...I said I wouldn't expect to profit.
And all I said was that this
blanket statement is wrong. People do profit from them.
This is simply because to make a profit you would have to be extremely controlled and for the sake of a few dollars I wouldn't see the point in doing it.
Exactly. You are completely missing the point. It has nothing to do with what you see the point in doing or how. The OP question was centered around her and where SHE is playing, not you.
Your definition of a profit is nice and all but if a business man invests 100k in something he doesn't want to see a profit of 1k on his investment.
Really? What would he like to see a loss? Last time I checked, real businessmen wanted to make a profit on their money. So, going back to your definition of a profit, earning 1K profit from a 100K investment isn't a profit because you don't think it is enough? That's outright stupid. Plain and simple. If you simply said that you don't think a 1K profit from a 100K investment was sufficient, I'd be inclined to agree with you. But to claim it isn't a profit is ridiculous.
Let's examine it for a moment. How would a business man in your world react to the following?
1) Handed initial investment of X.
2) Within two weeks time,
NET profit is now just over 5X the initial investment he was handed.
My guess is that they would like the scenario. Well, this is exactly what I did at Tropical Poker. You just claim that the limits are too low so it doesn't count. LOL
When I say I dont consider $20-$30 a profit, thats because at most levels that amount of money is won or lost every hand.
This statement is also untrue (as well as based on a flawed concept of what "profit" is). At CERTAIN levels that much is won or lost on every hand, sure. At some levels, that much wouldn't cover half of the small blind for one hand. And at other levels, that much is 10x the max amount needed to buy into the table.
I dont see why your trying to disect my posts I just look for good poker discussion, only it seems this place is full of tight micro limit maniacs which makes for pretty boring discussion because everyones opinions on the game are the same!
Notice that I'm primarily focusing on your blanket generalizations of how you perceive life in the poker world, which, contrary to your thoughts, is not how things always or typically work. Although, some of what you say does happen, I'm not denying that. But it isn't an all the time scenario. There are too many variables which you choose to ignore or simply redefine the meaning of to try to make your point.
How can you have a bankroll of less than $30 and pass comment on poker issues?
First of all, my total bankroll is significantly larger than $30 (as if that somehow really matters). Had you actually read all of the words in my previous post, you'd potentially understand that I was talking about a specific site (Tropical Poker) in which I ran this experiment with building my bankroll there without deposit. Secondly, commenting on poker and sharing opinions on poker issues has nothing to do with bankroll. We have some members here that only play with play chips. Are you saying their opinions aren't valid? What about the ones that play at higher stakes than you? Are their opinions more worthy? You like blanket responses so much, then here is one for you...NO, what level you play at and what your bankroll is has no bearing on your right or ability to comment on poker. If you don't like the fact everyone has a say, then I suggest you take your facist newbie post count attitude, pack it up, and go home.
Your not playing poker until you at least hit the 0.25/0.50 levels!
LOL...this statement is just ignorant.
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