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Originally Posted by ken******
I am a recreational player as i have a good job and a life.
I am not a losing player live or online.
I have played about 10k of hands of cash and about 40 trnys since the start
of the year as this is all my time allows.
Wake up enter reailty stop smoking the dope and face the real world as you are deluded.
This is an interesting quote because in many ways it shows how the poker industry differs from just about any other industry.
You admit to being recreational (which is fine) and indeed your volume in half a year is considerably less than regular players play in a week.
Essentially you are the equivalent of a guy who golfs one or two times a year or from an artistic perspective visits a gallery once a year, yet you and other equivalent riggies feel you have the knowledge and experience to make a detailed analysis of this industry despite having at best a passing and casual interaction with it.
If a guy who casually golfs twice a year made detailed comments at the club about people's swings and the course layouts and the evils of the golf industry he would be laughed at by those who have experience in the industry (for good reason). Similarly a person who visits a gallery one time a year as his only art experience yet makes detailed comments about the industry, the artists etc. would be dismissed by those who are in the industry full time.
Somehow, poker has created an activity where the casual player feels they are actually an expert about it in some capacity, I guess a variation of the Moneymaker effect. The plus side from the poker economy perspective is that these casual players keep playing in the false belief they can succeed at the activity. Contrast that to casual golfers who know they will never beat a pro (and if that was their goal they would quit).
Reality is that nearly every riggie and frankly many of the shills have no idea what they are talking about because they have no relevant experience in the industry. Fortunately they all get contained here where they do no real damage and amuse each other.
To conclude - I want to thank donks like you who feel they know what they are talking about and believe the rest of us are deluded. While know-it-alls who know nothing create an eye rolling reaction, I do appreciate that you represent much of my competition (both at the tables and in the poker business), and needless to say I have no issues with that situation.
All the best.