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[QUOTE="Joe, post: 5767809, member: 193663"]
Generally speaking, I'm a big proponent of 'honesty is the best policy' so, on that level at least, I tend to agree with you.

However, there are a couple of reasons why I think it's much less of an issue for you to be open and direct about poker as it might be for some others..

Firstly, from where I'm sitting, you're an established pro with a proven track record of success and earnings. This gives you much more weight in any discussion about the viability and validity of poker as a serious career path.

Secondly, is culture. Different parts of the world perceive poker as a profession very differently. In some countries/cultures is perfectly acceptable to be a pro poker player. Others, very much less so.

If you were in an environment where whenever you said "I'm a poker player/aspiring poker player" you received the same ill-informed, negative misconceptions- you might eventually be less inclined to declare also... :o

As I like to avoid lying, if I had to say [I]something[/I], I'd be economical with the truth and say something like 'risk management' so I felt like I wasn't lying nor exposing myself to unnecessary negativity.

This makes cardschat wondrous, right? :biggrin:

:five:

I like you.
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