poker, so 0
 
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Thank you CC <3 and her endless bounty :) The PS CC freerolls carried me for a few years but the knowledge I have gained here carried me farther!
 
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It's cost me a gf, 2 jobs. And alot of my free time. It's a easy time kill. When you got nothing to do.. oh probably a couple$$ as well. Lol
 
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0 money but weasted time if i invest that time for learning new skill.its earn more money rather than from poker
 
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let's know how much have you lost in poker so far.
I've been playing for about 8 years and I haven't spent more than $80. I spend no more than $10 a year on poker :)
 
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I have never lost in poker, I have a positive balance so I have no losses, in no month that I played I was negative, every month the balance is always positive and I hope it stays that way
 
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I don’t invest money in poker, I play from free ones and then either withdraw or play on them.
 
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At the end of each month I always come out positive, in poker you win and lose but in the end, in the long term a good player will always win, so study and work hard on your game.
 
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I try to play what I win in freerolls so as not to expose my assets
 
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For me, poker is entertainment that brings money. I don't invest my own money in the game. I've been playing for about 3-4 years now and I haven't spent more than $100, and I invested this money in order to be able to apply for a withdrawal in the future.
 
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Not much, I try to play freerolls or smalls buy in because I don't have the proper bankroll.
 
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Yes there is definitely the opportunity cost of time to consider and that is sometimes hard to put a dollar value on and will vary a lot from person to person. For example for a retired person with lots of time it may be zero and a little brain exercise from poker may be a good thing. But for a young person playing poker rather than getting an education or developing a business or career the opportunity cost would be very high.
 
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I play most of time freerolls, and some time small amount tournament entry.
 
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losing should be taken as tuition fees, at first everyone plays in the red, I first lost to 1000, now I've won many times more
 
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Not much, but I've got to be behind taking everything into account.

Only ever play micros but really enjoy theory. As such I've spent more on learning than I ever have winning or losing actually playing. I'm a strange one.

Books, software, online courses etc. It all adds up. I spend so much time on that I forget to play. :ROFLMAO:
 
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Play freerolls, have not cost me dime.
 
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lost only nervous, not money
 
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I lost a little, I think up to $100. On average, I withdraw $50-100 a month, but this is only thanks to our CardsChat freerolls, which allow me to play in tournaments that are profitable for me.
 
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I keep a spreadsheet of game cost and any money won and I've made a profit every year. Its only small amounts about £80 a year. I'm actually down £25 in the last month, but over this year so far I'm up £200, cos I had a big win early on. (Unless you include the cost of several holidays in Las Vegas which I've only done cos I play poker, but I've done other thing while I've been there and the actual poker games have been profitable while I'm there)
 
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A lot of time spent on training and several thousand dollars that I spent on deposits in various poker rooms
 
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Not much, just win tickets and you play the tournament for a fraction of the entry price.
 
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