| Posted by: KMC1828 at August 4, 2007, 3:23 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by dvwavedave
This moron is sooo bad for poker. While people are praying for their 8 yr old child to have a remission in their cancer, this idiot is praying for a blank on the turn. The guy is sickening to poker players and Christians.
you and your 1 post are bad for poker.
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| Posted by: Jack Daniels at August 4, 2007, 7:16 am | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by belladonna05
crusades, inquistion, burning women for their money...all brought to you by you know who
The Clinton administration?
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| Posted by: cwalkttu at August 4, 2007, 6:33 am | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
I don't mind the fact that he prayed for cards to fall. We all do it in our heads anyways. The fact of the matter is that a us citizen won the event. Perhaps that might serve the entire poker community towards making progress to stop all the bans we are currently faced with. Although, I doubt this will happen, one can only hope. Stop hating the players and start looking at your political leaders if you are a us citizen. That's my piece.
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| Posted by: PimpDiesel at July 29, 2007, 9:03 am | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
hmm.... where i come from you dont hate on someone for thier religious beliefs. do i agree with " praying " at the table? im not sure. can it really affect the outcome of my hand? its my " personal " belief that one or one hundred people " praying " for a particular card wont make it appear. you could hate this dude for sporting the FullTilt gear and collecting the 10 million dollar bonus for winning the final table. my " personal " belief is he looked corny at the final table. whatever. i do enjoy all the " christian " references and dialog. i am disappointed there wasnt any president bush comments. do i have a problem with some " christian " guy in really lame clothes praying at the table? personally, i could give a rats ass. just a word of caution though, if some emo wiccan type ends up at the final table next year, does a little chant, throws some salt over his shoulder and lights a candle and then hits his card on the river to win the seri... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: ripptyde at July 24, 2007, 4:56 am | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Sorry, but there are no Bible texts that directly speak about gambling. However, there are a number of scripture texts that address the principles involved. Here are some:
The 10th commandment found in Exodus 20:17 talks about coveting which is the root of most of our problems. What is one of the reasons that people gamble and play the lottery? They covet money, quick and easy. 1 Timothy 6:10 declares that "the love of money is the root of all evil." Therefore, the enticement of gambling and playing the lottery obviously comes under these texts. But there is more. God has given to each person certain talents, which among other things includes time, money, influence and a host of other related items. He is going to have each person give a strict account of how these were used. If they are wasted and dissipated, often the indulgent ones are not the only ones who pay the price. Families often must go without basic necessities because of one member's addiction.
Matthew 6:21 quotes Christ ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: ripptyde at July 24, 2007, 4:47 am | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by dustyg05
lol guess noone reads the bible .....gambling is a sin....the bible has many passages where its talk about love of money and how game of chance are condemmed and all that shit lol
quote chapter(s) and erse(s) please
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| Posted by: ripptyde at July 24, 2007, 4:46 am | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by dvwavedave
This moron is sooo bad for poker. While people are praying for their 8 yr old child to have a remission in their cancer, this idiot is praying for a blank on the turn. The guy is sickening to poker players and Christians.
worst 1st post ever
ban immed
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| Posted by: MakMan at July 22, 2007, 2:36 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by dvwavedave
This moron is sooo bad for poker. While people are praying for their 8 yr old child to have a remission in their cancer, this idiot is praying for a blank on the turn. The guy is sickening to poker players and Christians.
hmm...seems to me someone here needs to stop thumping their bible for a moment and just chill out.
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| Posted by: crancko at July 21, 2007, 1:19 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Hmm, seems i posted my rant at the wrong place the other day. This is a copy of it. Can be iewed as my response to the P5s AG quoted
(wasnt made to be, but fits the bill. Edited out the part that was meant for other thread):
The Stop Yang Initiative
I hereby announce the Stop Yang Initiative
The sole purpose is to hunt down and slap rake players and other accountant types who have sneaked into this wonderfull game.
We are playing a game with historical connections to Wild Bill Hickok, Tommy Hull, Minsky's Follies and Bugsy Siegel. This isnt church bingo. Bible bashers, right minded accountants and people from the tax agencies of the world should be naturally banned.
And as a natural evolution; any trickster, hacker or generally misbehaving individual will naturally try to tilt the game in their favour. That being by using marked cards, collusion, bots or whatnot. Our duty is to break their kneecaps - not to pray for them seeing the light and finding the ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: arkadiy at July 21, 2007, 3:15 am | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by Crummy
Ok I don't want to make this into a religous thread or anything, but here it goes....I was raised in Church, and no I don't go to church now, I do still believe in what I believe in and yes I do pray before I go to sleep at night, why???? Because I have always done it, do I do it everynight....NO.
I am not a Christain and don't claim to be one.
First off....is this guy claiming to be a "Christain"?? I didn't get to watch the PPV and can't wait to watch it on ESPN. Anyhow.. One thing I do know is that Christans are ery much agianst gambling, so if this guy says he is a Christain, what religon is he??? Last time I checked gambling was agianst Gods will??
Lots of people who play poker are Christians.....
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| Posted by: dustyg05 at July 21, 2007, 3:11 am | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
lol guess noone reads the bible .....gambling is a sin....the bible has many passages where its talk about love of money and how game of chance are condemmed and all that shit lol
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| Posted by: Crummy at July 21, 2007, 2:53 am | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Ok I don't want to make this into a religous thread or anything, but here it goes....I was raised in Church, and no I don't go to church now, I do still believe in what I believe in and yes I do pray before I go to sleep at night, why???? Because I have always done it, do I do it everynight....NO.
I am not a Christain and don't claim to be one.
First off....is this guy claiming to be a "Christain"?? I didn't get to watch the PPV and can't wait to watch it on ESPN. Anyhow.. One thing I do know is that Christans are ery much agianst gambling, so if this guy says he is a Christain, what religon is he??? Last time I checked gambling was agianst Gods will??
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| Posted by: joeeagles at July 20, 2007, 8:57 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
I can't really give an opinion on this yet because I worked till late the day of the ME FT and was able to see only a little of it (less than an hour) in which nothing really happened.
The 2 things that stand-out in this thread are his "praying" for a blank on the river and the fact he gave some of his winnings to charity. In my mind the 2nd clearly offsets anything someone can "potentially" find wrong in the 1st. I'm not entirely sure about this, but I believe he stated at the ery beginning of the FT the percentage of his winnings he would give to charity. He ended up getting 1st place so if he keeps his word on that said %, I think that speaks olumes, and I don't need to watch it to start thinking positively about him, for the same reason I like Barry Greenstein and Phil Gordon.
More than that I really can't say until I get a chance to actually watch it, unless someone wants to explain more in detail what he did wrong besides taking down the biggest and most ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Mojomax747 at July 20, 2007, 8:22 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by dvwavedave
This moron is sooo bad for poker. While people are praying for their 8 yr old child to have a remission in their cancer, this idiot is praying for a blank on the turn. The guy is sickening to poker players and Christians.
DV, i am interested to know what your definition of what kind of player/person would be sooo good for poker.
What kind of WSOP ME winner would you like to see ( assuming he or she would be an unknown player ) to carry the mantel for the next 12 months.
A reasonable length explanation would be much appreciated, thanks.
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| Posted by: txtech at July 20, 2007, 7:52 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
the guy is WSOP 2007 champ,i don't care if he prays or not.he still won.
the final game was awesome,every1 thought team canada had it,river change it all...
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| Posted by: aliengenius at July 20, 2007, 5:06 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by dvwavedave
This moron is sooo bad for poker.
Some people feel the exact opposite. Here is a post from p5s:
"I've been lurking on a lot of the Jerry Yang posts and I was shocked to see so much negativity towards Yang, his "antics" and his Christianity because of the fact that these things are supposedly bad for poker.
Personally, I think Jerry Yang is a perfect fit as WSOP champion for poker who will be a helpful force in counteracting many of the problems I see in the poker world today. Yang showed nothing but class and kindness at the table, being friendly whenever possible rather than spiteful. This is wonderfully refreshing when compared to all the current poker players who seem to look to bad poker play as reason to be spiteful and insulting towards their opponents. I couldn't imagine Jerry Yang getting in someone's face and putting him or her down because they misplayed a hand. And actions like these happen far ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Effexor at July 20, 2007, 5:05 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
An argument could be made that moneymaker was extremely good for poker, despite the fact he hasn't done much of anything since then. Why couldn't this fellow also be the case? He qualified online, as did a large portion of the final table. Maybe that might shed some light on the plight we Americans face with regards to online poker.
He's another one of these regular Joe types that got lucky, maybe that will lead to more people playing, which also means more dead money for us to scoop up.
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| Posted by: ketz at July 20, 2007, 4:26 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
I think Hachem has been good for the game. We have seen him final table after his main event win. Like the Short Handed WSOP were he lost heads up V Dutch Boyd. He finished 4th in a PL hold em event and has played some good poker on Poker After Dark. So I think we can include Joe Hachem as a Main Event winner doing good things for poker.
On the subject of Jerry Yang I think that if he was a bad Christian he wouldn't pledge some of his winnings to arious charities. For the game, I think that if he continues to prove that he wasn't a fluke then nobody will say a word against him. I am sure that people like Chan and Hellmuth had doubters claiming they were one hit wonders after there 1st main event wins. Lets see what he can do before making a judgement
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| Posted by: dakota-xx at July 20, 2007, 4:22 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by Irexes
Possibly because they don't really believe that an omnipresent deity is watching their every move and knows their every thought and is deciding based on this how they spend eternity.
Cause I know if I really, really thought that was the case I'd be out saving puppies and stuff every day of my life.
Are you saying you don't do that?? I am crushed.
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| Posted by: Irexes at July 20, 2007, 4:10 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by F Paulsson
Why are so many Christians so ery not-like-Christ in their behavior?
Possibly because they don't really believe that an omnipresent deity is watching their every move and knows their every thought and is deciding based on this how they spend eternity.
Cause I know if I really, really thought that was the case I'd be out saving puppies and stuff every day of my life.
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| Posted by: Dorkus Malorkus at July 20, 2007, 4:06 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by dvwavedave
While people are praying for their 8 yr old child to have a remission in their cancer, this idiot is praying for a blank on the turn.
Is it okay if I pray for you to stop making bad threads?
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| Posted by: F Paulsson at July 20, 2007, 3:49 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by dvwavedave
This moron is sooo bad for poker. While people are praying for their 8 yr old child to have a remission in their cancer, this idiot is praying for a blank on the turn. The guy is sickening to poker players and Christians.
Making posts calling people idiots is not what Jesus would do.
Casting the first stone, yadda, yadda.
Why are so many Christians so ery not-like-Christ in their behavior? I never got that. It often seems like they don't even try, as if merely calling themselves "Christian" means that they get to behave any way they like and still claim moral superiority.
Yeah, it's a pet peeve of mine.
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| Posted by: 1548 at July 20, 2007, 2:29 pm | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
the last few winners have not been good for poker. Greg raymer was the last guy who won who has done good over and over and just not be a douche with his money. You could argue hachem but definitly not jamie gold
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| Posted by: dvwavedave at July 20, 2007, 7:12 am | | Topic: Jerry Yang is HORRIBLE for poker Forum: Card Chat |
This moron is sooo bad for poker. While people are praying for their 8 yr old child to have a remission in their cancer, this idiot is praying for a blank on the turn. The guy is sickening to poker players and Christians.
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