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Originally Posted by UCBananaboy
Not everyone is in it to "get rich." If he's able to make a living to support both himself and any family he may have while doing something he enjoys, then he's in a better situation than most people.
Everyone would obviously rather be making millions of dollars than not, but it's possible that the $2/$5 grind is a stake that is the perfect combination of: enough fish, high enough $/hr, and low enough variance to keep him happy (and sane) and able to do this for a living.
There are some people in my town of Las Vegas that are comfortable with grinding 2-5. Some of them are very good, much better than many high stakes pros.
The high stakes pros be warned. These grinders (who at 2-5 may make more than many executives and lawyers) will ascend to the top in just a few years time. The fact that they have the God-like patience, iron clad discipline and the strategic conservatism to stick to "what works" means that they have the emotional intelligence to succeed where many of the degenerate minions at the high stakes can't achieve on a sustained basis.
Many high stakes players are broke. They are dependent on others for stakes and loans. They will become obsolete. The world's greatest players are poised to ascend to the top in a few years time. And they will dominate for decades, even if, for now, they are just "poor grinders' at 2-5. They will have the last laugh.