Quote Originally Posted by Lemnear View Post
Both Groups of players do. The difference is that one money finish in a ETP or smaller is enough to make a living for quite a while and you have nothing like this in MTG. In MtG you HAVE to finish in the money in most events you enter to make a living ergo the pressure on the players is much higher which forces these players to take every advantage possible. On top of that you get the usual Problem of the games structure (personal decks, card shuffle, etc) which has several weaknesses itself then it comes to fair play
So everybody being successful in MTG is a cheater? Please, listen to yourself. Might some of them cheat? Sure, but just because they are significantly better (or finish better for that matter) I am not going to call everyone a cheater.

These "pros" play in a significant larger amount of events than they make top16 finishes. Regardless of what Poker players do. I'm not even sure why you throw them into the equation. Yes, poker leaves less (no?) room to cheat, but you also have to consider these games are different. Deckbuilding, Metagaming and Format-Experience along with play-skill allow for exceptional and dedicated players to actually make several good finishes throughout the year.