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Originally Posted by SneakySteve
Did you buy a new HD camera for your upcoming video blogs?
Yes, but I screwed up the edit pretty bad this week trying to do too much. Took me 12 hours to publish an 8 second clip!
I have a ton to say about this topic, mainly focusing on the key cultural differences between the newer generation vs the old. It isnt a commentary on what's better, simply explaining the difference. For example, I couldn't count on both hands and feet the number of times I've played in a cash game with someone who owes me say, $20k, has $27k in front of them, and the thought of collecting didn't cross my mind. Didn't really effect friendships, didn't bother me too much, I just rooted for them to get back on their feet so that they'd eventually be in a spot where they could afford to pay me back and still keep a working bankroll.
Poker world has changed a lot. Again, not saying for better or worse, just the expectations are totally different. A lot of the younger guys "get it," I'd say most actually, at least the ones who play higher.
I lost some money to Mercier last year on side bets. it was technically due January 1st. I hung out with him at PCA where I didn't wire money, and I then wired 300k to Aussie for tourneys. I didn't pay him till about last week. He never made a big deal out of it. I wasn't "slow paying" or stiffing him, just figured I'd take care of it when I saw him and had the money handy.No big deal.
I'll go into way more detail in my blog, but I definitely think Edog made loads of mistakes and was out of line expecting a stranger to conform to a culture he wasn't either part of, or aware of.