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Article: Vote for Poker in 2008

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  1. Fox Fox is offline

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    Nov 2nd, 2008 (11/2/2008 5:51pm)

  2. tacoman98 tacoman98 is offline

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 8:44am) in reply to Fox

    <p>Chris, you and I have disagreed a bit lately, but this article is worth an A+ and deserves extra credit. Well done, sir.</p>
  3. jasonpariah jasonpariah is offline

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 9:18am) in reply to Fox

    <p>Considering the majority of players caught cheating in recent times have been American,I for one would like to see the USA banned period.</p>
  4. AnUndoneHalo AnUndoneHalo is offline

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 9:37am) in reply to Fox

    <p>^ thats quite possibly the dumbest thing ive ever read</p>
  5. jasonpariah jasonpariah is offline

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 9:44am) in reply to Fox

    <p>^^^^</p>
    <p>Not been here long then LOL.</p>
  6. dfoss dfoss is offline

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 10:03am) in reply to Fox

    <p>^^^^^^^^^</p>
    <p>yeah blame an entire country for some individuals actions</p>
  7. jasonpariah jasonpariah is offline

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 10:17am) in reply to Fox

    <p>An individual?Can you even count?</p>
    <p>Notice the only defenders so far are all American.</p>
    <p>This article is written by a person who sold his site aimed at low stakes grinders to a higher charging site,yet now wants us to stand together.It seems to me the only time Americans want us to stand together is when thier rights or wants are at risk.</p>
  8. dgillis dgillis is offline Moderator

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 10:51am) in reply to Fox

    <p>A majority of players in the USA play on stars or tilt, the two biggest sites in poker. The bigger the site the more money available to "cheaters" and the more money dedicated by the site to catch them. U.S. players arent the only ones cheating they just happened to get caught, not to mention your sterotyping. Regardless of that, banning poker in the US wont stop it, you should be a proponent of regulation, not prohibition. banning would just mean those that are making considerable money cheating would move to another country or play illeagally, making them even harder to catch. And yes I am from the U.S., this is an article that is most likely to spark passions in those it most directly effects, American players. So obviously a majority of your responses are going to be from Americans.  </p>
     
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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 11:03am) in reply to Fox

    <p>Good Article....Jason...your officially the biggest douche on earth.</p>
     
  10. jasonpariah jasonpariah is offline

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 11:11am) in reply to Fox

    <p>^^^^</p>
    <p>Of course I am Im not American LOL</p>
  11. Fox Fox is offline

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 12:20pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>Jason, your comments about my site are ridiculous. Did you know that we got every member of our site an equal amount of time at PXF and all of our content was available to them as well as PXF's content? Did you know that my business partner and I were run ragged by the day to day operation of a large website and didn't want to close on our members so we checked with our favorite rival to see if they wanted to take over?</p>
    <p>I have never heard anyone attack the sale of the site before, and certainly none of our members had any problem with it because they got a great deal. And now I teach to low stakes grinders at a much larger site with exposure to more people and awesome technology at my disposal. </p>
    <p>I also spoke with a student not long ago who had an old roommate who used to cheat and it always made him mad. He was from Wales. So I say, we ban Welshmen from the game, in fact let's ban everyone with more than two L's in their name in case they are a Welshman in another country trying to hide their identity. </p>
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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 12:45pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>Great Article Fox.. You Are A True Ambassador To The Game!</p>
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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 1:09pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>Vote for CAPITALISM in 2008</p>
  14. D2theRock D2theRock is offline

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 3:07pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>wow vote for barney frank, that thought is beyond insanity. the reason the economy is ruined is because of barney frank. he told investors and the general public that fannie mae and freddie mac were great and beneficial. he hid the truth because it fattened his pockets. tell everyone fox about franks sweetheart deals and relationship with the executive of fannie mae. he is dirt and scum and the fact you would vote for him because he supports poker is beyond disgusting. he is a cancer and should not be praised for anything</p>
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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 3:47pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>Honestly I know very little about Barney Frank, I have really only researched most of these people for their voting records when it comes to poker. People are trying to outlaw my career, and that would hurt me a lot more than the housing crisis ever will, but I also hate to endorse someone who is actually a bad guy so I'll look in to it tonight. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. </p>
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  16. jnspn92 jnspn92 is offline

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    Nov 3rd, 2008 (11/3/2008 4:07pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>Go figure, Obama has no vote on record.  Dick Durbin will not be getting my vote either.  </p>
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    Nov 4th, 2008 (11/4/2008 10:53am) in reply to Fox

    <p>I should apologize because I was rather aggressive and should have known you would not support someone if you really knew what they had done. It is in sight though and not hard to find, Frank should never be allowed to hold political office again.</p>
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    Nov 4th, 2008 (11/4/2008 2:10pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>I frank was in my district I certainly would have looked harder at him, I was just listing those politicians who have been very helpful for poker. Your comment put me on notice that I really should pay close attention if I appear to be endorsing someone. </p>
    <p>When P5's asked me to write that article they specifically wanted me not to be political and just encourage people to vote and vote for poker. That was tough for me, but I think I kept my own views out of it pretty well. </p>
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