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Message: [QUOTE="induce, post: 5135775, member: 393225"] in the professional/semi-pro poker world, this is everyday practice. serious players almost always take pieces of each other in MTT tournaments to mitigate their losses. a lot of players would not be able to afford all the buy-ins throughout the year without taking pieces of each other. this is actually essential to the poker economy. just look at Chino Rheem, 2019 PCA Main Event Champion, who was most definitely staked by his close friend and colleague, The Grinder (Mike Mizrachi) [URL]https://www.pokernews.com/tours/pca/2019-pca/pca-main-event/chips.254233.htm[/URL] [URL]https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=41527[/URL] [/QUOTE]