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So I've explained my thoughts on relationships being like football. Now? Poker.

I may not be good at about 99% of things in the world but I think I have a mean poker face, which is totally a double edged sword. (which btw, do they exist??) Anyways, it's great because a guy will never be able to tell what I'm really thinking. But it's awful because sometimes (okay most times) I won't say it but want them to know. How much of an ultimate girl thing is that? It's like this episode of Home Improvement where Tim holds up a man's stop sign which is your typical stop sign. You know, red and says "STOP" and then a woman's stop sign is also red but instead of "STOP" it says "If you really knew me you should know what I want you to do." hahah amen...

Anyways, back to the original point. So basically, it's like this. You sniff out a few rounds and if it seems like you'll win the pot at the end, you'll stick around. You'll play your moves carefully and sometimes bluff if you need to. But here's the thing. The longer you play, the more you have to risk to lose. Some people play multiple tournaments at once and others stick with one game. Pros and cons are pretty obvious, the big one of multiple tournaments is that you have better odds of winning but you can't focus enough on one game to really know. Sticking with one game means it has your full attention but you have more to lose because you put it all in that one pot. You could win big or bust.

Stakes keep getting higher and the easy answer is to walk away. But do we ever? Noooooo. In fairness we do walk away at some point and when your friends run intervention and wanna throw your ass in Gamblers Annonymous is generally a good sign that you need help and you need to stop playing.

You'll try to justify to them that it's your money, your choice, you can do whatever you want. You'll tell them that they don't understand. You'll tell them that you understand that it's just poker and you can walk away at any time and you will when the time is right. But the right time for some never rolls around because of x,y,z.

How long is too long to be playing at a table and why do we justify our wins as a reason to keep playing when it's really the losses that we're addicted to?

-End Carrie Bradshaw moment-