Where else would you have it after you shut down the WSOP so everyone can watch?

Where it gets very tricky is the possibility that she has an illness at all in a general sense.

The suicide rate for transgender people is simply astronomical as compared to the general population. It's massive.

Stating that a transgender person has a mental illness is a bit like saying a POW has issues with claustrophobia.

The illness itself is a coping mechanism. Delusions of grandeur are an escapist fantasy, a parlor trick.

Also has to be said her tweets may be a homage to gonzo-style journalism. I don't think a big effort at deception has been made with the Penn and Teller line, for example. The use of gonzo journalism as a method to highlight the non-reliability of online news and information is a legitimate artistic expression and one not meant to be taken literally.

I love the way she min 3 bets k10o

If you 4 x utg with a premium then, apparently, you're trying to steal the blinds.

does this person even play poker or just pretending it / being a groupie?

I came across this person a while ago as she added me on FB. Before I accept anyone I always vet them so I had a look at her profile. A friend of mine is a trans poker player (online only as she is too worried to play live), so I was curious and thought her profile might have some insight to maybe share with my friend.

What I saw was really quite a sad tale of extreme mental illness; they live in a complete fanstasy land. I saw some of the weird posts she makes of made up conversations between her and poker players, restaurant staff etc.

I listed to a podcast she did at the time and she tells a completely made up story of how she was attacked and assaulted outside a poker room and the 4 guys were sentenced to life in prison. Of course no record of this crime, court hearing or sentencing exists on the internet.

She also claims that now she has private security guards with her when she goes to play poker, which from her FB posts seem to be mainly $60-$100 local poker tournaments. She can get away with this because this podcast host seems to be just into LGBT issues and not a poker player.

https://youtu.be/OuxRnF067Dw

She reminds me of Mrs Garrison.

is stealing the blinds bad? I thought that was the point of preflop. Is there a group of players that think blind stealing is bad because of the connotation of the word "steal" ?

Nothing mentioned there about it being bad. The tweet implies that if you raise utg/+1/+2 with a premium then you're trying to steal the blinds. If you raised without a premium hand then it would not be a blind steal. That means there aren't many positions left on the table where a rfi would not be classed as a blind steal. It's just completely backwards.

Seems legit OP, and I would take her words at face value. I couldn't possibly imagine someone like this being delusional about anything whatsoever.

when you forget to take your schizophrenia pills while binge watching HSP and PAD

OP, don't apologize for being curious. Sure, it's an unusual subject to find in the first place, but once found, looking into any subject further is a perfectly fine practice. (And a quite entertaining one sometimes.)

Every single person in this thread at some point created an account for an online bulletin board for the sole purposes of discussing poker. Yes, it's a great game, both to follow and to play. And I know, for many people on here, it's literally their primary means of living. But for outsiders looking in, they must look at us and say "don't you have better things to do with your life??"

Besides, ChicagoJoey probably sees "deep dive," learns it consisted of a few hours of research and the purchase of a $4 E-book, and thinks, "awww, that's cute."

Low key, you sound like a total phobic b*tch here.

You can tell by the writing style pokergirl666 is Michelle Natasis is Niles Pritchard is Finkle is Einhorn. Clear as day attention grab by artificially playing both sides.

Thats a bingo! Its almost like gender identity dysphoria has a comorbidity with a ton of psychological problems.

Lmao thats just insulting. It actually crossed my mind that someone would think this, since she's obsessed with publicity... but I don't think we write similarly. Not sure how to prove this short of exposing my identity, and I'm not sure you even believe that theory. Heres a screenshot from our facebook messages before she blocked me.



If it seems like I'm not being mean enough, I'm literally just afraid of being attacked for being transphobic. 2 people have already accused me of that despite the fact that I've phrased most things delicately

Not gonna lie, can't stop thinking about her sexy af boobs and ****.
Impressive sexy chip porn too, so 10/10 imo.

You’ve mentioned her gender identity in all of your posts and you literally said she offends you as a female while critiquing her behavior as a member of the trans community, none of which has to do with your “worry” that she’s a scammer.

You’re a petty concern troll masquerading as a woke whistle blower.

Any reasonable person can see that her anecdotes are lies; no one behaves like that straight, gay, bi or trans.

So yeah her behaviour is important when it comes to her other made up and fantastical poker related claims. Shows a clear pattern.

You are clearly so far left that you will label anyone who disagrees with a transgendered person a transphobe. Newsflash, they are just as culpable as anyone else. They don't get a pass just because they're transgender. Several people have misgendered her, I have not done that once. I even discussed this with one of my transgender friends and ecf she believes that their is evidence to support my theory of fetishizing. It happens more than you think. She cautioned me that many transwomen who identify as lesbians are like this-they sexualize the female experience. I don't know any cis or transwoman besides Michelle who is posting their bra size numerous times publicly(I counted 4 or 5 times in just the posts I looked at) and talks about her boobs bouncing in an excited way. I'm guessing you're a male, I'm not so its easier for me to identify unusual female behavior. Nothing I said in that post was transphobic or bitchy, and if a trans girl believes I did nothing wrong, then I did nothing wrong. It's on them to decide what's transphobic, not you(what I presume to be a far left wing cis male feminist).

To be fair, my friend also puts in the effort to pass, and like many transwomen with gender dysphoria who go to extreme lengths to pass as biological woman, they don't appreciate people like Michelle casting a negative light on the trans community by being absolute creeps. I'll provide more screenshots to prove that everything I said in that post was absolutely warranted.










These posts are borderline sexual harassment. If she hadn't transitioned, male feminists like yourself would be first in line calling him a predator. Consider the double standard please. Just because you decide you identify as a woman in your 50's does not mean you are suddenly allowed to post whatever the hell you want with no consequences. Imagine if a man posted a random girl's photos, claimed he was going on a date with her, and asked his facebook friends what they thought of her appearance. Completely inappropriate behavior. We cannot excuse behavior because you think the person is in a protected class. So no, I'm not transphobic, I'm phobic of the aforementioned behaviors demonstrated by this person.

That post of that poor girls instagram photos

Pretty striking example of autogynephilia

This is getting more than a little weird.

I wonder how long the mods will allow the thread to remain open.

Her gender identity MATTERS because it's part of her self promotion-the first trans pro poker player. Its how she's finessed her way onto podcasts and interviews. No one would give a crap if she was just some old lady or old man. But being trans is "trendy" in this decade which is the only reason she has managed to garner any attention. If you don't see how the two are related, you are missing the big picture. Any female would find the screenshots I posted to be offensive. She considers herself a member of our community, however a large number of us do not want to associate with her. Not because she's trans, but because she's vulgar. Considering she lied in her autobiography and lies about other things, what makes you believe she is genuinely dysphoric? Perhaps "transitioning" is her only hope at gaining fame & attention in the poker community. I'm not saying this is definitely the case, but the transgender people I know actually take permanent steps towards looking female, like getting surgery(Michelle insists her breasts are natural). They don't just throw on a wig and dress and apply some makeup poorly. Michelle is still interested in women. I know trans lesbians exist, but given her track record with lying, why should we believe this isn't some sort of scam as well?

I have already addressed why I believe she is a scammer. Everyone knows she lied about her poker achievements. Now, we must wonder what else she is lying about.



Michelle Nastasis claims to have 4 sponsorships LMAO. Will someone please tell her that wearing patches does not make you a sponsored pro?