How much would it take to NEVER play poker again?

[ViiperUK]

99p so i could go to mcdonalds and buy a cheeseburger tbh

ok i'll stake u the burger

haha

[Forrester]

This is a hypothetical question which can not really be answered. however, it is also an interesting thought. Most people who play poker do not play primarily for the money - money is always a consideration and has to be there to add the excitement factor. I think the real reason for playing is more fundamental than that.

Why would Phil Ivey Doyle Brunson Phil Helmuth et al.play in  the WSOP when they are multi millionaires? Its not for the money its for the competition! I often wonder why fishermen fish when they often don't catch anything - its because they enjoy the competition {with the fish I assume).

We play for the buzz - the money is the petrol that drives it - we wouldn't play if there was no money but we would continue to play even if we had more money than we could spend.

[The Baron]

£2.58.

That's two double cheeseburgers.

[Royal Flush]

I would do it for nothing if Moorman stopped as well, spite ftw!

[KarmaDope]

I would do it for nothing if Moorman stopped as well, spite ftw!

what about if shaundeeb stopped?

[BAM]

This topic is starting to get interesting.....

A question to all the people who have number's of £200k or more.....

Is this because you expect to make at least £200k playing poker so want compensating or is it because you love the game so much that's it's genuinely worth that amount of money to you?

Tank's, MC's and Longy's answers are interesting. All 3 are grinders who make a steady living playing poker and their figures are based around being able to quit and do something else instead. BAM has done similar as he would obviously need £5.89 to offset what he might win by sticking with the game for the foreseeable future.

Kev and Boldie have clearly just picked a sum that would be nice to get as a one off and a slightly realistic figure. This is the sort of figure that I'd be happy with too.

Are other people's answers just based on greed or is there a real reason?

I lol'd

Its the price of a pack of fags at my local Tesco.

Seriously though I was asked the other day what I would do if I was one of the Euro £45 million winners and after all the party's, drugs, ladyboys etc I would just tour the world playing donkaments on every continent (and all the side events when I bust before the first dinner break).

This question is a flip as probably no amount of money could make me give up as I grind my balls off to try and achieve the said donkament dream, if I can't have my donkament dream what have a got?

[Murph1984]

€750,000

[Claw75]

I really can't think of a figure. I play for fun, and have made a load of friends through poker too - if I took an amount of money to stop playing I'd probably end up being rich and miserable, constantly resenting the fact I can't go to play tournaments I'd like to take part in. I'd give up playing for a year for maybe 40-50k ,but any longer than that I really don't think I could sign up to.

Just on a tangent, I'd happily never play a hand of online poker again for 100k

[Cf]

I really can't think of a figure. I play for fun, and have made a load of friends through poker too - if I took an amount of money to stop playing I'd probably end up being rich and miserable, constantly resenting the fact I can't go to play tournaments I'd like to take part in. I'd give up playing for a year for maybe 40-50k ,but any longer than that I really don't think I could sign up to.

Just on a tangent, I'd happily never play a hand of online poker again for 100k

This. You could probably get me off online poker for quite a lot less than this.

[Cf]

I used to love being a hip-hop MC (hence the name) but I haven't recorded a song in like 3 years because poker has just taken over everything.

Thank god for that Anything that reduces the amount of "hip-hop" in the world gets my approval

[boldie]

I used to love being a hip-hop MC (hence the name) but I haven't recorded a song in like 3 years because poker has just taken over everything.

Thank god for that Anything that reduces the amount of "hip-hop" in the world gets my approval

That's why I'm a big fan of ghetto's, crack dealers and gang wars.

[cia260895]

A loss of $250 from stars and £13 from blonde should do the trick

[StuartHopkin]

I really can't think of a figure. I play for fun, and have made a load of friends through poker too - if I took an amount of money to stop playing I'd probably end up being rich and miserable, constantly resenting the fact I can't go to play tournaments I'd like to take part in. I'd give up playing for a year for maybe 40-50k ,but any longer than that I really don't think I could sign up to.

Just on a tangent, I'd happily never play a hand of online poker again for 100k

Okay

I have £10k in cash
I will deliver it to you this evening
Only condition is you cant play poker until 21/11/2010
Your going to turn me down?

[mondatoo]

I really can't think of a figure. I play for fun, and have made a load of friends through poker too - if I took an amount of money to stop playing I'd probably end up being rich and miserable, constantly resenting the fact I can't go to play tournaments I'd like to take part in. I'd give up playing for a year for maybe 40-50k ,but any longer than that I really don't think I could sign up to.

Just on a tangent, I'd happily never play a hand of online poker again for 100k

Okay

I have £10k in cash
I will deliver it to you this evening
Only condition is you cant play poker until 21/11/2010
Your going to turn me down?

Blatant i have 10k in cash brag

[Colchester Kev]

I really can't think of a figure. I play for fun, and have made a load of friends through poker too - if I took an amount of money to stop playing I'd probably end up being rich and miserable, constantly resenting the fact I can't go to play tournaments I'd like to take part in. I'd give up playing for a year for maybe 40-50k ,but any longer than that I really don't think I could sign up to.

Just on a tangent, I'd happily never play a hand of online poker again for 100k

Okay

I have £10k in cash
I will deliver it to you this evening
Only condition is you cant play poker until 21/11/2010
Your going to turn me down?

You wouldn't have to deliver it to me ... I would come and collect it !!