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Most high stakes poker players do not take the risks seriously enough, I think, hence the maxim that all pros go broke at least once. I simply fail to see how a "professional" can live with the idea of earning nothing for months on end and having no job at the end of it, which is what happens if you go broke; so I think these guys should take risk of ruin more seriously than they do.
Guy.
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From what I've read about the current state of pro poker, it's not exactly populated by the most responsible people.
See, for example:
http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/archives/dalla27.htm