A Very True Tale of Online Poker And the fine line between addiction and success
by Dan Michalski, Jun 26, 2009 | 7:54 pm
As Kevin pointed out … great story (like true narrative from a non-poker person who kinda gets poker) in the New York Times Magazine about a mother trying to come to grips with her son’s extensive online poker play … and the transition from successful scholar-athlete to internet poker pro.
(What’s a mom to do when cutting a 19-year-old kid off financially carries no weight — other than follow his chipstack online while he’s playing live in the EPT?)
Kevin Mathers says:
June 26th, 2009 at 8:08pm
I’m sure certain Congresspersons are going to find plenty of fodder for their point against online gambling in the early part of the article.
DanM says:
June 26th, 2009 at 8:23pm
yeah, that’s always the case … virtually all their arguments against us are taken out of context.
DanM says:
June 26th, 2009 at 8:25pm
i think the lesson here, that i take away, is that all cards are gonna be on the table.
we (poker people) can no longer deny our naysayers’ beefs — whether they be cheating, addicition, degeneracy, tax avoidance, whatever …
if it happens in poker it happens. and pretending it doesn’t only stands to hurt us.
sadly, though, i don’t think this is the case for the other side.