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Where does your poker winnings go? VOTE NOW!!!!

BananaDogBananaDog
edited May 2010 in Poker Chat
Hello pokeroonies!
so..as I am just being plain nosey today what does everyone do with poker winnings?
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  • DazlerDazler
    edited May 2010
    havnt had any winnings to speak of as late. But when i do get a nice amount i usualy spend it on bills or lose it the week after lol. I try not to tell the girlfriend if ive won but when its a nice amount its hard not to boast about it then she spends it for me :) and i always make sure i buy myself a nice little pressy to pat myself on the back for a job well done.
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  • offshootoffshoot
    edited May 2010
    i honestly dont know, i buy so much cr*p its unreal.
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  • CowgomooCowgomoo
    edited May 2010
    In Response to Re: Where does your poker winnings go? VOTE NOW!!!!:
    i honestly dont know, i buy so much cr*p its unreal.
    Posted by offshoot
    +1
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited May 2010
    I'm like you Dazler. It's hard not to boast to the other half when you win. But as you mention it can cost you dearly....These days if I'm lucky enough to win a bit I tend to keep schtum!!! lol
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  • penguin7penguin7
    edited May 2010
    My car has just failed its MOT, so I know where this months winnings are going
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  • unbpowerunbpower
    edited May 2010
    with mine i have bought a 50 inch tv,just withdrew 500 for a weekend in benidorm think its important to get things with my winnings always good for bragging rights when my freinds and family come over :)
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  • Patching99Patching99
    edited May 2010

    I spend ages grinding a BI then bang, one mistake and its all gone.  Not withdrawn anything from sky apart from a win on the grand national, that tells you all you need to know about my game!!!

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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited May 2010
    You Can Win Playing Poker? Oh My God! I have never heard such nonsence Lol

    Anyway, My winnings get spent trying to recoup my losses.
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  • BananaDogBananaDog
    edited May 2010
    lol..mine also go on junk! I try not to take any out as I really need to build a bankroll but I end up buying stupid stuff!

    Last months stupid bankroll buys were:
    Bright green sofa bed for kids room!
    Decorating kids room!
    Drill!
    Tool Kit!
    (I dred to think what else!)

    Just before i came back here (couple of months ago) I spent my PKR money on:
    Football boots for littlest kid,
    Football top for littlest kid,
    Posh phone for darling hubby,
    and the BEST....Squishy memory foam matress topper for bed :o)

    ....why do I do it...I dont even make much money...I'm only on the £5 tables! lol
    Maybe we just need to go back to "The Good Life" days where all you needed was a chicken, goat and sewing machine! lol (oh, dont forget the home-made wine!)
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  • BananaDogBananaDog
    edited May 2010
    OMG..there are real live donkey foals for sale in my local paper....I bet I have enough in my poker account (just)
    Dam my sensible husband!!!!
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  • HAL_9000HAL_9000
    edited May 2010
    Its a very good question.
    I play mainly live poker so its easier to spend the money then when its in an online account.
    My money goes on all sorts (I was the second person to click number 2) but the important thing to remember is to keep a track of how much you win/lose at Poker.

    Keep Smiling
    HAL_9000
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH
    edited May 2010

    Ale, Takeaways, and the rest is just piling up ! 

    A more interesting question, well IMO anyway, is what percentage of your winnings do you spend, and what do you leave in to build your bankroll, and move up the levels to play higher stakes.... ??

    IE If you had a br of £2k, and you are a cash game player at 50nl, playing to make money mainly... and you won a tournament worth £2k.....what do u do with it?

    Even a £300 br, playing 20nl cash, aiming to move up to 50nl, and u won a tourny for £250, what do u do with it?

    How r u ever gonna progress if you withdraw and spend all winnings?



    I guess it depends on how important poker is to you? (which goes back to the thread about why you play...)


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  • oynutteroynutter
    edited May 2010
    Mine usually goes on champagne and shoes, coz a happy (and drunk) me julee = a happy wobbly bit for me!!
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  • BananaDogBananaDog
    edited May 2010
    Hal 9000 - I aggree with keeping track of wins and losses, I jot down how many wins and losses I have each day and then the total at end of each day so I never have to worry about running out and I also know when to move levels.
    ps, I could never play live cos im a useless liar and cant hide my emotions! hahaha

    Dohhhhhhh (hope that was enough h's lol)
    I started on here again 2 months ago now with a br of £150 (thats a nice size for me cos i'm only a meezly dog walker lol) and I set myself targets for different levels....
    I started on £3 doubles until I got to £200, then £5 until I got to £400...then £10 - BUT I didn't like the £10 level and felt loosing a few of them affected my play as I started putting value on the money (oh no..that £30 loss was a months worth of dog food..or a pair of kids trainers) but now I have moved back down to £5 (even though I'm on £600 after the 2 months) I feel that I'm not worrying about the money but playing and having fun instead and that helps me win more.

    I agree you need to keep control over your bankroll and also realise when you are not comfortable on a certain level (know your limits so to speak) so that you don't become an out of control gambler loosing and reloading money all the time.
    I only take £100 max out at a time and then wont take anymore until I build it back up again cos my br is too small but I'm trying not to take anything else out now...hard when you have kids wanting stuff all the time! lol

    One day maybe I'll get the guts back to try the next level again but at the moment I think I'm stuck with this mental block! lol
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  • timeshare2timeshare2
    edited May 2010
    i won the 4 k bounty on wednesday and what was then the 5 .0 on thursday they dont have that tourny any more got 900 for the 4 k bounty and 2300 for the 5.0 drew 3000 out bought my mrs a rolex and she left me 6 months later her excuse was i played to much poker lol
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  • BananaDogBananaDog
    edited May 2010
    In Response to Re: Where does your poker winnings go? VOTE NOW!!!!:
    i won the 4 k bounty on wednesday and what was then the 5 .0 on thursday they dont have that tourny any more got 900 for the 4 k bounty and 2300 for the 5.0 drew 3000 out bought my mrs a rolex and she left me 6 months later her excuse was i played to much poker lol
    Posted by timeshare2
    OMG!!!
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  • anjie1970anjie1970
    edited May 2010
    i bought a car, 3 holidays, bathroom done out, kids got ps3 ipod tv etc. clothes shoes , paid visa off lol. always havin takeaways. so not bad lol. anjie x
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited May 2010
    paid 4 a holiday new comp and loads of bills when out of work.... love poker
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  • diablo_pezdiablo_pez
    edited May 2010
    mine all go to Micky Blue :(
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH
    edited May 2010

    Banana Dog......off topic....

    As a dog walker....

    What r the 3 most common dog names of the dogs you have encountered?

    And also, the 3 most unusual individual names?
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  • freechips1freechips1
    edited May 2010
    In Response to Re: Where does your poker winnings go? VOTE NOW!!!!:
    Ale, Takeaways, and the rest is just piling up !  A more interesting question, well IMO anyway, is what percentage of your winnings do you spend, and what do you leave in to build your bankroll, and move up the levels to play higher stakes.... ?? IE If you had a br of £2k, and you are a cash game player at 50nl, playing to make money mainly... and you won a tournament worth £2k.....what do u do with it? Even a £300 br, playing 20nl cash, aiming to move up to 50nl, and u won a tourny for £250, what do u do with it? How r u ever gonna progress if you withdraw and spend all winnings? I guess it depends on how important poker is to you? (which goes back to the thread about why you play...)
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    i will withdraw any mtt winnings and enjoy it.  you build your roll playing cash, if you cant beat 50nl reg enough to build a roll to play 100nl then you shouldnt be playing 100nl.  no point in moving up to the next level if you cant crush the stakes you norm play.
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  • scotty77scotty77
    edited May 2010
    In Response to Re: Where does your poker winnings go? VOTE NOW!!!!:
    i won the 4 k bounty on wednesday and what was then the 5 .0 on thursday they dont have that tourny any more got 900 for the 4 k bounty and 2300 for the 5.0 drew 3000 out bought my mrs a rolex and she left me 6 months later her excuse was i played to much poker lol
    Posted by timeshare2
    that is known as a SWT...snake with t**s....

    anyway i honestly don't know...like i have another income that takes care of my main monthly outgoings.....tends to just go on random stuff or just sits in my bank account

    i have a hobby of share dealing and have built up a nice little portfolio from my poker winnings...

    whenever i win at live poker i do tend to spend it on whatever takes my eye at comet...
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  • 35suited35suited
    edited May 2010
    all my winnings tend to go to vegas or sky bet, only ever withdrew once here and soon as it reached my account it was back in
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH
    edited May 2010
    ahhhh cheers for the reply freechips....ur probably the perfect person to give me advice on bankroll and game/table selection, as while ive been with sky, Ive seen u play all levels, to nd up smashing 100nl....which is where I wanna be.....

    How did u do it? money management wise? I probably have 50 buy ins for 100nl.....in my poker bankroll that Im willing to lose before I just say enough's enough!

    I super tight with my BR - as I dont work....but the quality of player, or more importanly IMO, the quality of tables, between 50nl and 100nl before midnight is huge....

    Im just a super wimp with bankroll, I dnt even play 50nl before 10pm - rather play 30/40 quid tables....

    I obviously dont have enough confidence in my game as I thought I had....

    Write a blog! or an instruction manual!!!! haha




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  • BananaDogBananaDog
    edited May 2010
    In Response to Re: Where does your poker winnings go? VOTE NOW!!!!:
    Banana Dog......off topic.... As a dog walker.... What r the 3 most common dog names of the dogs you have encountered? And also, the 3 most unusual individual names?
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    omg..now thats a question!!! lol

    ummm....ok, common names of dogs I walk / behaviour consultations
    Ben (Cairn Terrier)
    Lilly (Red Setter)
    Boris (Rottweiler)
    (others include Billy, Freddie, Minnie)

    more unusual names...
    my dogs Buddy Banana (Golden retriever) and Dobby Donut (Doberman) ps, they also respond to banana & donut! hahaha
    Ibaneze (like the guitar - Terrier)
    Rio & Ceasar (dobermans)

    ok...now the Welsh names!!!!
    Llew the greyhound - means Lion
    Blodwen the greyhound - means flower
    Cai the rottweiler - means field

    and 1 more to make you laugh......this was my Grans poodle well before i was even born (drum roll please)
    BIMBO! (no..I'm not kidding! lol)
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  • freechips1freechips1
    edited May 2010
    In Response to Re: Where does your poker winnings go? VOTE NOW!!!!:
    ahhhh cheers for the reply freechips....ur probably the perfect person to give me advice on bankroll and game/table selection, as while ive been with sky, Ive seen u play all levels, to nd up smashing 100nl....which is where I wanna be..... How did u do it? money management wise? I probably have 50 buy ins for 100nl.....in my poker bankroll that Im willing to lose before I just say enough's enough! I super tight with my BR - as I dont work....but the quality of player, or more importanly IMO, the quality of tables, between 50nl and 100nl before midnight is huge.... Im just a super wimp with bankroll, I dnt even play 50nl before 10pm - rather play 30/40 quid tables.... I obviously dont have enough confidence in my game as I thought I had.... Write a blog! or an instruction manual!!!! haha
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    money wise i had poor roll management if i had 1.5k i would take shots at 100nl so i would be playing 4x 50nl and 2x 100nl, its great and easy money if your running good. 
    as ajs said to you on another thread the hardest part to get ur head around is the ammount of money, losing £50 or if sat deep losing £90 wasnt a big deal (50nl).  when you lose your first £400 pot it is a bit sick, im unsure of your swings, when i play bad it can be upto -10 buyins but avrage is about -4/5, try not to go on tilt for a week when you have a bad session losing 5 buyin.
    if you can take losing 4/500 in one night then have a go, you said about low confidence that will not help you, i would say take a shot one day when you feel good and r playing well.
    as i told you befor i have now realised the massive swings you can have in poker, and its not just me a few players who r far beter than me hit bad runs also.
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  • JAEGERBOMBJAEGERBOMB
    edited May 2010
    donate 10%  back to the community lol
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  • IRISHROVERIRISHROVER
    edited May 2010

     i spend it because life is just to short for saving it in a poker account ,

     one never knows when there bad beat [ death ] comes calling so,

    i made 8k on here and spent it on stuff for the kids & raver { wifey }

    playstation , wii console . games . flat screen tv, holidays , hotel breaks

    oh and for me  no more pc kids have that now,

     i bought myself a laptop .

    so a big ty to skypoker from me .

    and the bonus is i can never lose the money back ,

    why because i have spent it lol !


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  • HAL_9000HAL_9000
    edited May 2010
    Dohhhhhhh,

    If you carnt beat the 50nl tables yet then you probably need to take it more seriously, you have been playing around these levels for a long time and either your taking too much out of your BR for living exs' or your not good enough! 
    I carnt believe your not good enough
    I find it very easy playing live but on line it is much harder because I carnt get the same quality of reads which is where my expertise seems to lay.
    Online I would say I generally make money at the 50nl without too much problem but the amount is not enough ie I may make £50 in 1 hour then make nothing for 2 hours or lose a little etc etc  but if i play more then two tables I lose my ability to read the tables and concentrate on the players. If I move up to the 100nl then sometimes i win sometimes I lose but thats not good enough so at the moment i concentrate Live as I am consistently making profit even when I have really quiet nights with very few hands to play I still generally make profit the reason for this is because i read books and watch anything and everything on playing poker.

    I know you dont wanna hear this but also, I never drink n play, the other night when I came in from the Casino you were barely awake saying you were hemorrhaging money so perhaps if you try to tighten up those areas of your game then good things will happen.

    I think you should take up Tikays offer of playing Live and get him to Napoleans in Leeds one night 

    Keep Smiling
    HAL_9000

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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH
    edited May 2010

    I havent read the rest of ur post yet, but after a few tins, the opening paragraph has made my blood boil and I feel the need to say....

    My overall poker bankroll.....in my "poker bank account" is like £15k, thats including £4k in 4 weeks last month at nl30-80......

    so I CAN beat 50nl....

    EDITED...

    Read the rest....

    Yeh I cant play without a drink....but it works in stages, the first hour or 2, im avin a few beers, n it goes bad,.....

    Next couple of hours, I consolidate and kinda sure things up, break even....

    Rest of the night, Im flying...

    Half hour before bedtime (i dnt no its bedtime till the last few mins of this half hour) - I spew left right and centre!!!!

    Bt it all ends up at good profit for a 1/2 tabler...

    Im pretty sensitive about ppl having ago at my game, I feel my record ad game speaks for itself, which makes it hard to take advice sometimes......but its much appreciated! - drink rly isnt the problem with my game, if anything I wish it wud give me the confidence I need to move to the level I shud be at.....

    DOHH
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