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Yes, I do play for fun.

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 7:16 p.m.

In Response To: Controversy in the Chou (Jason Lee)

"Nobody can sit around and tell me that they're in it for fun, blah blah blah, unless the stakes are so low as to literally not care. You play a chouette to win money."

Wrong!

I play chouettes primarily for fun, and I am sure I am not alone. Sure it is nice to win money in the process, but heck, I love the game and love to play. Why else would I join the chouette with 3 Giants already in the game when there is another game a few tables down? Why else would I sit around playing online with no money at stake?

And why do the fish who lose money week after week keep coming back for more? Yes, some of them are delusional and believe that their turn is sure to come and they will come out on top - starting next time. But I have to believe that many of them play because they love the game and the excitement and the social scene and are willing to pay for the entertainment.

Messages In This Thread

• Controversy in the Chou
  Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 4:36 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    dlevy -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 4:40 p.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      KenB -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 5:16 p.m.
      • Controversy in the Chou
        Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 9:38 p.m.
        • Rhyme or Reason
          Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 11:03 p.m.
          • Rhyme or Reason
            Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 4:14 p.m.
        • Controversy in the Chou
          Perry Gartner -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 11:07 p.m.
          • Controversy in the Chou
            Carter Mattig -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:12 a.m.
            • Controversy in the Chou
              Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 8:27 p.m.
          • Controversy in the Chou
            Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:36 a.m.
            • Controversy in the Chou
              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:45 a.m.
        • Controversy in the Chou
          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 11:21 p.m.
        • Controversy in the Chou
          Jason Lee -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:23 p.m.
          • Yes, I do play for fun.
            Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 7:16 p.m.
            • Yes, I do play for fun.
              Jason Lee -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 11:40 p.m.
              • Yes, I do play for fun.
                Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 12:37 a.m.
                • Yes, I do play for fun.
                  Jason Lee -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 12:48 a.m.
                  • Yes, I do play for fun.
                    Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 1:38 a.m.
                    • Yes, I do play for fun.
                      Phil Simborg -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 2:30 a.m.
                      • Yes, I do play for fun.
                        Jason Lee -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:49 a.m.
                      • What chou talkin bout Philis?
                        Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 5:55 a.m.
                        • What chou talkin bout Philis?
                          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 8:29 a.m.
                          • What chou talkin bout Philis?
                            Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 3:59 p.m.
                        • Legal plays
                          Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 3:49 p.m.
                          • Legal plays
                            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:18 p.m.
                          • Legal plays
                            Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:20 p.m.
                          • Legal plays
                            Chuck Bower -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:36 p.m.
                          • Legal plays
                            Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 3:48 a.m.
                            • Legal plays
                              Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 8:13 p.m.
                              • Legal plays
                                Gregg Cattanach -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 3:20 p.m.
                                • Legal plays
                                  Frank_N_Stein -- Thursday, 1 October 2009, at 5:40 p.m.
                          • Legal plays
                            Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 4:12 a.m.
        • Controversy in the Chou
          Chuck Bower -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:25 p.m.
      • Controversy in the Chou
        Carter Mattig -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 3:49 a.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:51 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 4:58 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 5:38 p.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:18 p.m.
      • Controversy in the Chou
        Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 7:22 p.m.
      • Controversy in the Chou
        Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 9:49 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    neilkaz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 5:43 p.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 5:57 p.m.
      • Controversy in the Chou
        neilkaz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 7:18 p.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      lenny -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 11:04 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:04 p.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:51 p.m.
      • Controversy in the Chou
        Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 9:54 p.m.
        • Controversy in the Chou
          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 2:51 a.m.
          • Controversy in the Chou
            Perry Gartner -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 3:49 a.m.
            • Controversy in the Chou
              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:27 a.m.
              • Controversy in the Chou
                Perry Gartner -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:59 p.m.
                • Controversy in the Chou
                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:26 p.m.
                  • Controversy in the Chou
                    Perry Gartner -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:56 p.m.
                    • Controversy in the Chou
                      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 8:50 a.m.
                      • Controversy in the Chou
                        Phil Simborg -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 12:25 p.m.
                        • Controversy in the Chou
                          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:11 p.m.
                          • Controversy in the Chou
                            Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:26 p.m.
                            • Controversy in the Chou
                              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:29 p.m.
                              • Controversy in the Chou
                                Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:34 p.m.
                                • Controversy in the Chou
                                  David Kettler -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 5:14 p.m.
                • Controversy in the Chou
                  Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 10:11 p.m.
            • Controversy in the Chou
              Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:30 a.m.
              • Never mind... question answered. *NM*
                Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:32 a.m.
              • Controversy in the Chou
                Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:30 a.m.
            • Controversy in the Chou
              Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:29 a.m.
              • This is asinine
                David Rockwell -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:54 a.m.
                • This is asinine
                  rory -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:18 a.m.
              • Controversy in the Chou
                Perry Gartner -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:46 p.m.
              • Controversy in the Chou
                Carter Mattig -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:49 p.m.
          • Controversy in the Chou
            Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:23 a.m.
            • Controversy in the Chou
              Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:25 a.m.
              • Controversy in the Chou
                Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:11 a.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:04 p.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Brad Baker -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 7:02 p.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 7:39 p.m.
      • Controversy in the Chou
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 8:11 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:44 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 8:36 p.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 10:49 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    David Rockwell -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 12:17 a.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      David Rockwell -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 12:30 a.m.
      • Controversy in the Chou
        Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 2:06 a.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Seth -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:28 a.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:38 a.m.
      • Controversy in the Chou
        Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 5:12 a.m.
        • Controversy in the Chou
          Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 4:01 p.m.
          • Controversy in the Chou
            Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 7:47 p.m.
            • Controversy in the Chou
              Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 9:11 p.m.
              • Controversy in the Chou
                Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 10:06 p.m.
                • Controversy in the Chou
                  Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 1:08 a.m.
                • Controversy in the Chou
                  Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 1:20 a.m.
                  • Controversy in the Chou
                    Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 1:33 a.m.
                    • Controversy in the Chou
                      Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 3:14 a.m.
              • Controversy in the Chou
                Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 11:18 p.m.
                • Controversy in the Chou
                  Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 12:54 a.m.
                  • Controversy in the Chou
                    Frank_N_Stein -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 2:10 a.m.
            • Controversy in the Chou
              Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 12:45 a.m.
              • Controversy in the Chou
                Frank_N_Stein -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 2:09 a.m.
              • Controversy in the Chou
                Gregg Cattanach -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 3:27 p.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:04 a.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    rory -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:16 a.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:25 a.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:31 a.m.
      • Controversy in the Chou
        rory -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:45 a.m.
        • Controversy in the Chou
          Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 3:46 p.m.
          • Controversy in the Chou
            Jason Lee -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:21 p.m.
            • Controversy in the Chou
              Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:37 p.m.
            • Controversy in the Chou
              Carter Mattig -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:34 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    rory -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:21 a.m.
    • Controversy in the Chou
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:26 a.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:33 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Sam Pottle -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 3:41 a.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Seth -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 1:51 p.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 5:01 a.m.
  • Controversy in the Chou
    Stick -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 1:59 a.m.