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Profitable Poker Player to Volunteer for Study?

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pokerstudyrecruiter
Joined: 01.03.2022

Hi all,

I'm a poker player and final year undergraduate at a British University. I am writing my sociology dissertation on how profitable poker players experience time loss to the game, and I am looking to recruit one more interviewee!

In order to participate, it doesn't matter whether you're making tiny amounts at the microstakes, or are a wildly successful professional - all that matters is that you're profitable.

The interview would be over Zoom. It will probably last around 40 minutes, though there's some flexibility there. Interviews will be confidential (names and identifying details will be changed) - we'll discuss that in more detail if you express an interest. And it's probably worth noting that I'm doing sociology - not psychology - so I'm more interested in the broader social picture than psychoanalysis!

If you think you might be willing to volunteer, DM me and we can talk. I will be happy to answer any questions :)

Cheers


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nsavov
Joined: 24.09.2010

Hi and welcome!
In this site, in order to PM somebody, you will have to add them as a friend.

I can give some names that I expect would be interested in participating:
VorpalF2F - our moderator spammer, plays mostly Draw games and a little of everything. He also streams some times.
Primrose6789 and Harrier88 - some of the most active on the forum, they play Mixed games and PLO. You can ask them in their challenge thread if they don't see your post: https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=3300652#post3300652

If you don't have any luck, I can be of help but I don't like showing my face or meeting people, so if you want I can answer something like a questionaire via email. And honestly, I think you will have better luck if you are open to this with other players too. Also, Primrose is a writer so you will probably get good content out of her.

Good luck!


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Hi pokerstudyrecruiter,
Welcome to PokerStrategy.com :welcome:

I'm not really a good target for your study, as I just play poker for the fun of it.

Originally posted by nsavov
In this site, in order to PM somebody, you will have to add them as a friend.

In order to send a friend request to someone you'll need to be bronze status.
The simplest and easiest way to get that status would be to accept one of the free money offers or bonus offers.

That way, you get some first-hand experience as well.

You may find some reluctance though, since these days making personal contact with strangers carries not an insignificant risk.

May I suggest that if you have a web page for your study, you could post that link here, and on that page accept contact information from interested participants.

All the best,
VS


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3CubicPairs
Joined: 21.06.2015

Mid 30s grinder, About £1m profit lifetime, still in the same poker streets I was at mid 20s. A psychologists wetdream. What you wanna know?


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by KatyLaurence
It's not uncommon for profitable poker players to volunteer for studies, especially if those studies are related to psychology, decision-making, or game theory. Many researchers are interested in understanding the cognitive processes and strategies employed by successful poker players. However, there are several factors to consider if you're thinking about participating in such a study:

Hi KatyLaurence,
Welcome to PokerStrategy.com :welcome:

Thanks for your input — note that this thread is well over a year old.

Cheers,
VS


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