Quality Representation of the Game of Poker
Don't do this!Got this sent to me as a forward today. Thought I'd pass it along with my response.
A FRIEND ASKED ME TO PASS THIS ALONG - Peace
I was out last night at my friends bar. We were eating, drinking and being merry when the WSOP came on the TV. The group next to me started talking poker, and when I say talking, it is in the sense of a 17 tear old cheerleader talking life. They know the concept, just not the nuances. Anyway, one guy says to me that he is going to start playing poker because its big money, and its all luck anyway, so why not try to be on TV. I nod. He goes on to tell me that yeah odds have some affect on the outcome but anyone that is good at poker is just an above average lucky guy. Now. the old me would have launched into a tirade quoting Super System, and David Sklansky, and explaining starting hands and positions, and math and pot odds etc. Then, after i bored him with the math i would have quoted Mike Caro and Phil Helmuth about the psychology of the game and the importance of putting people on hands and recognizing betting patterns. by the time i would have been done with him he would have bought books and gotten better or may have never played because he was too intimidated.
Flash to the new me...my response..." yeah that Allen Cunningham is a joke. i could do this. shit, all you have to do is say all in and get lucky. and if you get on TV you get endorsements for being a high school drop out with no ambition. you know what... i think i am going to play too. give me your card and let me know if you go down to foxwoods so i can meet you there someday. wanna drink? "
instead of defending the skill of poker i just put a countless number of chips into the poker community. even if i do not get them i know they are in circulation. poker used to be full-time for me, now its a low to mid 5 figure xmas bonus for about 20 hrs a week. next time you hear someone say poker has no skill involved...agree with them. the poker community needs these donators to survive!!
Whatever happened to being a decent, honest person who represents the professionalism of the game? Get the guy hooked on the game the right way... if he's smart and goes in with no tools, he'll learn quick and realize what an ass you were. If not, he'll still suck even with all the tools in the world.
It's things like this that hinder the advancement of poker, not promote it.
Bryan Devonshire
Meanwhile, played some 1-2 today. Blew another $5k. Oh well... back to 30-60. Why can't they have a 60-120 game?
Peace and good luck,
Devo
posted by Devo @ 8:57 AM
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