Dan Harrington, one of the worlds most respected poker players, says the worst sin professional gamblers can commit is not being able to play because they’ve let themselves run out of money He’s witnessed too many brilliant players fall by the wayside because they played outside the limit of their bankroll

Many professional poker players are drawn to the tournament circuit because of the large payoffs and opportunity for near instant celebrity But the reality is that if you want to play tournaments for a living, you need to understand that you’ll easily go for months without getting a major return on the hours you’ve invested at the table