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Message: [QUOTE="Pokerpoet2, post: 6772535, member: 430261"] Professional Poker players, have to play in order to make a living from the game. The game becomes a vocation like any other job, Working 9.00 to 5.00 maybe 5 or 6 days a week. If they have backers that stake them in games, they have to win or at least finish ITM to repay them, and keep winning in order to keep the backers willing to stake them. Amateur Players, play for fun, relaxation, and generally enjoy a bit of free time away from work, I consider myself to be a competent player in that I can hold my head up with pride when I compete in a Tournament, but when I have had enough I can bow out gracefully, It really does not matter to me that much if I win or lose, It is taking part in something I enjoy, that really matters. I am a Hobby player, I play when the urge comes to me, but it really does not become a job or Vocation, more of a Vacation from Work! And if my Hobby pays for itself, then so much the better. [/QUOTE]