MONEY
MANAGEMENT AND RECORD KEEPING FOR INTERNET POKER
With Internet poker, it's hard to lie to yourself - or to
anyone looking over your shoulder while you play. The stark
truth about your playing bankroll hits you right between
the eyes every time you click on the cashier function. And
when you tap out, you have to charge or transfer more funds
to your core account before you can buy more chips. No room
for denial here, folks.
No matter how you
pay the piper, there's a dual, irrefutable record of your
bottom line: a pesky bank or credit card statement plus
the handy dandy pop-up record of your purchases and cash-outs
(if any) at the Internet poker site. You may be the laziest
or most unwilling records keeper in the world. No matter
- you'll face reality soon enough online. If you're a poor
player who's been rationalizing or conveniently forgetting
poker losses for years on end, you're in for a shock when
you take your games into cyberspace. And even if you're ordinarily
a favorite, the times when you go on tilt in a higher limit
games - blowing a month's worth of small wins plus a huge
new advance on your credit card - can't be expunged from
your online account history.
On the other hand,
if you've been a winning player for years - really! - but
your spouse just doesn't buy it, vindication is just mouse
clicks away. Just go online in front of skeptical eyes and
prove yourself onscreen!
