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seabeast,
poker actually isn't a lot less exclusive than becoming a stockbroker/hotshot young lawyer/etc. Sure, the path to the top is less "traditional" in the sense of going to good name-brand schools, etc. But it's really relatively few folks. There are probably far fewer than 50,000 young folks making 6 figures playing poker. Even if you grant that there are, 50,000 people worldwide is way less than the number of people who make $150k+ before the age of 25. My sister for example just graduated law school, did well but not spectacular, and will be making $200k next year at the age of 24. She is not all that uncommon -- certainly there are far far more than 50,000 folks in the world who achieve this sort of success. Poker is just a drop in the bucket.