Really stupid letter to the editor...

[jwvdcw]

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While I think the letter is fairly silly and uneducated, if the article really did lay out the life of a professional gambler in all those terms than isn't it just as one sided as the letter?

There probably is a tendancy to glorify the game and the so-called life of a professional gambler in terms that make it elegant and simply. That's easily as misleading as the letter, no?

On the other hand, I didn't read the article so I could well be far, far off.

ElSapo

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good point

[SomethingClever]

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why the hell did annie duke move away from vegas then? especially to portland, no offense, i'm sure portlands a great city, but of all the cities in the united states she picks there, and they probably don't spread highest of high limits.

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Ya got me. I was out to dinner with my parents the other week, and my mom mentioned something about the Annie Duke article, but she didn't know who the player was. I listed a few female players, and when I got to Annie Duke, my mom said, yes, it was her.

Having not read the article, I said, "No. She doesn't live in Portland. It's definitely not her."

D'oh!

Maybe she moved here to face off against my brother the up and coming pro....

[BassMasterK]

The article said she was going through a divorce and she wanted to bring her kids up in an environment more family oriented. A paraphrase of a quote she gave about neighbors in Las Vegas: One, you don't know how long they are going to stay. Two, you don't know if they are felons.

It said she has a live in nanny, and with vegas being about an hour and a half flight I am sure she can get action when she wants it.

[BassMasterK]

Hey coldcash, I've been playing at Spirit Mountain for the last two months now, usually on Sundays. It's a nice card room with friendly staff. Last week I sat next to a guy who was visiting from Spokane and he made it sound like the action on Friday and Saturday night was pretty wild and loose. Any truth to this? I might have to try to make it down for a weekend night....

[juanez]

Yeah - the author of the letter to the editor probably wrote it while on his 3rd glass of wine.

[cold_cash]

I usually only go on the weekend, either friday or saturday night, and most of those nights there are plenty, and I mean PLENTY, of super soft 2/4 3/6 and 4/8 games going. I haven't played any higher yet, but if those are your limits I can practically guarantee you can find a great game to sit in over there.

There's also plenty of tables and usually not that long of a wait if you get there relatively early.

[Joe Tall]

the author of the letter to the editor probably wrote it while on his 3rd glass of wine.

That's after losing 2 or 3k playing poker online.

Peace,
Joe Tall

[Duke]

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You repeatedly state how much money a professional gambler can rake in (up to millions of dollars at a time) and never mention that, for every successful gambler, there are hundreds or thousands whose lives and families are destroyed.

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Most people are intellectually incapable of being good at anything.

~D

[BassMasterK]

I think I am going to have to try to get there for a weekend night. I was there today and when I first sat down there were two really loose guys raising it up and capping bets with next to nothing. I prayed to the poker gods to give me some hands before they were busted and I got one for a pretty good pot, but then they went broke and no one else at the table was nearly that loose. After they left a lady to my right commented "must be left over from last night" and I have heard that the games get pretty juicy on the weekend nights, it's just harder for me to get away for them.

Sounds like I need to clear out some time for it. How early do you recommend showing up so I don't have to wait for too long to get a seat?