I play for different reason than most ... for the most part its fun. but also it keeps the mind sharp, okay i have 34 games going i need to remember whats going on in all the games,call it exercising the memory,it has helped,I'm a auto mechanic so i need a good memory to put things back together...also i play poker for fun and extra cash,not a pro just weekend warrior stuff so you may think what? ya but think it through you make a move by pushing chips in then you read your opponents move,you got to be two steps a head of them , you maybe setting them up by giving them this one , or they may back off.... as in life actions and reactins,but mostly its fun.