I always remember my dad saying that sport is important for the social aspect.  He always encouraged me to play sport, even though I was not good at a sport, he said I should still play it for the enjoyment and for meeting people.  Sure, there are the professionals who make a living out of it and are normally very competitive, so socializing is probably not the most important aspect to them.  But for the vast majority of us, we play sport for fun and enjoy the social interaction.

Same goes with playing poker, you get to meet all kinds of interesting people from all over the world.  Especially during online poker games, chat to some people find out where they are from and what life is like in their part of the world.  I have made some great friendships online.

Of course we all like to win, but once you have finished the game shake hands, have the decency to congratulate the winner or be humble if you have won and emptied your competitor’s pockets!!!