Re: Chess vs Poker Online
Hi,
Another issue with playing chess for money is that the stakes are often much, much lower and a chess game takes longer than a hand of cards.
There are plenty of people who play chess for money (at least in person). While in college, there were always people sitting at Au Bon Pan at Harvard Square playing for $1-$2 per game. In fact playing chess was the sole source of income for two of these people so money can definitely be made.
I think the biggest problem is finding "chess fish" to play for money. Poker is a fantastic game in that sense. Money in converted to chips which are just pieces in the game. "Poker fish" must put in money just to play, whereas their chess counterparts get their bishops, knights, and rooks without needing to invest their hard earned cash.
Just my two cents,
Leo
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