I stopped having any compassion for you at all (how little there was) after that comment.

Isn't he supposed to be leaving Vegas today?

This is a sad small man and not because of his addiction.

The old saw about boxing that states the only animal at a match is the crowd is certainly true about this thread.

I guess you haven't read the thread because I later said I was leaving Vegas today and I have so there is no more WSOP for me.

Good for you, I did not read that. That's one small step and hopefully you can take another small one. I have a good friend who had several addictions gambling being one. I suggest inquiring about that medication because it will help you feel more in control.

What do you do for food?

Why do you have clothes that seem reasonably decent? Why are you not missing teeth?

I have to agree

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Well then why have you not left Vegas yet Mike? It's 3pm, do you got a bus, plane, train ticket?

Hey Mike, do you know "backpack Steve" (Steve Fredrick)?

Larry

Mike, there was NO Ramada, that was likely just another story you made up. I told you to your face your story had holes in it, that was just one. (Others included for example, all the ATMs in terminal 1 being out of order, presumably to explain why you were in terminal 3 holding a southwest ticket jacket, combined with the claim that some random "CEO" was going to give you the $300, but the ATMs were out AND HE was the guy who told you to go to Terminal 3 .... Others included your inability to contact Chabad or other rabbis or having been refused help when you did so. )

What you've done with your life is not entertaining to anyone I'd think. The thread is entertaining and enlightening at time. What you post in the way of rationalizations, attempts to spin your stories, and such are weirdly fascinating at times, being contrary to reality. Had I not actually met you and started the thread, I doubt I would have bothered reading it.

Seriously, get help at GA or wherever, but please, just leave town as promised in this thread.

STOP fooling around with any gambling, poker or otherwise.

Mike needs an intervention lol.

Mike needs to just go away.

you had NO choice to respond since the forums are a big part of who you are/were/think you are.

After contemplating your next move, you wisely choose that confessing and sharing who you are was your most +EV move. You did this because being outed by the poker community would actually destroy the world you have created for yourself, and if it didnt it certainly was a complication you dont want.

Whats funny about your "honesty" is that its completely shallow and meaningless. You turned down offers from strangers to help, you are essentially angling for sympathy and support and have shown that you have no desire to change

You're right though, there is nothing entertaining about your sad and pathetic story. I agree, but yet here you are, still selling it and showing no desire to change your own damn life.

I mean of all that guys posts and everything he said, you pick out one thing and twist it to fit your needs....typical addict.

Maybe you turn it around, maybe not, odds arent in your favor based on my casual observations....

Be a man, take control of your life and turn it around or admit you like the miserable existence you created. You might feel better by being honest with yourself.

post of the year
spot on

Mike, have you ever been threatened with physical harm or beat-up over scamming?

Boom!!

Mike, you are above and beyond pathetic. You are scum. On top of your scams, you have a reputation for being wretched to dealers, constantly blaming them for your bad luck, and being an obnoxious jerk to players. Then you have the balls to make a comment like that to OP.

Lock this thread and ban this goof from 2p2 already.

So what's the plan?

Maybe the most clueless person in the universe.

I'd echo everyone here about seeking help immediately but I can't help thinking of all the people you've cheated and how accountability and acting like a grownup are nowwhere on your priority list. Anyone who defends you or enables your gambling or protests this PSA that warns about you is also a first class delta bravo.

You are a loser, get yourself lost.

This is like the "Saga of Joe Dirt...." Of the poker world of course.

And everyone ITT is Zander Kelly.

Loool.. Well done

Of course I had a choice. A few people I have spoken with thought I was being stupid for sharing what has happened in my life on a poker forum. Maybe you don't realize it but my reputation amounst the poker players from 05-08 was already bad from borrowing money from everyone left and right. I didn't come on here to try to salvage any reputation, tbh I doubt if I would ever see 95% of the people that post on here ever. Little Man looked after me because he liked me and knew I was a guy who had issues but had hope. You know how many people initially went up to him and asked him why he was backing me and all of that crap and he just shook it off. He told me he didn't give 2 ****s what people think and I should be the same way. I let the op say his peace for 1200+ posts because I did try and hustle money from him and he had a right to post about it. No problem with that at all. When he says he is freerolling how entertaining this thread is, that I did have a problem with. There is nothing entertaining about ANYONE with these kinds of problems and I reacted. I have been living this lifestyle now for 15 years so it is hard to change overnight. I have left Vega(left this morning) and I will be going to a GA meeting tonight with an old friend from my rehab days in 2000. I haven't gambled today, I haven't gambled yesterday, that's all I can ask of myself right now.

For those who want to keep calling me names, insulting me - pathetic this, loser this go for it. I'm sure you feel good about kicking someone when they're down. I'm signing off.

It seems to be entertaining for you too DUCY?

Have to agree. OP had his reason for his thread, Michael admitted it. To laugh or mock an admitted addict is pretty sad. There is a difference between people with ill will and people who have problems that, for the most part, affect themselves, and at worst, aren't designed to inflict damage to others, even if Michael inadvertently does that.

To be mean spirited is a worst character trait than to be an addict who can't help himself.

If it will make you feel any better you can send me a couple of bucks. I've been breaking even the last few days with online poker and it's depressing me.