Well I'm glad you said this because when I met you few yrs back you seemed much different in person than you have sounded on line dating back to Bobby C and followed up with Lou and all the hoopla that's transpierd since then
I know some people that know you bought cases from you who speak highly of you and I am baffled at why you take everything online to such extremes
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I get pissed at people who are bullies online. Bobby Chamberlin and Lou are both bullies.
At the very end of the match with Lou you can see us conversing. I put out my hand and asked if that could be the end of it. Lou admitted that he was very harsh back in the RSB days.
If you were to give my posting an honest appraisal you would see that nearly always I start out every conversation politely and on topic. Yes I have been guilty of going off on people but 99% of the time I am not the one who is an asshole first.
I was raised to say yes sir and yes maam and I hold those values to this day. But my mother while instilling that in me also told me not to take shit from anyone and she didn't. So if you want to know why I dig in when I think it's the right thing to do, that's why.
I know that most people are nice people offline. Almost everyone I have ever met with whom I have had any sort of argument online has turned out to be cordial and nice. Only two people have been as big of assholes offline as they come across online.
I personally think that there is something about distance which allows people to say things, me included, that would get them popped in the head if they tried it in person. My guess is that the safety of being behind the keyboard releases the natural inhibition against violence that comes with in person conversation.
I am actually very good to gamble with but not in the sense that Bmoremoney means it. I am not a huge gambler and have never pretended to be. The most I have played for pre-Lou was $600 a game in one pocket and $2500 a set in 9 ball. I broke even in one pocket after having my opponent stuck $3000. And I lost two sets in the 9 ball.
Playing for 10k was heavy for me even if the loss was absorbed into the business expenses. I was out in Vegas this year and Doyle Brunson was playing nine ball for $4000 a game against another poker player and that wasn't even the biggest action in the poolroom. I can't imagine betting that kind of money even if I had it to bet.
About the only thing I am willing to do in that realm is the 20k match with Lou. And perhaps not even that as the enthusiasm fades. Part of me really wants to see myself play better than I did and the other part is like screw it - you took your shot and didn't get there so forget it and move on. We will see what the future holds in that regard.