whoa, one long thread. I only read the first page, so I'd just like to comment on one thing.
Some people said it's hypocrisy that people play for money... I disagree.
I don't really know about others so I can only assume that, like in Israel, $100 aren't much of a money - at least not enough to spend time playing 80 games while in that time I could have earned $1000 by real work.
For me (and I believe most players) it's merely another goal to make the league more competitive. I mean, do people play Poker without money? There has to be a prize (apparently, more than a trophy these days) to make people play/work seriously, or proffesionally if you want.
Some people said it's hypocrisy that people play for money... I disagree.
I don't really know about others so I can only assume that, like in Israel, $100 aren't much of a money - at least not enough to spend time playing 80 games while in that time I could have earned $1000 by real work.
For me (and I believe most players) it's merely another goal to make the league more competitive. I mean, do people play Poker without money? There has to be a prize (apparently, more than a trophy these days) to make people play/work seriously, or proffesionally if you want.