Do poker players look at rake and tipping in an unrealistic way?

[Lestat]

First, most pros do NOT make over 1bb/hr from their game.

Second, try adding adding in the additional costs to obtain non-group health insurance for you or your family and let me know how that effects the bottom line.

Third, you forgot to include 941 tax (yours AND company share), into your equation. No big deal now, but if social security does still exist when you're an old man, you will have nothing. Oh, and unemployment tax and any benefits of 401k matching, etc.

Fourth, take out other benefits like sick days and 3 weeks vacation time.
These are all employee costs most companies have to figure into their bottom line.

Hey, there are a lot of benefits to playing poker for a living and I have nothing against tipping and also look at it as overhead. But in fairness, you have to look at the whole picture.