POKER is the new coke

[Gata Kamsky]

My next door neighbor who I sometimes go to vegas with just told me this morning he's selling his house to go pro. This is the guy who told me that AA is nothing special and if a couple of people raise you should fold preflop because it won't hold up. From what I gather hes on some kind of rush winning at the $200 buyin on party for the last month. Now he's off to play in the WSOP and play 200-400 in vegas. I see this as a disease as this isn't the first person who has no clue what they are doing and will lose all their money and their life. He has a ex-wife and 2 kids in college he has to support. Do we blame internet poker for this because these guys would never have played if not for the internet or do we blame Chris Moneymaker?