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Poker as a means to help others!!

Published on Jun 29th 2008 3:45PM by Josh1313 - Views: 156

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I have recently been back playing poker and have been extremely successful.  I was able to move up limits quickly starting with a small bankroll and moved up to over $2000.

I was moving right along and back to limits where you can make good money, nibs, and raked hands for your team.  Everything was great.

Then something terrible happened.  No i didnt play poorly and donk off all my chips.  No i didnt get bad beat like crazy.  A friend of mine mother passed away less then two months from seeing her daughther be married.  She died of cancer.

Not to make myself out to be a saint or anything like that.  But I do feel that I am very fortunate and that I was in a position where I could do something good and help a friend in need not just by being there but also financially.

I decided to cash out all my bankroll except for the bonus I was receiving from PI for the previous weeks play.  This money will go towards cancer research as well as to help the family whereever it can be best used.

I think that anyone can do something like this with our winnings.  I know that many players have.  Last year a friend of PI went through a similar difficult situation and many players on PI stepped up to help.  Any winning poker player has the potential to do something great with their winnings and I urge you to do so.  It will be one of the greatest experiences of your life knowing that made a difference.  And you can.  Everyone of you can!!.

So I am grinding it out at the lower limits micro levels and playing freerolls and micro buy in tournaments and I have never felt better about it.

Current bankroll - $88.95 - playing in the blog freeroll, cashing somewhere in the $1 freezout. 

I will keep everyone posted next month in the blog challenge with how I am doing.  Please post stories of how you have been able to help someone else with poker.


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Posted on Jun 29th 2008 by Dingus

I am by no means a saint and haven't cashed out my entire bankroll to fund a cause I believe, something I applaud Josh for doing.

Each year my church chooses and organization around the world and donates money towards it over 4 weeks in december. Last year we built homes in Honduras, two years ago we built a roof over a church in Africa and so on. I cash a percentage of my winnings each year and put it towards whatever cause we are helping out. It never amounts to thousands of dollars, but last year I was able to pay for the cost of building 3 houses and thats pretty sweet.

It doesn' t have to be a lot, but using some of your winnings to help out others that are in need is a very fine thing to do and should be encouraged.

Well done Josh, you are setting a positive example for all of us to follow.
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Posted on Jun 29th 2008 by fritzson

I have been playing a charity tourney on my other site. When time is in maybe PI can arrage a charity tourney. It is really good effort.. even if you don't take your winnings for that kind there are some charity tournies here and there from time to time. Just take part of it... just a small dollar can be alot for many. Always when some one dies in my near I refuse to give flowers... I give money to funds, which goes to research for different kinds of diseases. I think it is a waste of money to put alot of money on flowers. Ok, if it is a wreath or something for the nearest... but otherwise no. We also use to write, no flower put money in funds instead.

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Posted on Jun 30th 2008 by PI_Viceroid

what an angel.

I'd never do that, will do it when I win millions
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