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this is what sportsbettors like to tell themselves so they feel morally superior to poker players lol
bookie A : only fish
bookie B : fish and sharp
Bookie C : only sharp
which one of those is the only one that will bust?
The only reason you can make a living taking money from bookies is because they make more money from the fish.
Maybe you're right. In a way. But I think you're looking at it from the wrong perspective. And I bet on sports and play poker, but I'm in neither a professional. So I don't need to justify doing either, but neither does anyone else. Here's why.
Say you go buy an iPhone. You love the product and your boss pays you well.
It cost a thousand bucks. From who did Apple make that 1k, you or your boss?
Say you sit at a poker table. You go all-in on your first hand and you double up.
The guy you won the pot against was crushing the table before you arrived and was up a significant amount. From who did you win the money in your double up, the opponent, or the people he was crushing before you?
I've never heard of a sports bettor limiting an account of another sports bettor because he's winning too much money. Bookmakers do that. You make your money from the book.
Once the money goes into the pot, it's belongs to the pot. And it's up for grabs for whoever can win it. That's how sports betting also works. That's how life works.