Comments on: I Think Bob Stupak is Dead

By: Spaceman

Spaceman — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:30:51 +0000

The only comment my mention of Stupak got was this one:

“What da fck is going on here… wuzup with poker pages closing down? stupak died also… the world must be ending? sarcasm at its fullest… who gives a rat f*CK?”

If you ever wonder why the “news” on poker sites is bereft of any sort of gravity or acknowledgment of the game’s history, take a look first at the people who read the stuff.

By: compncards

compncards — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:37:35 +0000

It is amazing what is being passed off as “news” at some sites.

Also, I assume you saw that PokerPages is now officially folding at the end of the month. That explains a lot regarding what has been being put up on the site lately.

By: Spaceman

Spaceman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:57:41 +0000

I still remember very clearly being in the room when Bob did that interview with PokerPages in January 2006, and then going out for drinks with him and Nolan Dalla afterward. That was my first sign that I wasn’t in Kansas (or Tennessee, I guess) anymore.

Had I not been on vacation this weekend, Stupak would’ve been at the top of my daily online column for Bluff. As it is, I’m mentioning him today. Shame on him for timing his death so poorly as to coincide with me sustaining my mental health!

By: dan

dan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:00:25 +0000

I’m just in it for the keywords and links. Obits have been a staple of journalism for centuries — so we stick to the mantra of “If it bleeds it leads!”

But I do go to Hard Boiled Poker for thoughtful analysis.

By: Earl Burton

Earl Burton — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:46:01 +0000

Sorry, gang…when you’re not in the editor’s chair, you don’t have a call on what gets on the site.

By: Otis

Otis — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:23:47 +0000

I’ve been struggling to come up with a way to say what you said in the first paragraph. It’s about as well-written as I could ever have hoped to do myself.

Thanks for this post.

Can always count on you to tell the truth and tell it well.

By: Short-Stacked Shamus

Short-Stacked Shamus — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:04:39 +0000

Reading my mind there, Amy. Definitely expected to see more (or at least *something* — on certain sites) on this one.

Did read the piece in the Las Vegas Sun this a.m. — http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/26/brash-huckster-and-visionary-builder-bob-stupak-di/