Well, seeing that winning the Main Event now gets you over $7 Million, it's hard to say. Phil Gordon, and other players like him, make a living playing poker. But winning the Main Event, that's pretty huge.
If winning the Main Event gets you more money than playing poker for years and being respected, I would honestly take the money. I wouldn't mind retiring after one great run in the Main Event and being able to pay for my sons' college tuitions, my house, cars, and every thing else a few million bucks does for you. I would like to be respected in everything I do, but I can't think of a better way to lose millions of poker players' respect than winning millions.
If playing poker for the rest of my life would yield more money than my current occupation and a main event win, then I'd spend years gaining respect and loving what I do. |