Re: On people who play poker for a living
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And many people who lost at poker (such as myself at times0 justify it as spending money for entertainment. To do anything entertaining requires paying a fee, poker players provided the opportunity to play poker.
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Actually the casinos provide the opportunity to play poker. Sure, the games at some smaller joints wouldn't exist without regulars, but the games online and the games at places like Bellagio/Mirage/Wynn don't really require "pros" to exist. In fact, I think people would probably have more fun without pros at the table. In short, you're not doing them a favor by playing, and they certainly don't owe you any money. (The only exception being the really huge games where rich guys like Andy Beal might want to take a shot.)
That said, I wouldn't really think to hard about this question. If you like what you do, and you're making money, keep on doing it. The biggest reason why you shouldn't feel bad about taking their money is that they don't feel bad during the 30-40% of the time when they take your money.
May their pots be small and your pots be monsters.
-Jed
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