Re: Fossilman\'s Account Hacked?
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I watched Daniel's blog, and my take was not that he felt that the lawsuit was invalid or had no chance of winning or that he was giving a legal opinion of any sort. He simply felt that it was bad for poker, believing that you are trying to take advantage of the catch-22; many of the players are famous because of the WPT, but they WPT should in no way use their fame. I think it's a reasonable point - how many book deals, video games, commentary jobs did Howard Lederer have before the WPT?
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As a poker player, I was familiar with almost all of these
players prior to the World Poker Tour. In fact, the only
reason I watched the WPT was so that I could get to see
these players in action more often.
Therefore, you could argue exactly the opposite: that the
World Poker Tour actually owes these players, because
without them, there'd be nothing to watch.
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AS A POKER PLAYER being the key part of your statement. The majority of money comes from the casual players who became fans once they saw the show.
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