got in some trouble today

[mrpotto]

Hi there, 1st post. This looks like a great site.

Here's my story. I had been a small time party poker player, focusing on mostly $5 NL single table tourneys. Today in between hands, I made the mistake of clicking on the blackjack tab. Long story short, I lost $1500 in frenzied action. I keep trying to double up and kept getting killed. Had to come clean with my wife today - surprisinly she took it well. In any event, I enjoy PP but need to keep my degenerate gambling side in check. Not sure if I'll be able to do that.

Has anyone else had a similar experience. Up to today, I had lost around $200, usually getting a couple weeks out of a $50 deposit.

Take care,

Chris

[Reel Deal]

I think you ought to consider getting some help.

[Talking Poker]

Yeah... that one sounds pretty bad.

[mrpotto]

I previously had some gambling issues right after college which was nearly 20 years ago. Sports betting with a bookie - a number of guys at my office got sucked in. I lost about $5000 and making matters worse was that I had just gotten married and we had purchased our first home. My wife and I didn't have much cash then and I took a second job for a few months to pay things off. After that I cooled off and haven't bet sports with a bookie since. Although I am in a healthy dose of low stakes office pools, fantasy football leagues, etc. I also have shied away from casinos since I know I have a latent issue. Now that I have recently discover on-line gambling, I need to focus again on staying under control. Having done it before should give me some confidence. Although I must say that today scared the crap out of me. The only reason I stopped was that I overdrew my checking account and couldn't make another deposit. I was crazed. Now a hard lesson was hopefully learned-I have a lot to lose (3 kids 11,9 and 6) and house, etc.

I actually really enjoy texas hold em' and don't really need to play for high stakes. Hopefully this was a wake call for me and I post some sucess stories in the future.

Chris

[Reel Deal]

Yeah, just keep your kids in mind and watch what you do... the internet has certainly made gambling easier than it ever was before.

[Talking Poker]

Quite frankly, I think you should never even open a poker site or any online casino or sportsbook ever again. You clearly have a problem, and I fear that the temptation for you would be too great and you could get yourself in a lot of trouble.

[Reel Deal]

^^ What he said.