Story of a Russian woman who won 250K in poker.
It was actually a 20K win, because of all the tournament fees that she had to pay before it, but didn't win.
And she is making far less than what a regular job would have paid.
So why is she in it? Because of the addiction.
Another reason to emphasize : don't get engage in a non-productive "zero sum game" thinking you can outsmart the others. Everyone loses here including the winner.