Cate Hall v. Mike Dentale HU4rlz? - Page 33 - Poker News

Let's remember that either commentator could draw in a larger crowd alone, than both of the people playing in this match.

So yeah, I think more than 5000 people turned in just to hear them talk strat. Myself included. I wasn't there to watch the douche whale vs female liberal tournament pro.

Plus, Cate wasn't even talking during the match. Dentale kept trying, but she wouldn't engage. She wouldn't even answer how she prefers to be addressed, Cate vs Caitlyn.

Also, match was pretty bad. Dentale can talk trash, but can't play cards. HU or full ring, since he clowned around in the PNIA cash game too.

yeah without the commentary i would of closed the video player within 2 minutes

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03-20-2017 , 01:56 PM

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Was she at Kellogg Huber? That really is one of the most prestigious boutiques out there, agreed $500k would be well within reach in a good-billing/high-performing year. This both proves that (I) she must be wicked smart, as that's a very tough gig to land and (ii) she can't be that smart (or really hated law) because she should expect to take a very significant pay cut I the long run playing poker.

Yes, that was her firm. She didn't quit because she expected to make more money playing poker. https://youtu.be/PC4Pecu-8IU?t=35m31s

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03-20-2017 , 02:04 PM

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Yes, that was her firm. She didn't quit because she expected to make more money playing poker.

It would be interesting to know if she really quit. People are "guided" to the exit all the time (especially at prestigious firms). People that don't have a future at a company are often managed out rather than being fired. I could easily see her saying or doing something that pissed off a top boss or even just her demeanor ......

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03-20-2017 , 03:12 PM

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lol howard is a big time DC lawyer and knows cate personally, you people are absolutely weird and creepy with your desire to pick apart trivial details of her life and career

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03-20-2017 , 03:23 PM

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its been proven that people at kellogg could conceivably make 500k. Yet, no actual proof she held a job position there. So howard, how do you know she worked there or obtained the prestigious job position? Is her claiming to have worked there enough evidence?

JFC, there you go again. First, please show me where Cate has claimed to work there. I've never heard her mention it on Joey's podcast, but maybe she did somewhere else.

Second, it takes literally 3 seconds to confirm she worked there. I didn't just pull Kellogg out of my ass. I'd never heard of the place before I saw that Cate had worked for them.

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03-20-2017 , 03:30 PM

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lol howard is a big time DC lawyer and knows cate personally, you people are absolutely weird and creepy with your desire to pick apart trivial details of her life and career

Someone like you who is grinding poker and twoplustwo forums everyday would probably kill for 500k/yr. Giving up that kind of money is head scratching and there is nothing wrong with questioning the validity of someones claim.

Especially when her alternative is playing some random casino degenerate heads up and trying to stay relevant in poker media spotlight.

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03-20-2017 , 03:35 PM

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And for the people questioning that she'd litigated copyright cases at the Supreme Court, see American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo, Inc.

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Aereo is represented by Frederick, Aaron M. Panner, Brendan J. Crimmins and Caitlin S. Hall of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel in Washington; Brenda M. Cotter and Daniel Brown of Aereo in Boston; R. David Hosp and Mark S. Puzella of Fish & Richardson in Boston; and Seth D. Greenstein of Constantine Cannon in Washington.

https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnews...r-service.aspx

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03-20-2017 , 03:37 PM

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Be that as it may, coming from the type of firm Hall left at her level of seniority would give you a yuge number of opportunities to make 250-400k somewhere else.

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03-20-2017 , 03:41 PM

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X9s,

it's not that much of a "headscratcher", unless you're just a misogynist, shallow/dim, or otherwise short on life experience and real world perspective. your read, once again, is way off- i wouldn't "kill for 500k", because playing poker for a living for the past decade has taught me that there is more to life and happiness than acquiring wealth...but just fyi, my future wife will likely make double that in a few years.

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03-20-2017 , 03:47 PM

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Well that is great, thanks for providing the information. This isnt I TOLD YOU SO, someone simply questioned the legitimacy of her making 500k/yr, I asked follow up questions, they were answered, her claims appear legitimate. She very well could of been making 500k/yr so bravo to her. No disrespect was meant, and congrats on her winning against the casino degenerate she was playing.

Thanks gregorio for the folllow ups. And +rep_lol: sorry you find my questions "weird and creepy", goodluck at the tables. With that said, being naturally pessimistic has some benefit you know.

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03-20-2017 , 03:47 PM

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Yeh, this

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03-20-2017 , 03:52 PM

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Be that as it may, coming from the type of firm Hall left at her level of seniority would give you a yuge number of opportunities to make 250-400k somewhere else.

Yes. If she's arguing appellate cases she could pretty easily get a counsel/non-equity partner at a big (though less prestigious) firm, which again probably gets you $500k after bonus, with a look in a couple of years at equity partnership, which can get you a lot more.

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03-20-2017 , 03:59 PM

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I know 2 people who left 6 figure jobs to pursue other things (not poker) to be happier in life. One for a job they hoped to enjoy more for 1/3 of old salary and one to go back to school for something else. People do this. It's also entirely possible that she saved a lot of that money over the past X number of years, decided to take some time off, give poker a shot since money was not a problem and if it didn't work out, a short hiatus with her resume could still land her a well paying job a few years later.

People leave high paying jobs all the time to pursue things that make them happier in life.

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03-20-2017 , 04:16 PM

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If you pursue poker to be a happier person, then you have completely failed at life. There is not a more miserable environment to put yourself in. The pay is **** too.

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03-20-2017 , 04:18 PM

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Someday we will see Cate arguing before the Supreme Court for the blanket legalization of on-line poker

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03-20-2017 , 04:46 PM

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If you pursue poker to be a happier person, then you have completely failed at life. There is not a more miserable environment to put yourself in. The pay is **** too.

Unless you work in a sweatshop.

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03-20-2017 , 04:57 PM

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If you pursue poker to be a happier person, then you have the opportunity to do so and see if it works out for you. If not, pursue something else

sigh, fyp

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03-20-2017 , 05:18 PM

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If you pursue poker to be a happier person, then you have completely failed at life. There is not a more miserable environment to put yourself in. The pay is **** too.

As someone who had a biglaw job similar to the one Hall had, I can almost guarantee you this is not true. Biglaw is the absolute worst and is the most miserable environment ever. 80+ hours a week in the most simultaneously stressful but boring job ever with nothing but antisocial/brilliant gunners as coworkers.

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03-20-2017 , 05:26 PM

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Be that as it may, coming from the type of firm Hall left at her level of seniority would give you a yuge number of opportunities to make 250-400k somewhere else.

Completely agree. And that's also why when people say she's such an idiot for turning down a supposed $500k a year job, I think they're just being dramatic because at any time she could get a comparable job (although likely a couple tiers below that firm).

And then when you consider the life experience, the random hookups (as any good feminist should do in the name of equality), and notoriety she's gaining.....it might work out even better for her than grinding it out at that soul crushing law firm.

I just like the thought of her being knocked down a few notches (by being asked to leave her old firm - aka fired) since I'm not a fan of or impressed by her person.

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03-20-2017 , 05:40 PM

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Todd Terry quit a big shot job as a criminal defense attorney in Manhattan to play poker because the stress from lawyering was ruining his health. He did a well about it.

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03-20-2017 , 05:41 PM

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A few moments after MD says hi to his girls:

"WTF is Mike doing right now???.....This is just....not poker any more......he's just trying to win every pot........
..............he's not even getting wrecked, he's just playing awful.....I really think like he needs a massage or a pep talk or something......his daughters need to give him a call and say "Daddy, you know.....f**kin sack it up and try and play a little bit better.""

That's better than hearing Dentale whine about phones, tell CH how terrible she is or boast while he impersonates an ATM.

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03-20-2017 , 06:01 PM

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just fyi, my future wife will likely make double that in a few years.

Thanks for letting us know, happy for you man, wish you the best.

By off chance, wasn't this you telling us how you met your first wife?

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When I was 23 (4 years ago) I went to the gym quite a bit. My lifting partner and I were pretty buff at that point and looked good (BEEFCAAAAAAKE!). We made fun of everyone else at the gym on a daily basis between ourselves and were horribly mean because we viewed them as inferior. One of the girls that came to the gym had terrible looking frizzy, curly hair, overweight by like 30 pounds, never talked to anyone, and was a rumored lesbian. She looked to be about 21 or 22. We made fun of her constantly. One day as I was leaving the gym I saw her in front of me walking to her car, she got into a brand new Range Rover as I walked to my old Honda. I suddenly saw the light. The next time I saw her at the gym I started talking to her and found out who her stepdad was through conversation. I found out that he bought and sold shopping malls and owned a very well known company in my city. I asked another person at the gym if he knew who she was and he laughed and mentioned how ugly she was and I laughed along with him. Then he told me her family was probably worth in excess of $100 million. I stopped laughing. I grew up poor (750 sq. ft house for 5 kids and parents) and I didn't want to be poor anymore. I launched an all out romantic attack on her, we started going out, she still may have been a lesbain but I didn't care, we eventually moved in together, I still couldn't look at her without cringing, and 2 years later we got married. This woman is now my wife.

Beat: I probably married a lesbian
Brag: Her parents bought us a $600,000 house in a country club subdivision that he owns for our wedding present and I work for her dad managing part of his real estate portfolio. I'm on salary at $240,000 a year. Her trust fund pays her $8800/month until she's 30 and she will receive a $10 million lump sum on her 30th birthday. He's 73 now and not doing well, the inheritance will be sick since he didn't have any kids on his own due to completely immersing himself in his business his entire life. I love the money, my wife can't cook and she's ugly, but I'm rich.
Variance: I married someone that I hate and can't look.

My advice to anyone thinking of doing the same thing, swallow your pride and marry the first time for money and the second time for love.

source: http://archives1.twoplustwo.com/show...&fpart=13&vc=1