OT: Where are the poker players going now that "Black Friday" hit?

[lhardem]

As already stated in this thread, the Old Cardboard Texas Hold'em tournaments for vintage card collectors have been shut down.

We deeply regret the disruption in our monthly private tournaments and strongly protest the government's action to further restrict the rights of its citizens. Now midway through sponsoring our fourth annual series of the private events for vintage card collectors, we are no longer able to sponsor the monthly games.

Over these four years, many of us have also played in low-stakes online public tournaments with players from many dozens of countries all over the world. Sadly, the citizens of the "land of the free" are now the only ones to be denied access to this global form of entertainment.

Isn't it ironic that I am no longer allowed to play Texas Hold'em from my home in Austin, but will be able to play freely when I visit Russia next month in "the land of the oppressed"?

We will continue to look (and hope) for alternatives in conducting these monthly tournaments. Meanwhile, write your Congressman!

With sadness,
Lyman