Re: how many players are winning players
I find it hard to believe that most people would continue playing if they were losing. Most of the money in the vast "trickle-up" pyramid that is poker comes from people who throw down a few times and leave penniless. A lot of money leaves the system in the form of rakes, one-time winners, and (what concerns us here) true winning players. Of players who play once a week or more, I'd say that 1/4 or so are ahead for their lifetimes. It's the guy with the scotch at the end of the table and the kid with an oversized allowance that pay for all of our successes, not the everyday players.
Why on earth would you commit yourself to playing more if every time you sat down it was a grind to the felt?
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