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Poker Playing is Competitive
 
August 27, 2009

Some players play poker because they know that there is a lot of money to be made at it if you are good. If you are good enough to go to the World Series of Poker and you win it – you are looking at more than $8 million which is pretty good considering it is not really hard work. Even if you just get to the final table you are still looking at more than a million dollars.
 
But some players say that it is not about the money – they say that it is about playing the game and having a good time. They say that they enjoy playing and that the money is good, but it isn’t what keeps them coming back. They say that they love the game and that is why they play.
 
But for some players it isn’t the fun and it isn’t the money – players like Daniel Negreanu play because it is about the competition. He says that he has plenty of money and that he doesn’t need to play to win anymore, but he is playing against himself to see how good he can get his record. He says that he is striving for a place in history and the only way to get that is to keep playing and to keep playing his very best.
 
He says that he is trying to get the best record out there – that this is what it is all about. He says that he might be a millionaire, but that it isn’t enough. He says that he wants to be on the top of the leader board all the time – not just some of the time – and that he simply wants to be the best poker player he can possibly be.