[Riina]

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"Personally i am very thankful for a high-stakes player like SBRugby to have a blog online that takes us for the amazing ride that is his life."

"He doesn't HAVE TO do this"

I agree that it's pretty sweet to be able to read an insider take on these insanely big games and swings. But while Brian doesn't HAVE to do that, it's not exactly just for the enjoyment of his fans and railbirds. He's a partner in CardRunners.

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I'm not sure, but i think when cardrunners approached him he could have opted to just make the vids and not do a blog. A bit like when sportclubs attract a big player and give him privileges because of his value to the club and more importantly the expected monetary return in the form of endorsements, visitors and such.

Furthermore, like i stated a big part of the appeal of his blog for me is the fact that he seems sincere in his thoughts and tries to give full disclosure of his pokerlife. I respect and like that a lot. Even if he was obligated to do a blog he could probably just bungle the job. Yet, he appears to go beyond the call of duty, and make it as insightful as it is now imo. For those taking that extra mile i can only think alternative motives are in play than merely serving out the contract. Of course these are my thoughts, not my claims...