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september mtt charity drive

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  1. bfineman bfineman is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2009 (8/25/2009 6:52pm)

    i have no idea if this idea will actually get off the ground, but i thought it would be worth throwing out there.

    it seems like there's far too much drama/bullshit in the online mtt community, especially compared to the few times you hear about good stories. a lot of us (myself included) lose sight of how fortunate we are to play a card game for a living, and end up being far too concerned with the things that should be seen as less important in the long run.

    i was thinking about ways to do some good, both in the mtt community and in general, and thought up the idea of organizing a charity drive. with the wcoop coming up, september seemed like a good time since a lot of us will be grinding more than usual. i'm going to be donating 5% of my monthly profits to charity and i encourage other people to do the same. it doesn't matter if you're playing high stakes or grinding 4/180s... the idea is to get a lot of people to contribute to something positive in the poker world.

    whether you want to pledge a small percentage of your profits for the whole month, one particular day, or even a fixed amount regardless of how you run, it would be great if people would help in whatever capacity they see fit. i also suggest including which charities you plan on contributing to, since that might give other people ideas or help promote those causes.

    thanks all and glgl in september!
     
  2. Wein Wein is offline Sunday Millionaire

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    Aug 25th, 2009 (8/25/2009 6:57pm) in reply to bfineman

     
    Originally Posted by bfineman View Post

    monthly profits

    I am confused by this statement.
     
  3. Appst08 Appst08 is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2009 (8/25/2009 6:59pm) in reply to Wein

    sounds like a good idea. Im prolly going to donate to Loaves and Fishes of Charlotte, NC if I have a profitable month.
     
  4. nadatell nadatell is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2009 (8/25/2009 7:12pm) in reply to bfineman

    Good idea Ben, I'll donate 5%, maybe it will get me to play more :)
  5. Adam Adam is offline Emperor

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    Aug 25th, 2009 (8/25/2009 7:12pm) in reply to bfineman

    Very cool, Ben. I only play one day a week typically and play extremely high variance tournaments, so I'm just going to go ahead and pledge 5% of my MTT profits between now and the end of 2010. I have a charity lined up that's personally important to me, and this would be a great thing to do with some of my winnings. I donate regardless, but this will be a separate motivation. Great idea, again.
     
  6. bfineman bfineman is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2009 (8/25/2009 10:23pm) in reply to Wein

     
    Originally Posted by Wein View Post


    I am confused by this statement.

    lololol. good karma = boomswitch imo. i made this post and shipped the turbo 55r a few hours later :p
     
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