Druff Says PPA Totally Ineffective, I disagree

Druff asserted on NWP radio that the PPA has been totally ineffective in its efforts to support onliine poker. I strongly disagree.

I think that Todd may not understand how lobbying works in Washington, D.C.

Although the PPA hasn't been able to explicitly legalize internet poker yet, it has brought the issue to the attention of prominent legislators. That alone is a big win. Barney Frank, for example, is probably well acquainted with the PPA, and I wouldn't be surprised if he crafts his proposed bills on poker in consultation with the PPA. It is common for lobbyists to actually write the text of proposed legislation.

What about the recent (partial, admittedly) victories in state courts in Kentucky, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and elsewhere? It is my understanding that the PPA provided financial and strategic support to those efforts.

Druff went on to say that it's wrongheaded to take the tack that poker is a game of skill and that since poker involves "gambling," that that argument won't matter.

Again, I disagree. Most state laws prohibiting gambling explicitly cite "games of chance." Hence, if you can establish that poker is a game of skill, those laws won't apply.

Lobbying is like pouring water over a stone, it takes time. Except, in this case, the water is money, and the stones are boneheaded congressmen, prosecutors, and their lackeys.

Obviously, the latest development out of the U.S. attorney's office in NY sucks. It's important that there is a lobbying organization to fight against this patently cynical money grab by a maverick prosecutor.

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My play here was either brilliant or idiotic. There's a fine line between stupid and clever.

PokerStars Game #28574956833: Tournament #163878911, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (75/150) - 2009/05/24 17:10:15 ET
Table '163878911 171' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Viking Hotel (8800 in chips)
Seat 2: hevin36 (9625 in chips)
Seat 4: Mikey407 (9500 in chips)
Seat 5: roalre57 (5850 in chips)
Seat 6: RagingDeuces (23600 in chips)
Seat 7: adamx (12700 in chips)
Seat 8: badransom (9925 in chips)
adamx: posts small blind 75
badransom: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to adamx [5c 5h]
Viking Hotel: folds
hevin36: folds
Mikey407: folds
roalre57: folds
RagingDeuces: raises 250 to 400
adamx: calls 325
badransom: raises 1100 to 1500
RagingDeuces: calls 1100
adamx: raises 11200 to 12700 and is all-in
badransom: calls 8425 and is all-in
RagingDeuces: folds
Uncalled bet (2775) returned to adamx
*** FLOP *** [Qd Kd Td]
*** TURN *** [Qd Kd Td] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [Qd Kd Td 7s] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
adamx: shows [5c 5h] (two pair, Queens and Fives)
badransom: shows [Jd 5d] (a flush, King high)
badransom collected 21350 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 21350 | Rake 0
Board [Qd Kd Td 7s Qh]
Seat 1: Viking Hotel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: hevin36 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Mikey407 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: roalre57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: RagingDeuces (button) folded before Flop
Seat 7: adamx (small blind) showed [5c 5h] and lost with two pair, Queens and Fives
Seat 8: badransom (big blind) showed [Jd 5d] and won (21350) with a flush, King high

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