You get a phone call from one of your buddies back home at about 1 AM. He�s out bar-hopping and spending the ridiculous amount of money he�s making at his summer internship. You�re sitting next to a guy who actually refers to clubs as �Clovers� and has one of the worst rope beards you�ve ever seen. This guy clearly doesn�t belong here.
You don�t catch any good cards for 30 minutes so your mind begins to wander. You start to think about how expensive cigarettes are in New Jersey. Soon you�re trying to visualize how many cartons you think you could fit in your trunk to bring with you next time. It seems rational, it�s only a misdemeanor if you get caught� not like a felony or anything.
But wait a minute, you�re a professional poker player� why would you hassle yourself with smuggling cigarettes? You�ve become a leech�You�re constantly looking for angles to play and small edges to exploit. It�s seeped into your personality too. You�ve got plenty of friends, but not ones that would trust you with their money. You meet plenty of girls, but not ones that would trust you in a relationship.
You see poker is a negative sum game. The house takes money out of every pot. It�s impossible for everyone to break-even. The books will tell you that�s why 90% of people that play poker are losers. However, they neglect to mention that most profitable poker players are losers too.
Let�s seem them run that slogan on ESPN.
