Everybody Settle Down

I have a cool job. I write about poker. Sure, the money I make doesn't compare to what many of my MBA classmates are likely making right now, but I get to work in a fun industry, I have gone on some great "business" trips, and the job allows me to work from home and not miss a day of my kids' lives. Being Mr. Mom during weekdays in addition to working is tiring, but it's extremely rewarding. But there are days when I get really tilted by certain aspects of my industry. Recently, what has put me on edge is the immaturity and small-mindedness of many people in the online poker community. Since I am on the internet a lot for my job, I see the same tired act week in and week out, most recently in the first week of February. Many of you may have already heard about it, but there was recently a bizarre incident on the Cake Poker network where a pot was shipped to the wrong player. In a $0.02/$0.04 No Limit Hold'em game, the player in the big blind and the player on the button were all-in pre-flop, the big blind with K-K and the ...

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Scott Zimmermann D.A. February 9th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Good article. But perhaps online players are cynical because nobody has ever been prosecuted for the major cheating scandals that have rocked the industry. Russ Hamilton is still playing golf in Vegas, isn’t he?