[ianlippert]

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I am going to go out on a limb here and say that the past experiences of B&M Poker pros are irrelevant.

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I'm going to second that. Not only that but I'm sure that there are lots of people who have played B&M experienced a 10-20K hand upswing and figure they could go pro. They then hit their median and bust out, and then show up on some DVD on the internet.

seriously, 20K hands is 3 months of full time play. Someone playing 10 hours a week at a B&M would take a year to clear 20K hands. If they are playing through a high stakes upswing it would be very easy for them to think they could go pro.

How many times have you heard B&M players whine about how they cannot win online. I got news for you, if you cant beat online you arent a good live player.