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Originally Posted by Reducto
Poker players are not necessarily a random subsection of humanity. A lot of us were already headed towards solo, sedentary lives and just happened to discover poker. Maybe if you compared players to software engineers, for example, the difference won't be as striking. Tom Dwan already looked rough when he was 21.
Also, players will hit it big and appear on all the shows for a little while then disappear from the public eye. We see them 10 years later and are surprised to see them looking 10 years older. We're accustomed to seeing actors look the same for decades because they won the genetic lottery and are paid a LOT of money to continue looking good.
I guess I'm a heretic for saying this, but I thought Dwan looked like a high schooler in the 'Poker After Dark' heyday. Have no idea what he's looking like these days, as I don't frequent Macau cash games. Evidently he's looking kinda rough, judging by several posts in this thread.
Think actors/actresses have won the environmental lottery moreso than the genetic one. And there are definitely Macauley Culkin-esque exceptions to that rule
