Poker as Entertainment
As a player who used to fund quite a bit of my life with my poker earnings, for me first and foremost poker has always been about the business aspect. Especially when you are playing for serious money, the successful player must first contextualize the game in this way in order to keep the books straight: it is much like playing the stock market, or investing in good prospects.
For many, though, beyond just the moneymaking aspect, poker is meant to be a form of entertainment. It should be fun, and though the money is very important, enjoying yourself in the midst of the game should be almost as much of a priority. Sure, some games will be a slog fest where you really have to grind, but if you don’t love the game, you’ll never make it through these in the long run.
For others still, the game is pure entertainment. The money, if they make it, is nice, but for these players they more enjoy the act of it, the action. Picking up on the weaknesses of these less serious stacks will often make you money, but getting so deep in the action of the game that you are no longer human is not quite a way anyone should want to play at the casino.
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