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Message: [QUOTE="aliengenius, post: 580531, member: 11924"] Some people feel the exact opposite. Here is a post from p5s: "I've been lurking on a lot of the Jerry Yang posts and I was shocked to see so much negativity towards Yang, his "antics" and his Christianity because of the fact that these things are supposedly bad for poker. Personally, I think Jerry Yang is a perfect fit as WSOP champion for poker who will be a helpful force in counteracting many of the problems I see in the poker world today. Yang showed nothing but class and kindness at the table, being friendly whenever possible rather than spiteful. This is wonderfully refreshing when compared to all the current poker players who seem to look to bad poker play as reason to be spiteful and insulting towards their opponents. I couldn't imagine Jerry Yang getting in someone's face and putting him or her down because they misplayed a hand. And actions like these happen far too much for my tastes these days. I've noticed that these days in poker everyone seems to look for reasons to view people negatively rather than look for the positive or be friendly in spite of it. I know if I'm being eliminated from a tournament I'd much rather hear "you have a friend for life" than "that’s what you deserve donkey ****". Hopefully Yang can be role model of sorts for more kindness and less hate at the poker table. Another serious problem poker faces is its connection to immorality in the minds of far too many. A devout Christian champion who uses his winnings to give to others like Yang may be exactly what is needed to get the non-poker playing world to stop looking at poker as something that should be looked down upon or made illegal. I think movement away from the perception of poker as a criminal back-alley game is a good thing, and Jerry Yang as the face of poker rather than say Amarillo Slim can help to do this. This development in poker should also help bring new people into the game who in the past may have felt uneasy about playing because of the supposed moral consequences. As far as those of you who found his "antics" of excited celebrations and prayer at the table disgraceful, I think your being quite ridiculous. First of all, there's nothing wrong with being excited at the final table of the biggest event of the year in poker and showing it. And as far as the prayer goes, what exactly is the difference between praying to God and chanting commonplace phrases like "one time"? The only thing I can see is that Yang has a specific figure he's talking to when he calls for a card either out loud or in his mind, and if your going to find actions like these disgraceful you've should have a problem with the "antics" of maybe 80% of the poker world. Overall, I think we have a great new face for the poker world in Jerry Yang as the WSOP champion and that there is a lot of potential for wonderful growth in poker because of the events that transpired two nights ago. Now, if only Jerry Yang can also work on how poker corporations are taking advantage of poker players with excessive rake… For the record: I do not know Jerry Yang, do not believe in God, and am basing my claims merely off what I saw from the live WSOP final table broadcast and a small amount of live railing in the days leading up to the final table." While you might argue that his 'praying' is inappropriate for poker (for several reasons), saying he is "bad for poker" might be a bit much. [/QUOTE]

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