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Message: [QUOTE="finaltable1, post: 5763809, member: 187503"] If you're comparing poker and chess then keep in mind that there is no luck factor in chess, it's pure battle of brains and strategy. Chess games usually have timer. 30 minutes or less, sometimes more. Because there is no luck factor then some fool can't beat top ranked players, that's why this game isn't as popular as poker, where luck can decide that some bluffing fool with pocket 78os can beat the pro holding a set with pocket aces on K6A flop, hitting runner-runner 4 and 5 = straight. You can't do that in chess. Also average game in chess is like 30 minutes, and it's you vs your opponent playing, while in average poker game you'll be waiting = wasting a lot of your lifetime just folding and waiting (if we're talking about live poker). Chess is not giving any advantage for the fool, smarter beats dumber, that's it. In poker luck can change everything, and stupid one has a chance. That's what attracts millions to poker All calculations in poker are good enough for 13-15 year old kids. Post flop, pre flop, tourney position, observations = you don't have to be a rocket scientist, don't have to be a genius to calculate such things, all you need is high school diploma to calculate such simple things. It's hard for the 3rd party like casino or some site to extract profit from smart people who play 1x1 game without any luck factor(chess). But it's easy to extract profit from the horde of fortune seekers. Like I said before - there is no difference for poker site servers when they host a freeroll for 1000 players or when they're hosting a $55 buy-in game for 1000 players, in both games PC server will consumer several kilowatts of electricity and some internet traffic. People are playing the same game at the same secure servers. But since people are greedy, both players and poker site owners are greedy - they agree to pay the rake. Poker site owners think that it's ok, since they provide the service so they set the rules, and since players accept it - then poker site will go on with it. Poker players don't care about the rake in general, because minimal winnings guarantee ROI+profit, BUT THEY ARE NOT LOOKING FOR MINIMAL WINNINGS DURING REGISTRATION, THEY ALWAYS HOPE TO HIT THE FINAL TABLE. LOL First poker site who will start subscription based program instead of rake system will receive tens of millions registrations during first weeks. 1$ per day or 15$ per month subscription and you can play any tournament without rake + open source RNG = such poker site will explode the gambling market and will instantly dethrone PokerStars, PartyPoker and so on. [/QUOTE]

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