Really stupid letter to the editor... - Page 2

BassMasterK · #11 07-08-2004, 12:41 PM

I read the whole article (it was almost a full page and a half), and while the editorial does quote it, they took a few quotes out of the whole article, and conveniently arranged them to not look so good. For those who are interested here is more info and my take on the article.

I personally did not find the article to be promoting poker play at all, rather it was an article about Annie Duke moving to Portland. Portland, while a big city, still has a bit of a small town feel and if a celebrity moves here, well it's news. Since poker is more popular than ever right now, it didn't hurt that her occupation is in that field.

What the person didn't mention was that regarding Howard, the cocaine quote was that he had changed himself from a two bit gambling loser playing the above mentioned cocaine induced seventy hour games, to an (implied) drug free poker zen master known as "The Professor" after studying, and now makes his living playing poker.

Another thing the person left out was Annie talking about the first time she lost over $100,000 in one session and how that made her feel and how poker players have a level at which they no longer feel comfortable with their losses and they have to play in their comfort zone.

The "elegent" casino the writer wants to scoff at, was the Ballagio where the $25,000 entry NLHE tourney Annie was playing at was located.

I thought it was a really good article, but again, at least in my humble opinion, the tone of the article was one of "hey, we have a big name poker celebrity who has moved to Portland", rather than one of "isn't gambling great now run out there and do it". They didn't even cover her winning something. They started out with the beginning of a hand she had in the tourney, she holds AKo against KQo. Then comes the meat of the article. They finish with the end of the hand....two Q's come on the flop and she loses a huge pot and is bounced out two hours later, losing her $25,000. Yep, that is really encouraging people to go out and play, lol!

The person who wrote the editorial obviously has an agenda and probably a history with gambling addiction.

SomethingClever · #12 07-08-2004, 06:20 PM

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I shrug at this as I head off to the cardroom...

-bdy

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I perked up at this. There's a cardroom in Portland? Maybe you're just talking about La Center...

Lemme know...

cold_cash · #13 07-08-2004, 07:06 PM

Do you guys play at La Center a lot? How are the games there?

Sloats · #14 07-08-2004, 07:18 PM

We should ban alcohol because some people drink too much and ruin their lives.

We should ban gambling because some people gamble too much and ruin their lives.

We should ban sex for high schoolers because some girls get knocked up and set themselves up for a life of poverty. (or some people get AIDS, take your pick.)

I LOVE how personal responsibility in this country has been thrown out of the window. Bring on the Carrie Nation.

SomethingClever · #15 07-08-2004, 07:33 PM

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Do you guys play at La Center a lot? How are the games there?

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I haven't played there, but both my brother and brother-in-law play there every now and then. They said the 2/4 is run-overable.

I'm not sure which cardroom they were in.

bdypdx · #16 07-08-2004, 08:38 PM

I play there a fair bit.

The games can be very good. They always have some sort of high hand jackpot and that attracts loose "jackpot" players. They also have a $10,000 bad beat jackpot.

The cardroom is decent at the Last Frontier and has 7 poker tables. Usually they spread 3/6, 4/8 and 10/20; and sometimes 6/12. The 3/6 and 4/8 games are "kill" games. The downsides to the place is the smoke and unless you're there at the right time there can be very long waits. "Chips" casino across the street from the Last Frontier has 3 tables spreading 3/6. It too is smoky, but seems to attract more newbies.

One other thing...last week I was in the Bay Area and played at Artichoke Joes. I thought the 6/12 game I played in there was a LOT softer than the typical 3/6 game at Lacenter.

bdypdx · #17 07-08-2004, 08:40 PM

Nah, no cardrooms in Portland...well at least not legal ones...

It was indeed Lacenter I was referring to.

-bdy

BassMasterK · #18 07-08-2004, 10:20 PM

Amen brother!

cold_cash · #19 07-09-2004, 02:43 AM

Either of you guys play at Spirit Mountain?

That's where I usually end up, and on the weekends the games are usually unbelievably good. (At least, the 3/6 games I usually play in.)

Sponger15SB · #20 07-09-2004, 03:37 AM

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Nah, no cardrooms in Portland...well at least not legal ones...

It was indeed Lacenter I was referring to.

-bdy

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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.