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Could you explain to me what a site would gain by chasing away the people who they are making the most money from?And also how this would make it more viable for casual players? I can understand a sorta trickle down theory making lower stake games tougher for casual players on a site with a large numbers of pros.But the publicity from having the best players playing on your site whether its from internet pros here and on other forums,or tv pros on FT,will be noticed by a casual player much more ofton than the previous effect would.

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The explanantion is the "Shark effect"... it has been well documented/analyzed (as a concern) by the financial analyst community.

Think of it this way, if only fish played, eventually all the money would go to the house. Any player that wins and withdraws money is taking money away from the site.

A player whose Win$ + Affiliate cost$ + other direct costs$ > Rake Paid$ is actually the worst.

Not saying any of the sites look at it this way... just noting that the analysts have [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]