Surefire moneymaking scheme

Irieguy · #1 03-07-2005, 05:34 AM

Go to a medical conference and hang out in the hotel bar with a deck of cards. Learn where the ATM machine is so you can give directions from the bar. After some of the doctors have had a few rounds, teach them how to play chinese poker.

Irieguy

ZebraAss · #2 03-07-2005, 05:38 AM

…of you could sell bodily fluids.

(HaHa, nice)

slickpoppa · #3 03-07-2005, 05:43 AM

Now that you mention it, I have never heard of any doctors being good at playing poker. They've got to be out there, but they seem to be underrepresented in the poker world. Are their any respected 2+2ers who are MD's? Maybe doctors are just too busy, or maybe they all just naturally suck at poker [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

raptor517 · #4 03-07-2005, 06:33 AM

doctors are too busy helping people, changing the world, and other foolish things like that to partake in the lifestyle we have all grown accustomed too.

Skipbidder · #5 03-07-2005, 07:02 AM

Ask again in May.
I'll have my MD then, and then you can judge whether or not I'm respected.
My now ex-wife did not view poker (or bridge) as an acceptable career choice. Thus med school.
I played online all along the way. The semi-regular checks came in pretty freaking handy. (Although I spent way too long slogging it out in relatively difficult Planet Poker 5-10 games before moving to play against the fishies on the Party skins.)
The program director of my residency program is not a big fan of gambling. It remains to be seen whether or not I'll be able to play via laptop on days when I am on overnight call. (Has to be laptop, as the hospital blocks access to gambling sites for it's network.)

By the way, I would say that the home games I've played with med students were tougher than the ones I played with graduate philosophy or graduate physiology students (yes I collect useless degrees).

maldini · #6 03-07-2005, 07:07 AM

rrrrrrrrrrrrrright. docters are chumps. generally nice but weak. you cannot fail out of most medschools. you can keep taking classes until you pass. there are many, many, dumb, bad doctors. most are smart, granted but not any more so than 2+2ers i'm willing to say.

my experience is that they are aweful at any competition. they ran to the books b/c they needed money and status to feel important. i mean, who would do that job? most are great people i'm sure but that job down right sucks.

maldini · #7 03-07-2005, 07:08 AM

by the way, what is chinese poker? i like it already

stripsqueez · #8 03-07-2005, 07:42 AM

croupiers are the worst poker players ever

stripsqueez - chickenhawk

obex · #9 03-07-2005, 08:57 AM

I'm an MD. My best poker buddy is one as well. We play online in our spare time and have been progressing through the levels, but we don't have a lot of time to devote to it. We both play primarily 109 sngs now, 2or 3 a night, and are clearing a couple of grand a month in our spare time. Not too shabby a hobby...
As far as the moneymaking scheme.. Good idea. Doctors in general have unchecked egos.

skipperbob · #10 03-07-2005, 09:58 AM

This oughta be fun [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]