"The house always wins."

[hobojim1247]

Somewhere in my reading of many poker books in the last 20 years was statement that 90% of live poker players were net losers, 5% were break even, and only 5% were winning players. I have used that as a starting point and in my observations I have not found any evidence that I can point to and disagree. So therefore the house not only wins with the rake but also wins with the lure of those who believe their losses are bad luck and not bad play, to return and contribute more rake.