Comments on: The “Sport” of PokerOr, Why You’ll Hate BJ Nemeth

By: DanM

DanM — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:49:35 +0000

I’m still outta town.

By: Poker Shrink

Poker Shrink — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:28:37 +0000

BJ and Michalski on the same site; why not just change the name to “The Vinnie Vinh Memorial Sometimes Poker Reporting Site”.

Ah, you guys know I luv ya… Guys? Guys? You here???

By: BJ Nemeth

BJ Nemeth — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:16:20 +0000

I’m always up for a little apostrophe fixin’.

(Cue the lame joke from EdBucks about how that’s some sort of gay sexual euphemism.)

By: shronk

shronk — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:04:37 +0000

And someone please edit that last post so I don’t have a disgusting misuse of an apostrophe in it.

By: shronk

shronk — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:03:49 +0000

P.S. There are so many better ~~reason's~~ reasons to hate BJ Nemeth.

By: shronk

shronk — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:03:01 +0000

Hey! You’re initials are the same as Blow Job. Like, the sex act. They both have the same initials – you and the sex act. Man, are you like, a human sex act? with sex acts for hands? AND FEET??? BAHHH!

No seriously though – animal style.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:53:08 +0000

Ass Ed,

Give up…the joke didn’t work out for ya…move along.

By: edbucks

edbucks — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:24:08 +0000

Just trying to figure out if you were born in a brothel or artificially inseminated in a sperm bank. Either way, the name fits!

By: shronk

shronk — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:15:22 +0000

Animal style.

By: BJ Nemeth

BJ Nemeth — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:14:01 +0000

EdBucks, you’re more fascinated with the fact that my name shares initials with a sexual act than anyone I’ve known since my annoying older brother (who eventually outgrew it) and Gavin Smith. I guess all I can say is “Congratulations!”

By: edbucks

edbucks — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:10:33 +0000

Is it a sperm bank?

By: BJ Nemeth

BJ Nemeth — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:03:46 +0000

Hmmm. I guess some brothels do lack imagination.

According to MapQuest, you missed the geographical mark by 2,177.49 miles. And the one-time bar I was named after is now a bank, but they decided to call it something other than “BJ’s Bank.” (Though I would definitely bank there if they had.)

By: edbucks

edbucks — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:56:15 +0000

Was it in Schurz, NV, by any chance? You are right, it no longer exists.
http://www.oldvegaschips.com/bjs.jpg
http://www.dice702.com/2003/bjs1.jpg

By: BJ Nemeth

BJ Nemeth — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:36:36 +0000

“BJ’s Brothel” lacks a little imagination, don’t you think?

It was definitely a bar. While it no longer exists (that was a long time ago), I still have a photo of it.

By: edbucks

edbucks — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:34:24 +0000

Was it a bar? or Brothel?

By: BJ Nemeth

BJ Nemeth — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:03:03 +0000

@Dan: I think the quote you’re reaching for is that in most major sports, the *offense* has control of the ball (or hockey puck, or whatever). The sole exception is baseball, where the *defense* has control of the ball.

I learned something interesting while taking horseback riding lessons a decade ago. The instructor pointed out the importance of keeping your weight up on the balls of your feet (almost standing above the horse), rather than sitting back in the saddle. He then talked about how *all* sports are really played on the balls of your feet. It’s the “ready position.” I’m not certain that he’s right, but it definitely gave me a new way to think about sports. (Any time someone changes my way of thinking I consider it to be a Good Thing.)

By: BJ Nemeth

BJ Nemeth — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:55:34 +0000

@EdBucks: Actually, I was named after a bar (BJ’s Bar). But to be fair, I don’t know if the bar was named after a blow job.

By: edbucks

edbucks — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:27:36 +0000

“I was named by my parents.” Your parents named you Blow Job?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:12:17 +0000

Idiot.

(hey you asked for it)

Good to see you here BJ, another reason for me to continue stalking Pokerati in my free time.

By: Johnny Hughes

Johnny Hughes — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:13:53 +0000

I think it is good for the poker player to think of it as a sport. There is definately a physical element to long tournaments. As a Senior jester, that becomes even more important. I think many other sports elements jump in such as sportsmanship, competition, the joy of victory, the agony of defeat…felt mostly by suckers. There is a team element in that ten people are sitting talking. If one person such as Hellmuth thinks every moment in life is about them, it makes a drag on the joy of the sport. The mix of emotion and rationality make patience and self-control key elements just like in all sports. Way back, gamblers were called sportsman or sports. Welcome, I will continue to enjoy your wonderful writing.
Johnny Hughes