Being literally broke - 2004-01-23
If there's one thing I detest about poker, it's the places where I'm forced to play the game.
I have no problem with losing £50 in 10 minutes, but I do complain about it happening in a room with no windows and full of men in their 60s who always win.
Any smart gambler leaving the casino at the end of the night would walk directly out the door. But I didn't. Rather, I told myself "it's only money", I downloaded the blackjack software, exchanged £50 for 50 chips and lost 30 of them in 20 minutes.
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