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Originally Posted by AceJacko
That’s not how poker works. Professional players are closer to contractors than customers. I don’t know anything about the Lauren woman, but Kitty’s livelihood is based in getting into soft lineups and expanding her brand. We only have her side of the story, but when you look at the winnrates of the few pros who make it onto HCL games, turning down his advance was likely a 7 figure decision. How is that not a position of power?
very well stated
kitty is not profitable and comes from a very wealthy family - she's just another version of helloit'slynne, keating, kessler and nikairball who are too embarassed to admit they are jobless trust fund degens and instead like to cosplay as people who "have jobs" and thus identify as "professional poker players"
as far as that cohort of people goes, kitty seems to be doing it well where her focus is on international travel and mixing in poker on the side
but that doesn't change that nick was still in a position of power over her and turning down nick's smorgasboard of dick pics was still a bad career move for her as it meant less exposure which she needs for sponsors and soft lineups which are probably the only times she's profitable
airball claims to be a pro, can't even beat the hcl lineup
keating claims to be a pro
lynne claims to be a pro
kessler claims to be a pro (he loses 6 figures nearly every year, 2023 was a good year by his standards only losing 93k and don't forget the costs of traveling the tourney circuit)