re: why are poker players so trashy?

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These degenerates probably have 5-10% at the most that they actually put up to enter. They have backers

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There are more backers in this event than any other, but also you can satellite into it for as little as like 100$. A ton of local leagues send winners to play the main, and a ton of people pony up every year.

Top 15% pays out now so it isn't unheard of to min cash often enough to break even on a few years even without going super deep.

7000 ish players this year x 10k is a pretty sweet prize pool no matter how it happens.