interview need help

[weedgie]

ok so i n a drunken state i have somehow set myself up for an interview with a journalist about being a pro poker player ,       has anyone had any similar interviews or can link me to previous interviews out of papers  ect  i want to tell full truth in it but want to potray game in truthfull way and not in negative way that most of public seem to look at poker
maybe i havent worded this so well but i would hate to bring game over in a bad way and should i tell of my screenname?

thanks for any help

[Jon MW]

It doesn't matter what you say they'll already have decided what they're going to write.

[thetank]

 i want to tell full truth in it but want to potray game in truthfull way and not in negative way that most of public seem to look at poker

You need to become a journalist and write the article yourself then.

It is likely the journalist already has the thing half written, and what you say in the interview will have very little affect on the direction of the finished piece.

[Robert HM]

ok so i n a drunken state i have somehow set myself up for an interview with a journalist about being a pro poker player ,       has anyone had any similar interviews or can link me to previous interviews out of papers  ect  i want to tell full truth in it but want to potray game in truthfull way and not in negative way that most of public seem to look at poker
maybe i havent worded this so well but i would hate to bring game over in a bad way and should i tell of my screenname?

thanks for any help

You want to tell the truth? Are you sure your a pro player?
Just tell how it is: you love the game, meet polite and friendly individuals who have pleasure in you taking their money, and you are minting it.

[Colchester Kev]

Tell us the name of the publication and the journalist, and we will write the interview before he does.

[Eck]

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=19356.msg912431#new

[weedgie]

its a woman journalist and she seems to b decent enough   im only a low to mid stake cash grinder  and my priority is more for easy life than to make millions it aint gonna make for a very exiciting story
 im not talking national press   more local paper

[Colchester Kev]

Headline will be

"Scottish Man is degenerate gambler"

Story will go on to say how internet poker has cost you friends, jobs, a life etc.


Best to just tell you how it will be, that way you can prepare yaself

[kinboshi]

http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/i-want-your-job-professional-poker-player-858774.html

Just remember to say "There's a lot of luck involved."

[GreekStein]

When did Barry DaveShoelace Carter have a sex change?

[weedgie]

thanks so far guys  
she is gonna email me questions beforehand  so i might post em see what u think

[tikay]

thanks so far guys  
she is gonna email me questions beforehand  so i might post em see what u think

Bet she's impressed with your e-Mail address.

[AndrewT]

Headline will be

"Scottish Man is degenerate gambler"

"SCOTTISH MAN IN 'NOT CAREFUL WITH MONEY' SCANDAL"

[weedgie]

Bet she's impressed with your e-Mail address. 

haha  yes i was spelling it out on phone and she is like let me read that back  lolol

[dino1980]

 i want to tell full truth in it but want to potray game in truthfull way and not in negative way that most of public seem to look at poker

You need to become a journalist and write the article yourself then.

It is likely the journalist already has the thing half written, and what you say in the interview will have very little affect on the direction of the finished piece.

Lol, truth is we've generally barely finished preparing the questions before we interview anyone, let alone written half of it! Also after a couple of questions the subject says something far more interesting and we run with that angle rather than asking most of the questions we've prepared!

Although to be fair most player profiles of UK players go a little something like this...

- discovered poker by watching Late Night Poker
- played a few home games with mates lost in the beginning
- slowly got better by reading a book or having more dedication than their friends
- played a few casino tournaments, ran well
- eventually win something big
- profit?