Why do losing players keep playing?

[CHILOWWW]

problems that are already ludopatia and are not issues that should be discussed in this club please avoid negative comments thanks

 

[Ezekiel162]

"Why do losing players keep winning" should be the more appropriate question... lol... lately I been playing knuckleheads that just WON'T fold with hands like 72o, 83o(u get the point)... against like my high pp's or sc's... and winning by the river... I get discouraged sometimes but chuckle to myself thinking "playing -ev hands like that... in the long run, they're gonna get destroyed... I just WISH/PRAY that i'm there to see it... so I can say 'good, that's what u get ya clown'... lol" but... naw... maybe it's just their time... probably spending more cash to re-coup what they've lost I guess...

 

[qkamara6ina]

It's very simple my friend, they try to get their money back, that's the point, after the lose one buy-in, they don't play anymore, they just want money and that's why they don't win again. I don't talk for everyone of course there are type of players that don't lose their mind after lose and they keep winning in future but most of us ..the fish.. we do stupid things.. :/

 

[madisonsdad]

I think it all depends on what a persons definition of winning and losing is, and that can be subjective depending on the circumstances involved, as some of the posts above suggest.

I really think when you make the argument that someone is a winning or losing player you need to look at all the parameters involved, and those can be deceptive based on what information you have, and how(and on what basis) that information is being interpreted. More often than not(and sadly) it's based on generalities,opinion and ego instead of truth.

* It's better to have tried and failed then to have succeeded at doing nothing*

 

[Tomioto3095]

Because it's a fun game, and people who has a lot of money, doesn't care spent some money into the game

 

[_xrolex_90]

Well, without these people the game would be boring.Poker will exist as long as these people are playing.Many of them of course sick gamers who lose and climb in huge debts.It's sad,but true.Some part of that guys is played just for fun,and they do not care how many they losed.

 

[7svetoslav]

From the question asked the way you do, i think its not written from an adult or even higher age person. Or the autor just post someting just to make some posts and get higher position in the current forum.
Im not saying anything bad or something like that about the aforenamed author. Just want to tell to other members like him, to think before post something not doing it for posts.
Someone is giving his time for reading it!
Thanks

 

[trippin]

Go big or.... go broke. Poker is addicting

 

[smallfrie]

Because they are too stupid to realize they are morons. Look around, there are players on this forum who have been playing for 10+ years and they still play horrible. The reason they still play is the same reason they play bad, they are stupid. If you play for years and still play bad you are just stupid.

 

[EsnneyPk]

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.

Dude I totally agree with you, if there were no bad players would not be profitable for us, I do not mean you never lose but take every precaution to make the game profitable long-term, not caring the short term.
Because if I'm making the right to make a profit long-term decisions, no matter the outcome of the moment.
And I think the problem of people who like losing money for lack discipline, or just spare them the money. hehehe

 

[XXPXXP]

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.

I read a book
it is in their blood.
they want to win a hand...regardless how many pot they ever lose
and we call them gambler.

it is their character.

 

[Nathan Williams]

Some people just play for fun and mentally write off their losses as an entertainment expense. But most losing players continue playing because they can simply blame it on their "bad luck." This is the single greatest reason why poker will always be profitable.

 

[Ac3 Meister]

Tilting. Clasic mistake in determinig a player to play many hands play more agresively and tend to make snap-decisions that will eliminate u from the game in no time.

 

[Dorugremon]

"Why do losing players keep playing?"

Any number of reasons:

1) Rec-fish: These players consider time spent at the Poker tables as entertainment. You get to sit in comfy chairs, not standing around a Crap table, or perched precariously on a stool at a blackjack table. The noise level is a good deal lower, there are well placed TVs so you won't miss the Big Game, pretty girls bring you your favorite libation, and you can socialize with the regs. And they just might come away with some extra walkin' around money, and that's the cherry on top.

2) Self Deceivers: Unlike Bridge, Poker's simple. You could teach a child to play in a few minutes. They have no appreciation for what goes into proper decision-making, but they "think" they have it mastered when they don't. You see the same players on-line and IRL and they play for months -- years -- and never show a lick of improvement.

3) Dreamers: This includes most people: they're dreamers, not do-ers. Show me your Poker library and I'll know how much of a fish you are. poker books are to be studied, not read. Keeping one eye on the page with the other on the TV ain't gonna cut it. They'll lose, lose, lose, then buy another book by some other hot-shot that says substantially the same things they didn't learn from the last half-dozen books they bought, thinking this one will make them a pro. Doesn't work that way.

4) Many other reasons: bad BR management, poor tilt control, personality problems &c, &c, &c.

 

[rubenz]

I think its just the addiction for gambling. The more they lose, the more they want to win their money back. Being in that situation its frustrating for them.

 

[MediaBLITZ]

I am amazed that quite a few players don't track their bankroll. A buddy has no idea where he is at with $$ but continues to go to the casino laying it on the line. Sure, he monies now and then (maybe even a couple in a row), but he is always chopping and has long dry spells. And it's not like he can afford it either, working 4 part-time jobs to make ends meet (some are VERY part-time).
In other words he has no bank-roll. So he has no idea how much he is losing, if he even considers that he is losing.

 

[angelluv725]

I play for practice until real money is legal in my State, and mostly for fun, hoping to get lucky. I never deposit money anywhere.

 

[predator4114]

there is a desire to open))

 

[efgen]

It's a gamble. Sometimes a man can't stop. And we see what we see - it so little sad seeing, doesn't it?

 

[Ahoy]

Thats gambling, you wanna win at all times and when you loose, that encourages you to win even more

 

[Bandolero]

i've lost around 6k in total, only because I had a paying job supporting my poker thrills making stupid calls, shoving rude players & simply playing how I wanted with no real strategy but to hit jackpot every now and then

Not all players play to profit/make a living, most players play for the thrill of playing. That's like someone whos played football all their life yet cant score a goal.

 

[adamovic]

its like a fly witch every time hit the glass of the window trying to go outside .its trying trying trying trying so....

 

[nestabear]

I think its a combination of things... some people just have loads of money and don't really care, for them its entertainment value. Other people are addicted and others are in it for the thrill of poker. Me personally... I'm in it to make as much money as I can in the shortest amount of time...

 

[milka1605]

I think, that some young players feel lucky poker game is not lucky. They do not delve into the essence of the game. For them it is like a game on the machine (armless bandit) .They really sure that the next time they certainly are lucky

 

[demongace1]

i mean its good they keep playing,they can improve from their mistakes so tthey keep getting better and maybe at one time,start getting out something form poker