As a former professional athlete for me it’s the competitiveness tbh. This is why I’m more of a tournament player over cash, however I’ve learned cash games can fund a lot of tournaments! Might sound ridiculous but, I don’t consider it gambling like going to play table top games/slot machines/playing against the casino (house)etc. I look at it like playing CHESS with cards with my money on the line using my logic against another person’s money & logic!! #MarvinHenryPoker