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That's a koolway of looking at things.

At present, I too don't want to, (thankfully) don't need to,....etc. I think a lot of people on these boards go the intelligent amateur route. We supplement income; we satisfy our strategic need. It is a social process as well.

However, there are some 'strategic' benefits that we willingly accept:

1. Losing a job (layoff, outsource, etc.) we can look to poker to get us by; become the semi-pro.

2. Geezer-semi-pro: retirement, if it still exists, when we are grey will be so much softer....

3. We can unwind. my current B&M schedule is once per week. I look forward to a fun, social, Bacchanalian game of poker once every seven days.


I think a lot of other 2p2ers relate to this and this is the norm. The truly successful pros here are outnumbered by us amateurs and we are outnumbered by the hacks.

But, to each his own and the professional route is certainly advantageous for some.