Can you get addicted to playing poker like smoking cigarettes?

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When you are lost in playing poker, do you want to win more tomorrow? Are you in addiction status? I do not like play to much every day .
 
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Hi friend.

Luckily I quit smoking over 15 years ago. Regarding poker, no, I do not have the addiction, I can stop playing when I want to (in fact I did not do it for almost 10 years).
I think it is very dangerous to seek revenge when you lose and think yourself invincible when you win.
We should take this game in stride, and enjoy it, just that.
Some, a small percentage, will be real winners, but we must be clear that the vast majority will not, neither in the short term nor in the long term, so that is why you have to take poker very carefully.

It's just my humble opinion.

Thank you for being there.

Kind regards from Buenos Aires.
 
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My 2 old forever friends, even i've left and can leave, stop playing poker anytime - but I have no reason at all. Smoking is a bit different, even if i would like to stop, don1t think i could + I have no reason at all.

Metal, rock&roll, smoking, coffee & poker!!!!! Not so much else left in the fake shadow world.....
 
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Addiction to nicotine, alcohol, drugs and gambling develops primarily in irresponsible people who do not want to take responsibility for their actions. Addicted people are sick people and such people need to be treated. In my opinion, playing poker is a game for disciplined and patient people.
 
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I don't think there is this comparison, because one is a chemical drug and the other is a card game that can even be considered a sport in a certain way. of course it is possible to get addicted to both, but in different ways and different addictions, as one generates addiction from chemistry and the other can generate an addiction to the game itself.
 
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any employee needs to rest. poker is also a profession. a poker player should also rest
 
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there are some substances in the brain known as endorfins, oxitocin, dopamine that coud influence thouse addictive habbits.
 
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I read a long time ago that the effect caused by certain sensations in the brain, such as that of games, is usually the same as that of certain drugs such as nicotine, so I think yes, if you can become addicted to play poker like smoking cigars. Regards.
 
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Smoking is not an addiction! It is a vice that everyone can put aside when they want, only it has no strength of character!
 
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If you have an addictive personality, of course you can get addicted to poker. If you have history of addiction in your family or have experienced addiction in your life before you must be careful when approaching a game like poker. Be smart.
 
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hello

if one becomes addicted unfortunately !! in my case yes .. I smoke a lot and play the same poker !!!
 
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certainly. especially if you intend to earn a lot of money. the anxiety about winning most of the time will make you take more chances in the plays because of the big money hands.
 
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"The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get"-- Joe Walsh
 
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Addiction is something bad, which can cause you many problems and can destroy phsycology and economics. I think that the solution is knowledge, which can make you wiser and able to avoid mistakes.
 
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Yes, I know many who cannot stop playing poker, even if they lose money, they keep playing poker, it is like a drug.
If they win a tournament, they think they are great players and want to win more, they play at high levels and they do not have the level, but the adrenaline of winning a lot of money blinds them.
 
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When you are lost in playing poker, do you want to win more tomorrow? Are you in addiction status? I do not like play to much every day .


Hello.
For me, poker is a hobby. Of course, there are players who may develop gambling addiction, but in my opinion, such addiction is a direct consequence of lack of discipline, low self-esteem and self-responsibility.
 
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absolutely. I'm sure there are lots of people, even here on this forum, that would fall into the category of being addicted to poker/gambling.
 
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In addiction status?

I seem in cancerous status. But glad it not contagious. :)
 
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Yes, poker can be an addiction like cigarretes and alcohol. There a lot of stories of people who had their life destroyed because of their addiction to poker.
 
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poker can be a job or a hobby, it is definitely not an addiction
 
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One can also become addicted to pork chops. If you work 12 hours for a dumb boss, you're told you're hardworking, if you spend the same amount of time playing poker tables, you're addicted. The question is whether we approach the game of cards as a gamble or as a thought process.
 
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for my opinion when i start tournament i know if it was dificult or good for me......so sometime its very dificult to quit but other day i know nothing go for me and its easy to do something else...
 
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Of course, it can become an addition, that should be taken very carefully and if you think that it can happen you should ask for help as it is something that can lead to ruin
 
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All players are addicted of it. There is no way to quit poker.
 
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