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Originally Posted by Masq
He has a few big scores and then breaks even / bleeds away money slowly until another bink.
Isn't this pretty much every tournament player?
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Originally Posted by Bakes
the age-old debate. 10 years ago these threads were made about FTP pros
I know this may be new information to some, but if a person is entertaining enough to become a personality, poker sites may be interested in them.
I assume most of the people butthurt about this are just unsatisfied with their own life. Become more entertaining and start a twitch channel, and you too may reap the rewards.
If someone is selling their services as a coach or making big claims about how they crush, that's one thing. Having GJReggie's graph handy to complain when a thread like this pops up? Serious incel vibes.
In fairness, I think the OP was probably more curious than butthurt, but I agree with your post overall – particularly when it comes to sponsored players.
Another recurring conversation in poker forums concerns the composition of the ideal WSOP Main Event final table. What lineup would be best for TV? (Okay, maybe not that common now, but it certainly came up a lot in the late 2000s.) The general consensus was for a mix of well-known pros plus a couple Moneymaker types of Everyman. Why the latter? The hope was that their presence brings in the casual fans, and more importantly, could help draw new players to the game.
So yeah, pretty amusing that in a world where we have a term "Moneymaker Effect," there are still people who don't get why a poker site would ever pursue a non-crusher who happens to be a good ambassador for the game.