Be honest, how much money have you lost playing poker?

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Let's be honest, how much money did you lose playing poker?
I'm very picky about my own expenses, especially the expenses on games. I've been playing poker for over 7 years and in all these years I've definitely not spent more than 30-50 dollars. For me, poker is a hobby that brings me an income, on average $100 per month.
 
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I’ve definitely lost my fair share—poker isn’t always a win. But every loss was a lesson that helped me improve and manage my bankroll better.
 
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I lost my youth playing it; you can't put a price on that. On the other hand, had I not gone down this route I wouldn't have met any of the people I have, and whom I venerate.
 
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it's been a very long time since I've lost money from poker as I just play off freeroll wins
 
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What's your biggest loss in poker in one session ? How many dollars ?
 
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1000€ many years ago in a cashgame session.
That's around 1200$
 
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The biggest buying I've ever played was $11. But I've played bigger games through satellite tickets, I usually just play $1-$6 MTTs, the biggest I've lost in one session was around $70.
 
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1202€, two days ago! Broke my previous record of 1200€ (by 2€) bc I usually don't take more than that to the casino, but Sunday I was playing higher stakes so I took 1400€
 
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What's your biggest loss in poker in one session ? How many dollars ?
My biggest loss in poker to date was $33.00, in a tournament at pokerstars when I started my poker journey, and the most curious thing is that I didn't want to participate in that tournament, I ended up registering by accident, because the tournament appeared as if by magic in the middle of the freerolls screen, and as I played all the Pokerstars freerolls I ended up registering by accident, without experience at the time I ended up being eliminated quickly.:cry:
 
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Do not play poker and drink vodka. Bad income guaranted.😃
Lost 1000€ in one poker night session. Played 3 tournaments with crazy big buyin.😎
 
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I have no idea but this number is nowhere near to amounts i have "lost" in casino and/or sports betting ... :unsure:
 
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Im just a begginer, biggest win 50 dollars, biggest loss 60 dollars:)
 
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I haven't lost any money playing poker, as I only play online freerolls. Quite the opposite: I win a little money every now and then. Long live poker!
 
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👉 “I don't spend money on poker; I only play freeroll tournaments.”
 
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I have only made one deposit. So I am definitely up.
 
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I lost $300 pluse but winning rate too much. Its Coverage! 🥰
 
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