[Michaelson]

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Same could be said of playing the pokies...

I think many poker players ignore the fact that they take a lot of money off hopeless gambling addicts.

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You're assuming players have moral objections to that. I, for one, don't. I'm torn between indifference and feelings of contempt towards my opponents.

[/ QUOTE ]You're assuming I assume that. I've come to live with where my money comes from on the back of two facts: 1) The fish want to take my money just as much as I want to take theirs, and 2) Relative skill is all that matters which means it's a level playing field--anyone can work on and improve their game.

Other people have their own justifications, and others just don't care.

However, I believe a lot of poker players either don't think about or deliberately ignore the fact that their bankrolls are padded with money taken off degenerate gambling addicts.