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Message: [QUOTE="Katie Dozier, post: 5547120, member: 68869"] I’m not familiar with the study you’re referring to OP, and question how such a figure could possibly be assembled given that the honest truth seems to be that very few poker players seem to be capable of an honest appraisal of their own stats when it comes to profitability:D In the very least, I do think that the vast majority of players are losing in a financial sense. I think it’s important though to remember that most common hobbies have basically no shot of winning money—paying to go to sports games or concerts, racing go karts or enjoying going out on a boat. My point is that just because you can make money playing poker doesn’t mean it is a pointless pursuit if you’re actually losing money (so long as it doesn’t cross the line into being an addictive problem). Of course, no one likes to think they’re losing money where they could (at least in theory) be making it. A few years ago, I heard a bunch of regs outside the Rio before the start of the WSOP Main Event. They were talking about how soft the tables were going to be in a mean-spirited way, using terms I hate like “fish.” The thing I realized more so than ever in that moment is how impressive the recreational players must be to be able to spend 10k on a tournament for their own enjoyment; how interesting these people must be to be able to afford that—how successful must they be in their time away from their poker hobby? Odds are they were radically more successful and interesting than the mean-spirited “professionals” badmouthing them outside. People play poker for many reasons, and though I think most people would answer “to make money” that’s rarely the real reason behind it. [/QUOTE]

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