A Modest Proposal

[Cizzerhand]

Greetings All,

I hereby propose the creation of a not-for-profit Poker Players Trust whose members, should anyone besides myself decide this a worthy of pursuit, distribute the poker profits derived from one pre-selected hour-long session per month to a list of acceptable charities.

I have particular interest in helping children’s charities, including those listed below, although am not adverse to any effort to assist other equally deserving constituencies.

Newborns in Need
Share our Strength
SOS Children’s Villages
Reach Out and Read
Youth Law Center
I Have a Dream Foundation
Doctors of the World
Project Linus
Parents as Teachers
National Children’s Home (UK)
Autism Society of America
Blind Children’s Fund
Books for the Barrios
Camp Heartland Project
CASA (Court Appointed Advocates for Abused Children
Children Awaiting Parents

There are others of course, and I certainly have not analyzed the above enough to determine their suitability. Ultimately, the decisions as to which efforts would receive Trust-donated funds would be through Trust member consensus.

I have been playing for a few years now and although I am not a big hitter, I do relatively well at my regular hangout (2/4 Party) on a part time basis. My day job is intense and doesn’t leave large block of time for poker but I do manage roughly 5K hands per month. If my hour went according to my established average, I am looking at a $38.40 contribution.

I haven’t been involved in any charitable efforts since my NY days on the Charitable Contributions Committee at a previous employer and thought that this would be a great idea; honestly, who among us can’t donate a couple hundred hands to a worthy cause once a month?

If anyone is interested in pursuing this concept, please feel free to say so here and/or PM me. I haven’t fleshed out the details; although it’s a pretty simple concept and certainly the finer mechanisms could be decided upon by the group.

Thanks and Good Luck,

Cizzer


PS-- If something like this already exists among folks here, I apologize for not doing a more thorough search for evidence of it's prior existence.

[CallMeIshmael]

This is an awesome idea!

I should be good for 70-80 at the end of the month.

[XXXNoahXXX]

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Greetings All,

I hereby propose the creation of a not-for-profit Poker Players Trust whose members, should anyone besides myself decide this a worthy of pursuit, distribute the poker profits derived from one pre-selected hour-long session per month to a list of acceptable charities.

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And if I lose during that hour will the charity cut me a check???

Seriously though, sounds like a great idea.

[Redd]

I think this is a good idea. I just wondered if anyone else noticed the absolute irony in naming this post after an essay that is in favor of eating babies? Was that intentional satire of satire?

[Cizzerhand]

Hey Ishmael, your enthusiasm is welcome.

Noah, good question. I thought of that and just envisioned, no profits for that hour, no contribution for that month, no big deal. If members wished to devise some alternate methodology I am sure it would be equitable.

Redd, your perceptive qualities are, no doubt, a great skill at the tables.


I am not sure if "good idea" means you guys want to be involved or prefer to abstain, either way, thanks your responses.

[Vroomster]

Wow. I did not even notice the allusion to that great essay. I'm assuming that if the author was knowledgable enough to refer to that essay, he was knowledgable about its content. However, he might not be trying to create satire of his own, and instead is just referring to it to add an extra line of interest to the topic. Nice catch on the reference.

This idea is definitely one of the best, but why set out 1 hour specifically aside for it. I mean, overall, if you set aside a specific hour, over a couple years, your avg. will coem out to your true earnings. Instead, why not just figure out your avg. earnings, and give 1 hour's worth of winnings.

[jman220]

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I think this is a good idea. I just wondered if anyone else noticed the absolute irony in naming this post after an essay that is in favor of eating babies? Was that intentional satire of satire?

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Could you post a link to this essay? I've heard of it.

[Cosimo]

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Could you post a link to this essay? I've heard of it.

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www.google.com, or for the truly lazy I copied the first link that google popped up. Saved you some typing that way.

[Grisgra]

As long as the caretaker is reputable . . . sign me up.

I suppose I should just start contributing on my own until this thing starts up, of course . . .

[Cizzerhand]

Vroom, no this is not satire, LOL. Just attempting a clever and catchy thread title.

My thought was that a monthly one-hour donation was more interesting and compelling than just stuffing some bills into an envelope. For just that one hour, you're playing for the benefit of someone else, someone relatively helpless and in an unfortunate situation. Sure it may come up less than your regular win rate, but the flipside holds true as well. So I guess that's the reason. Maybe the average win rate could serve as a default in the event a member comes up empty and still wants to contribute. Plus pro's could maybe squeeze in an extra hour of play, thus their contribution would not dilute their income as much and making it easier to participate.

jman and cosimo, seeing as how you didn't address the substance of the post, I'll assume your presence is transient. Please correct me if I'm wrong, I am trying to keep track of those who would like to pursue this.

Grisgra, thanks. I will serve as the administrator initially but more from an organizational role. I prefer that the actual caretaker for the contributions be decided at the group's suggestion.

Thus far, counting "good idea" as a proxy for "yes I am interested", I see 6 of us. A very nice start.