Maybe it's the low stakes, as we usually set our max lost at $20. Maybe they think of it as pure gambling. Several of them even state that they could easily spend $20 doing less fun things that are much worse for them, and they just like the company. There are three guys who show up off and on who can really play, but for the most part, my 21YO son and I clean up, and the rest are just there to fill seats and pay me for the veggies and hummus I brought.
As much as I appreciate taking their cash, I'd enjoy losing a good game of poker more. Do you have poker buddies for whom you've given up hope that they will ever learn to play?
As much as I appreciate taking their cash, I'd enjoy losing a good game of poker more. Do you have poker buddies for whom you've given up hope that they will ever learn to play?