Brad Booth

[AlunB]

Just copied and pasted this from a poster on the Raise The River forum. Its not old news is it?


The pokerworld sure has taken a dark turn over the last couple of years.

Is it that the pokerworld has taken a dark turn? Or is it that people are now more aware than ever of what actually goes on and cheaters are exposed to the daylight of publicity?

Genuine question to those that have been involved in the world a lot longer than I have.

[DaveShoelace]

It's always been like this, in fact it used to involve guns, so if anything it has got better.

There has just been a much greater culture of calling people out in the last 12-18 months, whereas previously nobody wanted to snitch on anyone.

I think Black Friday has also probably had an impact, it seems it has forced people into more desperate actions because they can't play online, forced people owed money to speak up sooner because they also have earning power/money stuck on FTP etc, and exposed people like Lindgren who would otherwise have used his clout at FTP to get him out of the holes he digs for himself.

[AlunB]

Yeah that's kind of what I assumed was probably the case. Add to this a load of naive, socially inept online poker players getting run around by old school 'gamblers' who just don't expect to get called out.

[RED-DOG]

Yeah, massive respect. Stealing money from your friends and pissing it all away in the pit is nothing. What deserves massive respect in this life is a you tube vid with sniffing. Proper stand up guy obv. The plan is to carry on gambling to pay back and no mention about getting a job. Which is funny really because in the interview room if ur honest about this poker stuff they will lap it up.

Good post.



Mantis.

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[millidonk]

" Woke up with nothing in my safe and nothing in my online account " - Welcome to my world Bradster.

Says he has done it numerous times before, genuinely think playing 100k worth of events and planning to pay back IF he binks isn't the best way to go about it. Surely that just promotes the mindset that if he did it again then all he needs to do us get backed and do another bink? Pretty sure grinding out a 9-5 to pay people back would stop him ever doing it again.

Obv the guy needs help and if this sorts him out then fair enough, but imo the whole video comes across as just a bit of aftertiming.

 

[MANTIS01]

I'm hoping it's Little Miss Sunshine or Little Miss Princess

But I fear it is not

[JK]

Yeah, massive respect. Stealing money from your friends and pissing it all away in the pit is nothing. What deserves massive respect in this life is a you tube vid with sniffing. Proper stand up guy obv. The plan is to carry on gambling to pay back and no mention about getting a job. Which is funny really because in the interview room if ur honest about this poker stuff they will lap it up.

Did I ever condone his actions? Is anyone safe from mantis?

[SuuPRlim]

Brad's a genuinely nice guy, and he can beat the vegas games no doubt.  If it's possible to play and win without the pits/sports betting habbits re-occuring ofc. He lives in vegas hotels by himself and I know how lonely/tempting that can be, I only experienced it for 5 weeks.

Hope he sorts it out, there's only so many chances people can get though

[PizzicatoXev]

Pretty sure grinding out a 9-5 to pay people back would stop him ever doing it again.

The problem is, as it so often is with these situations in the pokerverse, is that even if he is able to get a 9-5 its gonna take years or decades to pay back the kind of money he owes...

[SuuPRlim]

Pretty sure grinding out a 9-5 to pay people back would stop him ever doing it again.

The problem is, as it so often is with these situations in the pokerverse, is that even if he is able to get a 9-5 its gonna take years or decades to pay back the kind of money he owes...

yup. he could win $600k this summer, he prolly won't but he could. It'll take the best part of 8-10 years for him t o be able to make $300k doing anything else.

[AlunB]

Pretty sure grinding out a 9-5 to pay people back would stop him ever doing it again.

The problem is, as it so often is with these situations in the pokerverse, is that even if he is able to get a 9-5 its gonna take years or decades to pay back the kind of money he owes...

You mean like how it would be for everyone else who stole money from people and ended up with massive debts? He could also go on a spin up on craps. Playing a really high variance form of poker in the hope of binking your way out of trouble seems like about the worst possible thing to do in his situation to me.

[millidonk]

Pretty sure grinding out a 9-5 to pay people back would stop him ever doing it again.

The problem is, as it so often is with these situations in the pokerverse, is that even if he is able to get a 9-5 its gonna take years or decades to pay back the kind of money he owes...

yup. he could win $600k this summer, he prolly won't but he could. It'll take the best part of 8-10 years for him t o be able to make $300k doing anything else.

Exactly my point. Obvisouly people having to wait an abs age to get their money back isn't ideal, but neither will be bricking the wsop. I would guarantee that grinding the 9-5 would certainly stop him from ever doing it again, where as history has shown he has won money, paid people back and borrowed what he can't afford over and over.

A quick bink will enable him to pay everyone back asap with change left over to get spinning up, but I can't see it actually tackling the psychological issues which has lead to him being in this situation once again.

Obv if it was me who was owed the money I would say give it your best shot, but if i was a family member or someone who actually cared I would seriously be suggesting that the gambling world is not for him.

[The Camel]

Incredibly sad.

Playing the wsop in the state he's in is the worst thing he could do. Pissing money against the wall.

Unless he's acting for this video and doesn't actually mean everything he says (definitely a possibility.. problem gamblers will say anything that best keeps them in action).

[Royal Flush]

First of all he's backed for the wsop so why would he not take the shot to get out?? He has a great opportunity to make money at something he's good at with no downside. As for the notion of him getting a 9-5 will cure his gambling problem that's just ridiculous.

[George2Loose]

This seems very similar to Marc's thread. Wonder if he's earnt more since playing mtts or if tesco would pay as well?