Re: So really what\'s the problem with playing alot of poker?
poker has its own vicious cycle like everquest and wow.
"hey I won money...woah, now I can make more money" and
"[censored] I lost money...damnit, now I need to make it back"
and given that real money is on the line it can be a lot harder to tear yourself away. Instead of having to deal with the abstract "my friend has 2 more levels than me in an imaginary world" you have to deal with cold hard cash. If you've ever played with a friend at a similar level to yourself you can often find yourself trying to get ahead of him and money is a bigger incentive for most than an item in a rpg.
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