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Originally Posted by Shorty4366
First off thanks to Adam, Mike, Bunner, Terrence and Ross for the 10 years plus of shows. I couldn't imagine how ****ty my commutes or long time underway would have been without the countless hours of content you put out.
Now for some questions/comments:
To quote Mason
"Unfortunately, times have changed and the poker world has slowed down a great deal. Eric Holder's Justice Department, which was part of the Obama administration, did a great deal of damage to our industry and to our show when they shut down the major Internet poker sites in 2011. So that today I'm officially announcing the suspension of the Two Plus Two PokerCast."
- Times haven't "changed" that was over 7 years ago. I was still happily married to my previous wife when black friday happened. The pokercast spent more than half of its existence since times have changed so I don't really view this as a valid reason.
This was an incredibly disingenuous statement from Mason. To be sure, I thought 8 years of an Obama administration would've seen at least some rolling back of the UIGEA and progress towards wholesale legalization of online poker, but traditional GOP politics are even less libertine and THEY were the ones controlling congress most of the time.
It sounds like the show has, unfortunately, run its course, and I doubt Ross, TChan, and Adam would have more time available to do a show if we had full legalization in the US. I'll have lots of fond memories of doing yard work and driving to poker games while catching the latest PokerCast.
Thanks for a great show!