> The fact that people have won multiple championships and that many people continue to reach the final tables is evidence against the notion that it's just abo

> The fact that people have won multiple championships and that many people continue to reach the final tables is evidence against the notion that it's just about money. In modern poker (not the old days where few were playing), the max bracelets anyone has won is 5. Assuming that past a basic threshold of skill it's a 50/50 crapshoot, there's a 1 in 32 chance you get that on luck. There are thousands of people above the basic threshold. "Professional" poker really is about tourists and drinkers. The grind is too slow, painful, and volatile. I know a couple of people who support themselves on only poker. That's their strategy year round between tournies. The reason they play the big tournies is to get lucky, and parlay their fame into sponsorships and such.