Re: Hey Dikshit
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You're forgetting the fact that pros are mostly useless customers, since they don't put any of their own money in. What Party is looking for is new money, not people to take money out of the system forever.
Common sense 101
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OOO,
I've read your posts in this thread on this topic, and it seems that you and the other posters are disagreeing on semantics.
you say that pros are not a source of rake.
this is false from a poker standpoint, because although tight aggro players pay less rake proportionally than loose passive players (Pokertracker data has verified this) everyone pays rake, as the whole affiliate mess has shown us.
However, you are correct from an economic standpoint (lets take a VERY loose definition and define pro as a +EV player who would not play if he was -EV), because without the constant influx of new money that -EV recreational, continuous gamblers provide, the games would eventually dry up. the recreational gamblers are vital for the long term health of the game, which is directly linked to the long term generation of future rake. but in the short term, everyone gets screwed by big poppa rake.
you're arguing with people who aren't refuting your main point, sso hopefully this will clarify things slightly.
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