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Should professional card players be considered on the same level as professional basketball and baseball players?

The Washington Post's Norman Chad says yes here.

Quote of the article:
(Along with the public library, the card room is the greatest recreational gathering place in America. Upside to library: You can bury yourself in the written word, plus in the reference room, nobody talks. Upside to card room: You can walk out with more money than you walked in with, plus it never closes.)