[1meandog4u]

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There is *obviously* a difference between +EV and -EV gambling.

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I agree wholeheartedly. For years, over 20, I was a prop in live card rooms in So.Calif. We use to have a statement when people would say, "You gamble for a living?" We use to say, "It ain't gambling if you're skilled enough to win consistently, no matter how little the win might be."

The point being, we have to push hard the aspect of poker being a skill game where ANYONE CAN be winning player if they learn/study the game and apply the proper principles. Poker is NOT gambling... unless you're one of the many "maniacs" who cap preflop with junk and pray they hit. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]