First of all, just because you read "Playing Off The Rail" doesn't mean you know Harry. No, there are other things he likes to do, like back broke poolplayers to put them back in action. And help with the bills when an old champion player gets sick and can't support their family. He also wants to stay in a profession that allows him to support his family VERY well, which is more than I can say for the majority of the champions he plays.
And yeah, a few have "robbed" him. And a few have also walked away dead broke, too. Have you ever busted a champion, Jake? And furthermore, if you know the level of play you are capable of, and that level will get the money, but you don't perform well, and you end up losing, did you get "robbed"? Harry has beat Earl Strickland in a big tourney before, so he CAN bring it sometimes. Oh, by the way, have YOU beaten Earl in a big tournament before?
And third, and most important you said it was "most likely" that people had spoken to him, and he laughed at them for the situation they were in. You are flat out WRONG for making such an assumption, and if you don't apologize for it, I am done with you, Jake. This is a smear on the man, and on the man's compassion. The pro players had no choice to give Kevin Trudeau the benefit of the doubt after everyone got paid from the KoH tournaments. He PAID the money. I am sure Harry understands a LOT better than you that the players had no choice, and in all probability would NOT laugh at them.
By daying he would, you are putting your negative attitude off on him. It's one thing to (rightly, IMHO) think that the IPT is over, and noone is gonna get paid, but it's a WHOLE different thing to either laugh at the players, or say someone else will laugh at the players over this.
It's a sad, sad, situation which because of the prior situation in pool, could not have been avoided. Once the first crop of IPT selectees got paid, it was a done deal. KT had everyone hooked, and from that point on, everyone was just hoping.
Russ
