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Originally Posted by proximity
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Without commenting specifically on this, I have a general comment.
The poker world is full of sleazy people, including famous, respected, sleazy people. The game attracts sleazeballs, because it offers the promise of not working for a living (ha!), because I think gambling in general attracts some non-stellar characters, and because there are simply a ton of marks among the general public that doesn't understand the mathematical principles of gambling games.
Some examples:
A WSOP main event champion was one of the prime movers of the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal.
The best cash game no limit hold 'em player in the world tried to cheat major casinos out of millions of dollars by colluding on a edge-sorting scheme in high stakes table games.
Numerous famous poker players have been prosecuted by the federal government on various fraud, tax, and white collar crime charges.
There are legendary stories of good poker players skipping out on debts.
The late Amarillo Slim, one of the true legends of the game, was infamous for shorting pots in cash games.
Some major pros were caught up in the wrongdoing and ponzi schemes at Full Tilt Poker.
The author of one of the best books on limit hold 'em was cheating in online games by multi-accounting.
So nothing surprises me. This isn't a vocation full of choir boys.
