[Dante1126]

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All the poker players I know (including myself) are consistently winning or just doing a lot better than breaking even.


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Ditto. That and you're assuming a closed economy. New people are trying out online on the time, just as the tourists are constantly floating in and out of Vegas.

Your friends are lying to you.
When people say they are "breaking even" at poker, they are losing.
When people say they are "winning a little at poker," they are breaking even, or losing.
When people say they are "winning a lot at poker," they are breaking even, or losing.

When people don't tell you how they're doing at poker, then, and only then, they are winning, breaking even, or losing.

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