When does poker become an addiction?

[TulasMoreno]

because is easy to learn and its relatively easy to win, and when you win yo think youre good at this and you keep betting but you know 1% of the game .

 

[Whaevoz]

I draw the line at pooping your pants because you can't bring yourself to get up from the table...

 

[Rost]

I think that addicted players are people who always put money first. I play poker for fun, and although I'm always happy to win money, I still have an adequate attitude to the game and understand my prospects.

 

[ToNy70929]

Addiction begins with the fact that you start to go into the negative, go into debt, you do not listen to loved ones to stop, you lose and cannot at least for some moment stop and analyze what situation you are in.

 

[sibird]

According to my point of view, addiction occurs when you do not stop playing so you lose a lot of money, many hours playing and making bad decisions in life, such as being away from your family, your partner, your loved ones.

When one gets drug addicted, he only thinks about drugs and how to arrange money to buy the drugs.
Similarly, when one is poker addicted his thoughts were circling around poker and nothing else. The thoughts of family and friends are set aside. Nothing is important other than poker. When such situation arises then surely one is poker addicted.
Addicted people don't think of consequences.

 

[TonyTadzh]

When you too often deposit Money and don't win

 

[Medina]

I think dependence is determined by regularity, there is also a dangerous and less dangerous level within the addiction.
The Dangerous: If it's all about poker all day, with high risk-taking and everything else is pushed into the background.
It’s less dangerous to follow some strategy and do it all with little stake

 

[seraxel]

I think the "when" for an addiction is more a question of when it is noticed, not when it develops. To get closer to that question, I think asking why is important?

 

[alien666dj]

Poker becomes addictive when you are not working on yourself, but think that poker owes you something.

 

[Piligrin66]

Addiction is when you lose a lot of money at the cash tables, and if you play freerolls, then there is no dependence, you probably can't lose a fortune in poker, as in a casino, it's still a smarter game than a casino.

 

[Wiko02]

when you start to loosing a lot of money and you still want to play play play.... its the same like sports betting you want to stop but you cant ......

 

[viacheslavtezikov]

Poker becomes addiction when you are always in a state that you want to win back, you constantly play, replenish your bankroll, lose money and so on every day, you also start to forget about your family, your friends and others, you have few hobbies.

 

[cowboybebop]

I think you can be called a poker degenarate when you lose money,but still keep on playing,thinking to yourself:"this hand is it,i win it all here now".Its a very serious problem,i reccomend help as soon as possible.

 

[Havik]

According to my point of view, addiction occurs when you do not stop playing so you lose a lot of money, many hours playing and making bad decisions in life, such as being away from your family, your partner, your loved ones.

Poker never, slots and blackjack is another story.

 

[oleg8519]

I think I have a poker dependence I can't miss a single freeroll

 

[hamon08]

According to my point of view, addiction occurs when you do not stop playing so you lose a lot of money, many hours playing and making bad decisions in life, such as being away from your family, your partner, your loved ones.

Everything is correct. Addiction starts when you can't stop playing and keep losing your bankroll. In such cases, it is necessary to be treated and consult a psychologist.

 

[sincos]

If a person cannot live for 1 day without playing poker, then you need to think about it - there is a high probability of addiction

 

[mtmigmike]

You become addicted to poker when you try to win back the money you lose and you lose even more.

 

[VGShaa]

Family and their interests should always come first no matter what. Discipline and self-control are the main tools in poker, you need to be able to control them or not to gamble better.

 

[demibar]

When you lose over and over and playing to regain your losses and not concentrated

 

[allfarewells]

If I am completely honest…. Most people who are attracted to poker are gamblers be it addicted or not…. They can bark and bluster and say what they like to defend themselves but the truth is poker is just as much a gamble as betting money on football ⚽️ Or horse racing 🏇 it’s an outcome you cannot be 100% certain of …. Or it wouldn’t be a gamble now would it?

When it comes to the family separation side of things and ruining your social life and being away from your loved ones…. Unless you are a professional poker player/gambler you should have all the time in the world for family friends and loved ones! And they should always come first!!! As you ARE NOT A PROFESSIONAL!! treat poker like any other hobby or pastime such as football or snooker or whatever it is that you like to do!

If you find yourself not being able to cope without poker and abandoning your loved ones your friends and family and have no social life then I’m afraid to say it’s a gambling ADDICTION! Plain and simple… and what I personally would recommend is contacting a local support group in your area and getting help, or maybe the first step would be speaking to your family or friends, it’s nothing to be ashamed of as roughly 7% of the world suffer with gambling related addiction my friend but when you put that into perspective THATS ALOT!

I’m here if you should ever need to chat about anything…

Much love
Danny
🙏❤️

 

[Luan]

This happens a lot when the person is not balanced, if he doesn't have a goal he won't be successful and will end up falling into the temptation of greed that causes the certain addiction!

 

[plusia]

it becomes an addiction when you leave important obligations to play poker

 

[Gallarado777]

Addiction is when you lose a lot of money and you can't stop playing and keep playing so you have to stop

 

[PatriceM915]

When you sleep without taking a shower, or seeing sunlight for days. Guys, money is important, but my advice from those who are learning to deal with it is this Cardchat forum to seek help from the most experienced.