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Professional backgammon players

Posted By: Gregg Cattanach
Date: Tuesday, 20 July 2010, at 7:11 p.m.

In Response To: Professional backgammon players (mtuhtan)

The reason that backgammon is never going to look like poker or any other game with lots of 'free money' is because there is NO audience available that wants to watch us roll dice and move checkers on TV. There just isn't.

As Suzanne Stone Maretto tells us in the(awesome) movie "To Die For":

"You're not anybody in America unless you're on TV. On TV is where we learn about who we really are. Because what's the point of doing anything worthwhile if nobody's watching? And if people are watching, it makes you a better person."

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• Professional backgammon players
  Leonardo Jerkovic -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 8:15 a.m.
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    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 8:41 a.m.
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      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 8:53 a.m.
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        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 9:19 a.m.
        • Professional backgammon players
          Christian Munk-Christensen -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 9:22 a.m.
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            Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 10:22 a.m.
            • Professional backgammon players
              Christian Munk-Christensen -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 11:58 a.m.
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              Barry Silliman -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 12:57 p.m.
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                Bill Finneran -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 1:29 p.m.
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              Carter Mattig -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 1:05 p.m.
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              jdg -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 2:37 p.m.
              • Professional backgammon players
                mtuhtan -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:05 p.m.
                • Professional backgammon players
                  Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:09 p.m.
                  • Professional backgammon players
                    mtuhtan -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:22 p.m.
                    • Professional backgammon players
                      Stick -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:26 p.m.
                      • Professional backgammon players
                        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:43 p.m.
                      • Professional backgammon players
                        mtuhtan -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:55 p.m.
                      • Professional backgammon players
                        David Rockwell -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 6:24 p.m.
                        • Flaw in your argument
                          David -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 7:11 p.m.
                          • Flaw in your argument
                            David Rockwell -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 7:39 p.m.
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                              Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
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                                David Rockwell -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 8:26 p.m.
                        • Professional backgammon players
                          Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 7:57 p.m.
                        • Professional backgammon players
                          Keene -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 9:36 p.m.
                        • Professional backgammon players
                          mtuhtan -- Tuesday, 20 July 2010, at 5:44 a.m.
                          • Professional backgammon players
                            Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 20 July 2010, at 7:11 p.m.
                    • Professional backgammon players
                      mtuhtan -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:29 p.m.
                      • Professional backgammon players
                        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:33 p.m.
                        • Professional backgammon players
                          mtuhtan -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:45 p.m.
                    • Professional backgammon players
                      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:31 p.m.
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                        mtuhtan -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:43 p.m.
                  • Professional backgammon players
                    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 11:17 p.m.
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              Bill Riles -- Monday, 19 July 2010, at 3:26 p.m.
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            Leonardo Jerkovic -- Wednesday, 21 July 2010, at 11:05 a.m.
            • Millions tournament?
              jdg -- Wednesday, 21 July 2010, at 3:00 p.m.
              • Millions tournament?
                Leonardo Jerkovic -- Wednesday, 21 July 2010, at 3:24 p.m.
                • Millions tournament?
                  jdg -- Wednesday, 21 July 2010, at 7:42 p.m.
                  • Millions tournament?
                    Leonardo Jerkovic -- Wednesday, 21 July 2010, at 8:45 p.m.
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                      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Thursday, 22 July 2010, at 7:18 p.m.
                • Millions tournament?
                  Klaus Evers -- Wednesday, 21 July 2010, at 10:37 p.m.
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              Keene -- Wednesday, 21 July 2010, at 10:37 p.m.
      • Professional backgammon players
        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 20 July 2010, at 4:24 a.m.
        • Professional backgammon players
          Leonardo Jerkovic -- Tuesday, 20 July 2010, at 6:49 a.m.
  • Professional backgammon players
    CamFella -- Tuesday, 20 July 2010, at 8:34 p.m.