Brian Rast
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Poker Hall of Famer, Thought enjoyer, Ambassador for Phenom Poker. https://t.co/2eEFhhOCPt, Trying to glimpse the future thru spice visions
Everywhere & Nowhere
Joined December 2008
@m_mendozaferrer @BernieSanders @cenkuygur These remarks were 15+ years ago - Cenk has since apologized saying he regretted what he said. Am I missing something? To ignore everything he has done since and be totally unforgiving is ridiculous.
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@McGregorRousey @alexvolkanovski His response here to your weirdness is awesome. Hard not to like Volk.
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As I approached my HU match 3 minutes late running, I arrived to see @krissyb24poker patiently waiting for me, not blinding me off. Her excellent sportsmanship was rewarded with a prompt victory. Good luck.
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@m_mendozaferrer @BernieSanders @cenkuygur We are fighting a party and president where he can say/do whatever he wants today with no repercussions - and holding ourselves to the opposite standard where anything said ever in your life disqualifies you. We are going to have a problem finding soldiers. Insanity.
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Excellent video which now leads me to agree that she probably cheated. The vibrating belt & odd time tanking provide a reasonable method. Not proof of course, but IMO it doesn’t look good.
My new video breaks down the leading theory of exactly what went down at Hustler the other night
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Maybe the vibrating chair was her leg, maybe not. That's not the main reason I now suspect cheating. I suppose my last post didn't do a good job explaining. I just wanted to retweet something interesting. Here's the best I can do to sum it up::.
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Finally decided to weigh in on the poker markup situation, check out my new blog post -
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Bitcoin really is a ponzi, we've all been fooled. All time high next month??!?!?!??.
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@TheUFCStats Hard disagree. This fight makes a lot of sense. Kudos to Islam for being active and fighting a new 155 contender. Much better than waiting for Arman in Abu Dhabi at end of year. Islam can win and still defend again later vs Arman.
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Have humility with regards to your knowledge. Many terrible things happen because people are incorrectly sure they are right. There is so much about this amazing world, about other people, and even about ourselves, that we don’t know. Stay curious friends.
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Every 4 years we Americans all gather round to discuss political issues a lot more than normal, under the pretense that what we think matters, and hopefully vote (although voter turnout leaves something to be desired). Even though I'm a poker player, and therefore unqualified to.
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This woke BS now permeates many discussions in a toxic way. Not being sexist or racist is not seeing gender or skin color and treating every one the same. If you don't think this hand is at least a little suspicious, then you don't know poker.
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Gambling 101- The Kelly Criterion: How much you should wager in spots to maximize returns. Pull up a seat around the fire kids. A wildly successful bet can go down in EV, but if it increases the likelihood of winning, the Kelly appropriate % to wager can go up. And substantially.
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Very interesting selective fact checking and commenting by the debate moderators. No wonder Kamala agreed to her one debate being on ABC.
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Hey Sheldon Adelson, waz up? Poker is a skill game. Don't believe me? You're a billionaire, I'm not close. Let's play HU 4 2 million each.
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Interesting hand on HCL last night between Garrett & Robbi. My thoughts:.You can't prove cheating from an example of 1 hand. However, this hand is obviously suspect and does warrant looking closer. So here's a thread where I'll look at various aspects. (1/12 🧵).
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Why Bitcoin. I've linked some things before, but this is my take on why BTC has value
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An unrealized capital gains tax (and of 25%!) is one of the craziest things I’ve heard a US politician propose. Kamala is supposed to be better than Biden? Doesn’t sound like it when she actually opens her mouth….
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Additionally, there was zero shock when she tabled her hand afterwards. If I thought I had hand & put in over $100k, tabled my hand afterwards & didn't have what I thought - I'd be pretty surprised & remark on it. She did none of this - straight zero response verbal or otherwise.
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Day 1 @WSOP .Everything outside of the table is in motion; a distraction. I'll show up every day ready to do the thing I've been training for my whole life: compete at the table. No past results nor future expectations. These attachments cause suffering. Only the current hand. 🙏.
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Juliana has Trigeminal Neuralgia, a chronic pain disorder, and is getting a Microvascular Decompression surgery Friday to help try and alleviate the pain. I ask to keep her in your thoughts, to keep the thoughts positive, and to wish her a successful surgery and recovery. 🙏🏻.
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I posted RFK’s endorsement and read a bunch of RFK attacks in the replies. Now Tulsi, former longtime Democrat, is endorsing Trump. I’m so curious now what I’ll hear is wrong with her….
I was a Democrat for over 20 years. Today, I endorsed Donald Trump for President. WATCH to hear why:
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Letting children make these kinds of permanent decisions is insane. If adults want to do whatever, no problem imo. But this methodology of allowing kids to permanently change themelves when we as a society won’t let them vote or drive or drink or etc…, we criminally treat them.
Megyn Kelly stuns the Bill Maher audience by laying out the facts about transitioning. After they recoil in disgust, Bill Maher corroborates Megyn Kelly 'We are definitely doing that':.Megyn Kelly: "What we're doing to our children with this trans insanity. We are chopping off
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Dick Cheney was instrumental in the Iraq War. I did not like that war nor the Bush/Cheney regime. I voted against them twice. They were the party of the military industrial complex and forever wars. They gave fake reasons and sent us to war in Iraq so they could make billions.
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Tulsi is based. she was one of my favorite Democrats. Her strongest point imo is the Dems switch to being against free speech. I am excited about the inclusive and impressive team Trump is putting together with Tulsi, RFK, Elon, Vivek, & Vance - with multiple former Democrats.
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Being fat is unhealthy. You are more likely to die from COVID, have health problems, lower life expectancy. It’s like having a disease. Having fat models is ridiculous. There is nothing glamorous about it. IMO it’s a bad example for children.
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Also guys, let’s be honest. It probably doesn’t matter that much who wins the election. It’s not the most important election ever, which they always try to convince you of. It’s just a fun game we all in America get to witness and participate in (theoretically at least). I.
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Last few weeks: Exercising, meditating, lowering anxiety, Keto diet, fasting, more time with my son. it’s been very rewarding. I find it easy to focus on one thing and hard to balance. Improving personal weaknesses & being a better version of yourself is a never-ending journey.
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Shout out to my fellow humans out there having another amazing day on this beautiful planet. Let’s be humble enough to feel gratitude for all we have and remember to let love be the guiding principle behind our actions (the ones that matter at least). Keep growing friends.
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It’s a shame social media has become a virtue signaling echo chamber where everyone makes statements and nobody listens. Quieting the mind, silencing ego, and listening - are crucial first steps to evolving and growing as a person. Never stop challenging yourself and your beliefs.
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Trump has been pushing out announcements at a torrid rate, and this is the most exciting one so far IMO. America needs this bc we are on a path to bankruptcy and up until now, no politicians seemed like they gave a fuck
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It’s that time….To put my money where my mouth is. A bet offer:. Bitcoin has to appreciate about 3x to get to 111k. I’ll take 6 : 1 that Bitcoin hits 111k before the end of 2025. (Double 3x). Contact me if interested. If you’re not interested, consider buying #Bitcoin.
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4 days playin next to heavy smokers & I feel like I have bronchitis. It wasn’t worth it. 🙏🏻 it’s banned in public in the USA. Smokers, What are you doing?.Paying to slowly poison and kill yourself is actual insanity. Have some respect & quit, for yourself, your family, & others.
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Trump just gave a speech at the Bitcoin conference. He committed to not selling the US's 207,000 BTC (1% of total supply) - or any more acquired during his term - and called it a Strategic Reserve Asset. Senator Lummis talked about the USA DCA'ing to 1 million BTC as a way to.
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I don’t think there is an appropriate response tonight other than getting wasted.
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The Biden administration escalating the Ukraine/Russia war as a lame duck is perverse, especially considering Trump won handily running on trying to end this war. There was a right and wrong side this election (that is if you value human life and dislike war). The signal became.
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Sometimes the cards just say you get to lose today, and that’s that. The dream is over for me folks, but for everyone out there still in the mix:.Do not go gentle into that good night!.Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Try to foil you as your opponents might,.Take your 2.
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First time with a tomahawk. Have to admit I’m a little intimidated, but ready to take my shot and grill up this bad boy out back on the BBQ.
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I also think it's far-fetched that this is about sex. If a man was in this same situation. Complete novice, now playing huge. Weird timing multiple hands, weird plays, plays this J4 hand this way. All the same stuff during fall-out. 100% he would be accused of cheating also.
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Trump couldn't have dealt w/ Corona more incompetently. Until the address yesterday, his administration spread misinformation, didn't address it correctly, and definitely didn't prepare properly for this. Politics aside, he's an incompetent buffoon. Please don't re-elect him.
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The stalling in the WSOP main is unbearable to watch right now.
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Why should the USA be allies with Israel?. Putting aside moral arguments on the ME situation for a second, I think you can argue that on practical self-interested grounds alone, this alliance is a disaster for America. An alliance where Israel gets all the benefits and the USA.
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She acts like shes soul-reading. "You let me do this to you. You let me do this to you post stream." "You don't have shit." "It's about what I think you don't have, etc. ".This is her justifying soul read with Jack high, not a 3. In the moment. No comment on thinking she had a 3.
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The lack of shock, with the constantly changing stories afterwards, + mid-hand saying she doesn't have a 3 when asked, has a pure bluff-catcher, etc. multiple card checks during the hand :: lead me to believe that she knew she didn't have a 3, regardless of her current story.
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@UhlenPoker With nothing written + zero recollection of details on either side, I am not sure how anyone can read your side of the case and think other than you owe nothing. With a close friend I'd likely work something out based merely on his word, but someone you met twice doesn't qualify.
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But accepting the money and still playing on HCL, IMO, isn't consistent behavior. If Garrett had won 50% or 100% of the pot, he wouldn't of given any money back. I'd add that if she knew she would win, agreeing to running it twice also doesn't make sense.
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Your mind is more powerful than you think. The truth is that all that matters is the hand you’re currently playing, the decision you’re about to make. All the rest - everything you’ve ever done - is noise created by your mind to distract yourself from being in the moment. Show
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3) I have heard that production didn't do a random seat draw, but set her up to be in that specific chair every game, and even set the seat order - which is surprising and non-standard. Definitely suspect now given what happened.
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Rest in Peace Dolly. 🙏🏻. I remember reading Super System and watching him on TV as a young buck. Then years later, all of a sudden I was seeing him daily in Bobby’s and gambling with him. He intro’d me to props which we played most days (diamonds was always his suit & hearts was.
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The problem today is the Democrat and Republican parties. They are evil. They have institutionalized corruption. Pro military-industrial complex, pro military expansion, pro war neocons in both parties, pro big pharma, pro keeping more people in jail than any other country by #
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I want to draw attention to an issue in the Punks market today, & in particular one guilty pirate. There's rampant piracy happening due to what appears to be technical capabilities of eth where after a bid accepted, another party can instantly bid a gwei more & steal the bid. 1/9.
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It's so hard to admit you're wrong. That's exactly the reality all Trump supporters are faced with. He's a narcissistic, sociopathic, pathological liar. He's only ever been interested in helping himself. Watch a documentary about his life. Advice: Just rip it off like a band-aid.
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Nothing to see here.
“A Deutsche Bank whistleblower has told the FBI that the Russian state-owned bank VTB underwrote Trump's loans”.
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Doyle bestowed my highest professional acclaim, a tweet I could hang my hat on. How could I not be proud when one of the GOATs, & someone I played with regularly, says this about my game? This year, I'll dedicate my WSOP efforts to his memory. #WSOPofDolly.
Here is the real star poker player nobody talks about. He may be the best all around player in today's game.
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Well. either we have the largest case of voter fraud ever in the US, or we have someone trying to upend the democratic process in the longest standing republic in the world. Either way, destroying our faith in the process. And either way this is a massive deal.
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Joe Biden’s deteriorated state was obvious to anyone paying attention. And yet the democrats sailed him right through their primary. No debates. No self-examination. They tried to run through a figure-head they already knew wasn’t capable so everyone behind him can stay in.
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Just realized that as I’ve aged, Thanksgiving becoming one of if not my favorite holiday. Is there really anything better to celebrate than gratitude itself? Thank you Universe for my existence. Much fucking appreciated. Now let’s get drunk and enjoy ourselves fam.
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Afghans took back Afghanistan, & now they govern themselves as is their right. 20 years, trillions of dollars, thousands of lives… and in the end we accomplished nothing. We learn (hopefully), yet again, that we can’t and shouldn’t impose our will indefinitely on another people.
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If you aren’t in the crypto streets and want exposure:.Buy BTC, throw away key, forget about it. But this post isn’t really for you. If you are in crypto, let me start out by saying “Nice bro.” 😎 .Now I’m gonna give some advice: your general strategy should be to invest or.
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I want to bet Donald Trump to win the US presidency. Will lay -200. If he dies, bet is a wash. 10k min. Message me.
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I woke up today and the news is pretty scary. In my opinion, the belligerence of the Netanyahu regime - and the unconditional support we have been giving - has consequences. What happened today goes to show that the path we are on isn't making us safer, and instead is only.
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Wood plaques big bet 100k cap, gold are 4/8000 limit. This is the real Poker players championship.
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The D primary was very undemocratic. They didn't hold debates & made it hard for anyone to oppose Joe (so says Dean Phillips). Now that that charade isn't working, they are doing something else undemocratic. Surprise Surprise. What if they just failed in an attempt to off.
@KanekoaTheGreat I heard last week that he would resign at this exact time and date. It was widespread knowledge in DC. The real powers that be are discarding the old puppet in favor of one that has a better chance of fooling the public. They fear Trump because he is not a puppet.
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Trump promised Mexico would pay for the wall. That was part of the deal. Now that he CAN’T get Mexico to pay for it (thought he was the best negotiator?), he’s going to shut down our government until we pay for it? This is stupid. Trump apologists I’m sure have already justified.
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11:59 "that's like some spiritual guide from outer space, telling you in your ear, CALL." ~ RIP.interesting comment to make in the moment by her backer at the table👀.
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Halfway through Dope Sick. Powerful show about the opioid epidemic. What a fucked up situation. What happened was sinister. How can opioids possibly get a label of “non-addictive”? That is downright insanity… and it’s just sad to think of how many lives were ruined due to this.
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The cheating set-up would be set to win on the 1 run-out but wouldn't know for 2. So cheaters would not run it twice. You could argue that she's playing the long game, running it twice - but if she's trying that hard to disguise it, she wouldn't have played the hand like this.
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But gambling ultimately is about using Bayesian analysis to predict the probability of something w/ limited information. If God was resolving the bets, I'd now bet at +150 cheating happened (>40% implied). And it's just a mix of all these facts + everything else I've seen.
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100,000 U S Dollars .Just think how absurd it is given #Bitcoin traded for cents 14 years ago. Blessed with the immaculate conception with no premined coins & a founder that completely disappeared. The first. Will not be replicated. MOAT the size of the Pacific Ocean. Adding to.
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We need to fix the obesity crisis & the poor state of food in America. It's terrible what we are putting in the supermarket. The misinformation is awful. We need to reshape gov policy to be actually concerned with our health as opposed to making companies more $. Let's go RFK!.
FDA’s war on public health is about to end. This includes its aggressive suppression of psychedelics, peptides, stem cells, raw milk, hyperbaric therapies, chelating compounds, ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, vitamins, clean foods, sunshine, exercise, nutraceuticals and anything.
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1) The J3 vs J4. She seemed to know she didn't have a 3 based on her in-hand comments. Then after the fact she turned misreading her hand in to her story. She's also changed this story multiple times. Weird thing to lie about and have changing stories.
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What is happening in HK is crazy. I feel for the people protesting the extradition law. For the rest of the world: Remember that governments suck, that they shouldn't be given too much power, and that our rights need to be protected - even at the potential cost of security/safety.
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@TheCryptoDog 💯 .If you aren’t at least part-time-jobbing crypto (20+ hours/week), putting in the time to research projects and stay on top of things, your crypto investing strategy should be simple: DCA bitcoin and hold.
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Won’t take it and someone who works for him thinks he’s sharp. OK 👌 . Biden is going to lose. He deserves to lose. The democrats deserve to lose as well for running him again. He already is the oldest inaugurated president ever, for his first term. Breaking his own record now.
BREAKING: White House confirms Biden will not take a cognitive test as part of his upcoming physical exam. Biden will be first U.S President in history to refuse a cognitive test.
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In a sham trial where no witnesses were allowed and everyone voted party lines - I applaud @MittRomney for at least being an independent thinker. This speech is worth listening to, and he will forever have my respect for putting country ahead of party. We need more like him.
FULL SPEECH: Sen. Romney says he will vote in favor of the article of impeachment on abuse of power against President Trump. "With my vote, I will tell my children and their children that I did my duty to the best of my ability, believing that my country expected it of me."
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After a discussion with my wife, I’ve decided to take a break from twitter for a few weeks. Listen fam… The halving is coming in about 8 months. HODL that BTC and stay safe out there. Miss y’all already
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@CryptoDonAlt BTC went from 67k to 94k in 2 weeks. We are in a short consolidation here w/ nonstop HHs & HLs. This ATH break has been pretty clean, and we haven't even come close to retesting 73/74k even (which is a good sign for this type of breakout). this is just a bad take based on the.
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In fact, she double checks her cards before calling. But after everyone responds like wow, how can she call J4 - so ridiculous it must be cheating - "oh no wait, I thought I had a 3." Had J3 hand before. Etc. IMO.Pride is the devil. It always gets ya.
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IMO accepting this money should mean he doesn't come back to play on HCL. Very likely cheating here would require someone working for them to be involved. If he accepts and doesn't return, that's consistent. If he gives it back and keeps playing, that's consistent.
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I AM ABOUT TO WALK INTO THE MOST ABUNDANT BALANCED WEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL PERIOD OF MY LIFE. I NATURALLY ATTRACT GOOD FORTUNE, AND I AM WEALTHY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO PROSPER, AND I HAVE THE POWER TO BUILD THE LIFE THAT I DESIRE.
I AM ABOUT TO WALK INTO THE MOST ABUNDANT BALANCED WEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL PERIOD OF MY LIFE. I NATURALLY ATTRACT GOOD FORTUNE, AND I AM WEALTHY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO PROSPER, AND I HAVE THE POWER TO BUILD THE LIFE THAT I DESIRE.
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@TreeBandz @NickSchulman @WSOP And while many of the best in the world do play the main, they constitute well under 1% of the field. It's OK to be real about the skill level of various people and at the same time NOT be taking away from the "shine". I think what Nick said is 100% ok, let's get off his back.
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Sanders would of beaten Trump handily (wins Michigan and Wisconsin 4 sure). Democrats can blame themselves if this doesn't work out.
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Word of the day:.Tsundoku (Japanese).The act of buying books and not reading them; letting books pile up unread on shelves.
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Unsurprisingly this guy was just arrested. Free speech isn’t free.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov recently revealed to Tucker Carlson that the FBI approached a Telegram engineer, attempting to secretly hire him to install a backdoor that would allow U.S. intelligence agencies to spy on users. The FBI also hired agents to infiltrate 'anti-vaxx'
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Additionally, she has been winning every session in the game so far. These aren't exactly the marks of someone who is punting hard and doesn't care about 100's of thousands of dollars. Flicking in stacks w/ J4 on 99T3cchh. In fact, she's apparently being staked!.
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If she had been punting off w/ other bad calls just to see what people have. Down 100's of thousands over the last few sessions. Makes the call here. Tables J4 and says I just wanted to see what you have. Fair game. That's not what happened. In this hand or others.
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Peaceful protest is a healthy and necessary part of a functioning democracy. It’s simply not acceptable to stop people from peacefully protesting, regardless about the subject.
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Also F the parties. Having a preference is fine & rational, BUT the idea that the vast majority of people's political preferences are captured by either party in a 2-party system is absurd. This has devolved in to barbaric tribalism that prevents compromise & competent governance.
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