I am reaching my limit with some of my poker playing pals and dont know what to do. They complain to me about bad beats so often that I am realizing that these guys who want to be "pros" are nothing more than compulsive gamblers. They refuse to keep records (would you go to any professional, dr, lawyer, accountant that didnt keep notes?), they play above their heads, they play too many hours, they tilt and steam after a few bad beats and then I have to listen to it.
I try to be a casual teacher to them, not giving too much advice and letting them learn on their own but it seems that almost no one has what it takes to do what a small handful of us do, namely, beat the game.
At one point do I say, "Look Mr X, I have known your for 5 years and you have lost every single year, at what point do you think you should quit?"
Just blowing off some steam..U got friends like this too?
YD