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Gregg Cattanach <gcattanach-SKIP-@prodigy.net> wrote:
> Michael Sullivan wrote:

> > A lot of amateur poker players who are nowhere near as good at poker
> > as you are (or *I* am) at backgammon can make $8000+ in a year of
> > casual play.

> The $8000 I stated was over 5 years.  There is certainly a lot more money to
> be made playing poker, as there are lots more players (many which are very
> bad) willing to play for high stakes.  This unfortunately is not true in BG.

> My post was just to say that your statement that 'only world-class players
> can expect to do better than break-even) isn't really true.  You just have
> to be better than your opponent(s) and have them be willing to continue to
> play.

I said it's hard to do "*much* better than break-even".  I consider your
results of the last few years to be only a little bit better than
break-even, and I you are close to world-class if not there already.  If
you've played as much as 3 hours a week of money backgammon, that's
$10/hr.  Not exactly a big moneymaker, considering that talented
backgammon (or poker) players can usually get pretty good paying day
jobs if they want to.

> I've only played there a little, but I'm pretty certain that TMG does NOT
> have a rating system.

Sorry, perhaps I'm wrong about TMG, I haven't played there.  I just
assumed, and we know where that gets me...

Note that I absolutely do not agree with the subject line, and am not
trying to make arguments in support of it.  I play backgammon purely for
fun, not for money, and I'm seeing no lack of opportunity to do so
online.  While it's hard to find games locally, it's hardly dead, and
unlikely ever to become so, IMO.


Michael

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