10 signs of addiction

[Matty Norwood]

Addiction sign #1
When playing poker with friends, 90% of the words you use they do not understand. (I.E. Dolly parton, Dead man, Gut-shot straight draw)

Addiction sign #2
You find yourself announcing every card and bet that is made out loud, as if the other players do not understand.

Addiction sign #3
You actually begin to get down and pray for cards, or calculate mathematical formulas in your head for strategy, announcing your percentage of favoritism to win the hand from EVERY SINGLE CARD DEALT.

Addiction sign #4
You never use literal terms, such as 'Two' or 'King', but your vocabulary is replaced with 'Deuce' 'Cowboy' 'Lady' 'Kid' 'Baby' and 'Rocket'

Addiction sign #5
The only song you ever sing and know the words to is "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers (I have this syndrome)

Addiction sign #6
You watch the movie "Maverick" over and over and over again just because you like watching him make a Royal Flush at the end. (I also have this one)

Addiction sign #7
You have ever said the phrase "Live by the river, die by the river" while not talking about anything related to poker.

Addiction sign #8
When your friends ask to play cards, you immediately pull a Maverick deck, Bicycle deck, and official decks of more than 2 casinos out of your pockets, and ask "5 card, stud, 7 stud, Caribb, 3 card, Omaha, Hold em, Follow the Queen, Baseball....etc.." until your friend walks away having never played cards with you.

Addiction sign #9
Your girlfriend comes over, asks if you'd like to 'do' anything, and you respond "Maybe later, I'm up $4,000 and if I'm lucky I'll go up one FPP point within the next 2 hours."

Addiction sign #10
Throughout any of these symptoms, you actually pictured yourself doing one of these things, and smiled about it.

[Rickster]

Too true. Part of me is glad it is quitting time this Sunday!

[Matty Norwood]

quitting, part of me believes that you have allready jumped over to the nsw page to check out where the local games are

[Rickster]

Oh believe me, I know where they are, used to commute between Adelaide and Sydney when I worked there! With my new job it will be very difficult to find time to play, so my wallet is quite safe.

[Andre Tomic]

Oh Matty you forgot addiction sign #11

You will always end up playing with Darren where he will call your all-in with Ace-rag cos he is getting "good value" and suck you out on the river

That one applies only to you though Matty lol

[Nathan Butler]

I don't know if its just me... but im going to throw this out there. Does anyone else find the queen of clubs sexy? Im mean she is way hotter than the other lot.

Nathan Butler

[David]

Last night I played squash - and when the score was 7 - 2 I was pissed off because it's a crap score.

[Rickster]

I agree with Nathan - but only in the PartyPoker decks

[Darren B]

Last night I played squash - and when the score was 7 - 2 I was pissed off because it's a crap score.

That's not only a crap score David. You should have folded and gone home. You cant play with that

[Garth Kay]

That's funny Nathan,
I remember you once said something similar about the Jack of spades, but that was in the days you wanted to "try new things":
change up your game and experiment with different playing styles, to see what best worked for you.