Never Trust Anyone

[Dan Druff]

Well, I don't know what to say, Brandi. I can't accuse you of being a liar, because I don't know what actually happened. Nobody does, other than you and Tom.

In any case, you're basically F'd here. If you really did get rolled for 12k, you're not getting it back. It sucks, but that's the simple truth of the matter. You did all you could by putting the story out here. Now you need to chalk it up to a loss and move on.

I'm not understanding why you can't just go get a job at this point. It seems that you are presenting your options as "play poker or be broke". There's also a third option -- one utilized by most of the world: Work.

You are highly unlikely to get any money from anyone at this point, other than from horny guys who want to use you. That's the fact of the matter here. You can let the guys use you and get back on your feet quicker, or you can take the slower, more respectable route by getting a job and making it yourself.

You are unlikely to be getting any stakes based upon your poker skills alone. You don't have a proven history or track record. Anyone who stakes you at this point will be looking for something more, whether they say it up front or not.

There really isn't much more to say. I doubt that Captain Tom will show up here to defend himself, so this matter will probably never get fully resolved. Time to pick yourself up and move on.