I hate poker.

We're constantly in the pursuit of money. We are mindless soulless zombies trying to maximize every edge we have against the degenerate gambler who is gambling with his rent money.

Everytime we bust someone for a buyin we will put them in a bit of a financial bind. He will curse his life. He will turn around and punch his kid in the face or his wife in the gut.

Do not lie to yourself and say that this does not happen. That we only take from those who can afford it. As we only see the money online in terms of buyins, our victums see it in terms of rent.

Are we better than them because we can sit down and calmly play 8 tables all day losing or gaining thousands of dollars and not really caring? No we are worse, we are fully cognizant of our actions but persist in the pursuit of money.

When a friend or family member asks you how you make money, do not tell them the truth that you are soulless. Lie to them and make up a job. At least then they wont see us for what we truly are, the scum of the earth.

Some people have to learn the hard way! So by kicking their kid in the face, they will face the consequences thus learn.. i think that we are good..

:D

A fool and his money are soon departed. Id rather he gave it to me than some other retard. Don't make this into some sort of philosophical thing. If he didnt dump it to you, it'd be somewhere else anyway.

Meh, Maybe I'm a bit of a sadist, but that thought allways makes me smile.

in quebec we dont mind at all coz its the same way our government is making money.. with degenerate gamblers.

On December 28 2006 10:51 SKoT wrote: A fool and his money are soon departed. Id rather he gave it to me than some other retard. Don't make this into some sort of philosophical thing. If he didnt dump it to you, it'd be somewhere else anyway.

Might as well jump on the carcass before any other vulture?

On December 28 2006 10:55 Maynard! wrote: Show nested quote + On December 28 2006 10:51 SKoT wrote: A fool and his money are soon departed. Id rather he gave it to me than some other retard. Don't make this into some sort of philosophical thing. If he didnt dump it to you, it'd be somewhere else anyway. Might as well jump on the carcass before any other vulture?

In any form of competition winning means somebody else lost. I don't see what's different about poker.

On December 28 2006 10:58 RaSZi wrote: So you're gonna quit?

No. I'm soulless and will continue to take advantage of, and steal from, people who know no better.

what is your problem? you are fully aware of poker for what it is: gambling. there are winners and losers, just as in life...people bet on sports, horse racing, billiards, and even on stupid shit (prop bets) like who can drink more beer before passing out, etc. (my roomates did this). stop acting like we are evil because of this. people gamble and speculate on the stock market. no one is forcing people to gamble, and no one who does play poker is stupid enough to think that there is no risk involved. posting this is just a cry for attention.

the overwhelming majority of gamblers are recreational and they play for fun.

those who are compulsive and lose should seek help. i ain't their father, but, believe it or not, i do make an effort to help them (ref 2+2 psycho forum).

if they weren't compulsively losing their ass online, they'd be doing it at the racetrack or buying 200 in lottery tickets every week or having lots of unsafe sex or whatever. i have no problem with them losing their ass to me as stars vigs them. they should still seek help.

gambling is legal. i'm no drug dealer. just say no to socialist fairy guilt trippers.

On December 28 2006 10:45 Maynard! wrote: Do not lie to yourself and say that this does not happen. That we only take from those who can afford it. As we only see the money online in terms of buyins, our victums see it in terms of rent.

uhm.. almost no one I win money from can afford it. since most people that can afford it are of equal or higher skill.



I feed from the weakness and misery of others.

On December 28 2006 11:05 chris201322 wrote: what is your problem? you are fully aware of poker for what it is: gambling. there are winners and losers, just as in life...people bet on sports, horse racing, billiards, and even on stupid shit (prop bets) like who can drink more beer before passing out, etc. (my roomates did this). stop acting like we are evil because of this. people gamble and speculate on the stock market. no one is forcing people to gamble, and no one who does play poker is stupid enough to think that there is no risk involved. posting this is just a cry for attention.

Yea thats it....

Do you honestly believe that by not losing their money to us they wouldn't find some other outlet to waste it on, whether it be alcohol or other forms of gambling. I work in a casino dealing to these people and believe me the money is easy go no matter how hard it comes, so just do yourself a favour; stop thinking about it and try take it before someone else does.

If it helps, think of it as you're providing them with a form of entertainment wherein they have the chance to make a little money by gettting lucky or they lose and your service is paid.

On December 28 2006 11:06 lucifer wrote: Show nested quote + On December 28 2006 10:45 Maynard! wrote: Do not lie to yourself and say that this does not happen. That we only take from those who can afford it. As we only see the money online in terms of buyins, our victums see it in terms of rent. uhm.. almost no one I win money from can afford it. since most people that can afford it are of equal or higher skill. I feed from the weakness and misery of others.

Pretty much.

In life there are a million and one ways to win and lose, financially, socially etc... Poker is just one of them, although admittedly the wins and losses in poker are more explicitly defined than most.

Some wins and losses we cant control (disease, earthquakes, whatever), poker however is a voluntary competition. People have the freedom to make their own decisions, and thats all you can give them. In the end, if a person is self-destructive theres no way you can protect them from themself without taking away their freedom, and at the same time, their humanity.

You can help a single person, or maybe a few people, but you cannot protect all people from themself. If there was no poker, no gambling at all, people would still lose, still die, still make bad choices. If we're going to stop competition in poker where do you suggest we draw the line?

On December 28 2006 11:13 kantoiki wrote: Do you honestly believe that by not losing their money to us they wouldn't find some other outlet to waste it on, whether it be alcohol or other forms of gambling. I work in a casino dealing to these people and believe me the money is easy go no matter how hard it comes, so just do yourself a favour; stop thinking about it and try take it before someone else does. If it helps, think of it as you're providing them with a form of entertainment wherein they have the chance to make a little money by gettting lucky or they lose and your service is paid.

Ya I dont for a second believe that their money would go to something else. They are degenerate gamblers and it would go into that vice or another whether we are there to take their money or not. It still does not make the act of us taking their money any better though.

Work a fucking $8 hour (canadian) job doing hard labour for 10 hour shifts with a dumbfuck boss who has authority over you and you'll stop the 'woe is me' crying pretty quick. Poker is an opportunity to earn money without having to kiss someone's ass or be limited (or helped) by anyone else.

And welcome to capitalism: everything costs someone something else. When you buy bread from the bakery, the baker is taking people's money. The people are getting bread in return. When people go to a movie, they pay money in return to see a movie. When someone plays poker and loses, they pay money in return for the opportunity to win money and the experience of playing poker.

There is no free lunch in a capitalistic system, and poker is the most capitalistic. You live or die by your own abilities, not locked into an 'equal to everyone else' communist system where one person's abilities and effort are either unrewarded or unpunished in relation to their effectiveness.

I have no more guilt taking someone's money than I would if I ran a bakery or a movie theatre.

On December 28 2006 11:05 chris201322 wrote: what is your problem? you are fully aware of poker for what it is: gambling. there are winners and losers, just as in life...people bet on sports, horse racing, billiards, and even on stupid shit (prop bets) like who can drink more beer before passing out, etc. (my roomates did this). stop acting like we are evil because of this. people gamble and speculate on the stock market. no one is forcing people to gamble, and no one who does play poker is stupid enough to think that there is no risk involved. posting this is just a cry for attention.

i don't think you're getting his point. it's pretty established that gambling is an extreme addiction that many people have problems with. so much problems, that they have hotlines for gamblers. weird shit like that. taking advantage of people with problems.

On December 28 2006 11:20 mOney wrote: Show nested quote + On December 28 2006 11:05 chris201322 wrote: what is your problem? you are fully aware of poker for what it is: gambling. there are winners and losers, just as in life...people bet on sports, horse racing, billiards, and even on stupid shit (prop bets) like who can drink more beer before passing out, etc. (my roomates did this). stop acting like we are evil because of this. people gamble and speculate on the stock market. no one is forcing people to gamble, and no one who does play poker is stupid enough to think that there is no risk involved. posting this is just a cry for attention. i don't think you're getting his point. it's pretty established that gambling is an extreme addiction that many people have problems with. so much problems, that they have hotlines for gamblers. weird shit like that. taking advantage of people with problems.

And a baker takes advantage of people who have a problem called 'needing to eat to live'; so should we go out and condemn all the bakery's for fueling a life threatening addiction?