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This is terrible, this gives Poker a black eye, can't tell you how many people sat their and listened to this story on the Today show and not only shook their head and reconfirmed to themselves why they don't gamble. But they also shook their head and said "Yup, that's what anyone who is crazy enough to play poker is capable of doing"

This is why people have laws on the books about "illegal card rooms"

I think the poker community should make an effort to reach out in this situation. Possibly hire the kid a lawyer if the Walderon attorney is a court-appointed, or at least be there for his court date, possibly do a campaign for Wachovia. Something to promote goodwill. I would hope (futily of course) that the online poker site would excuse his debt. Also, maybe someone could teach this kid how to play.

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That is ridiculous. It would appear as though the poker community accepts what he did. If anything we should hire a better lawyer to prosecute him for strengthening the negative feelings toward gambling that the average person has. At least ban him from all major poker sites, it would be better to let people understand that we don't want irresponsible poker players in the community, at least that way they won't think we 'prey' on the weak.

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People are forgetting that this kid is 1) rich and 2) white. He will probably serve some time, but not serious time. I doubt they will throw the book at him.

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Examples of regulated items, through which people are still ruining their lives through addition include credit card debt, alcoholism and porn.

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I'm addicted to porn, but I like to think it has improved my life, not ruined its quality. Plus it makes Lucy horny. Sadly, Lucy is my right hand.

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Examples of regulated items, through which people are still ruining their lives through addition include credit card debt, alcoholism and porn.

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I'm addicted to porn, but I like to think it has improved my life, not ruined its quality. Plus it makes Lucy horny. Sadly, Lucy is my right hand.

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Everyone knows that your right hand is Jill. Don't believe me? hold it out in front of you palm down and tell me that you are looking at your favorite Jill in the whole world.

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How is this a gambling debt?

Poker sites don't lend money.

as for the $2800 ... Ed Miller says play tight in small pots.

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Read a different article on the same story. Apparently his parents posted his bail for him: $100k. Nice. Instead of asking dad for the $5k he blew through, how about getting him to spend 20 times that to get him out of jail?