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    Feelgood story? Poker pro MJ Gonzales buys a guy with terminal brain cancer into Main Event and lets him keep all potential winnings

    https://twitter.com/therealmjpoker/status/1453370845649276930

    There's also a Gofundme which people are donating to, regarding Michael Graydon's medical bills and general support: https://www.gofundme.com/f/2dj4s05kr...ource=customer

    The Gofundme says that he has "Low Grade Glioma", which is some kind of brain cancer. According to what I googled, many with Low Grade Glioma can be cured, but he says that his can't be because of its location. In the incurable situation, it tends to kill people within 4-13 years.

    I believe the guy's situation is legit, but how painful would it be to the poker community if this guy is just broke and making all this up, wins the Main on the free buyin, and bounces?

    That would be epic, and would put all PFA fake cancers to shame.

     
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    I am in shock, I just talked to him two hours ago. Wow. Unreal

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    Really nice gesture by the two players. Guy seems to have young kids, so let’s hope he makes it closer to the 13 years rather than the lesser number.

    Epic seems a weird choice of a word to describe some scenario where the guy is lying. Usually I hear epic used to describe something cool or awesome. Disgusting seems more accurate. I’m sure you didn’t mean it that way, but it just struck me as anything but epic.

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    Should have really capitalized on that LPR when you had the chance.
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    In a weird twist, Druff no longer gets stakes after the fake cancer happened.
    It's hilarious that we as a society think everyone can be a dr, a lawyer, an engineer. Some people are just fucking stupid. Why can't we just accept that?

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    Thanks for sharing the story, Druff. This isn't the 1st time I've heard discussions on PFA about people faking cancer. Did someone named chinamaniac do that? I'm curious to know how this came about so if anyone wants to tell me the story or point me to the right thread I'd like to know about it. I seem to remember a person chinamaniac on the show in earlier years?

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    Quote Originally Posted by country978 View Post
    Thanks for sharing the story, Druff. This isn't the 1st time I've heard discussions on PFA about people faking cancer. Did someone named chinamaniac do that? I'm curious to know how this came about so if anyone wants to tell me the story or point me to the right thread I'd like to know about it. I seem to remember a person chinamaniac on the show in earlier years?
    Just know Druff wasn’t culpable. Sure he knew and didn’t say anything, but he also had a lump in his throat.

     
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    It's hilarious that we as a society think everyone can be a dr, a lawyer, an engineer. Some people are just fucking stupid. Why can't we just accept that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by country978 View Post
    Thanks for sharing the story, Druff. This isn't the 1st time I've heard discussions on PFA about people faking cancer. Did someone named chinamaniac do that? I'm curious to know how this came about so if anyone wants to tell me the story or point me to the right thread I'd like to know about it. I seem to remember a person chinamaniac on the show in earlier years?
    CMoney actually just got stuck in his washing machine. NBD. Thought it was cancer.

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    C$ CAN I HAVE A STAKE IN THE MAIN THIS YEAR DAWG

     
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    Very nice story and kind of him to do for sure

    I have actually now seen this MJ Gonzales in and around the Zed stuff, and he has an Analytics site too for Zed as well. This was super kind, and generous of him to do for sure, now im going to root for him, and well someday maybe beat him at Zed, if we race lol. Also I didn't know that MJ Gonzales was actually a known Poker Pro, and not important but i just myself, haven't heard of him before recently and now here and Zed I guess. So kind to do, good to see warm stories around poker for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by garrett View Post
    Very nice story and kind of him to do for sure

    I have actually now seen this MJ Gonzales in and around the Zed stuff, and he has an Analytics site too for Zed as well. This was super kind, and generous of him to do for sure, now im going to root for him, and well someday maybe beat him at Zed, if we race lol. Also I didn't know that MJ Gonzales was actually a known Poker Pro, and not important but i just myself, haven't heard of him before recently and now here and Zed I guess. So kind to do, good to see warm stories around poker for sure.
    Jesus Garrett that’s a completely different MJ.

    and can’t believe you sold beauty for a shitty naka - I offered to buy it from you 20 times
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    Quote Originally Posted by WillieMcFML View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by garrett View Post
    Very nice story and kind of him to do for sure

    I have actually now seen this MJ Gonzales in and around the Zed stuff, and he has an Analytics site too for Zed as well. This was super kind, and generous of him to do for sure, now im going to root for him, and well someday maybe beat him at Zed, if we race lol. Also I didn't know that MJ Gonzales was actually a known Poker Pro, and not important but i just myself, haven't heard of him before recently and now here and Zed I guess. So kind to do, good to see warm stories around poker for sure.
    Jesus Garrett that’s a completely different MJ.

    and can’t believe you sold beauty for a shitty naka - I offered to buy it from you 20 times
    Ohh lol, oops I thought that Zed MJ was this one my bad. And yes I sold a buterin but now I own a z4 Nakamoto, and honestly this whole ide Genesis other then needed to start the game here and Zed, that's what Genesis horses were needed for. To start building the zed ecosystem, and honestly I really thought about this too, and here is the thing answer me sincerely too.

    Other then created by Zed and to be the first Genesis horses in Zed, they don't create better babies bc they are genies, wo what exactly does a Genesis horse which was given to you for free, why to you does that have some insane value. Clearly I don't view it the same, and I sold my Genesis horse and now own own z4 Nakamotot, which very importantly Willie, uts a Nakamoto the lest supplied in the game, for a reason to build Zed.

    So why Willie do you think i care about being a silly Capitalist, which I'm not ND Zed for me is honestly justice needed new fun, DFS is old and boring, so for me Zed is just a new game I guess, next level game involving Crypto so I'm in love.

    But why Willie do you think these Genesis horses which were too tart Zed have some super human abilities and they do not. Pearly so I dold mine and I'm happy I'm now the proud owner of a Nakammoto....

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    Quote Originally Posted by WillieMcFML View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by garrett View Post
    Very nice story and kind of him to do for sure

    I have actually now seen this MJ Gonzales in and around the Zed stuff, and he has an Analytics site too for Zed as well. This was super kind, and generous of him to do for sure, now im going to root for him, and well someday maybe beat him at Zed, if we race lol. Also I didn't know that MJ Gonzales was actually a known Poker Pro, and not important but i just myself, haven't heard of him before recently and now here and Zed I guess. So kind to do, good to see warm stories around poker for sure.
    Jesus Garrett that’s a completely different MJ.

    and can’t believe you sold beauty for a shitty naka - I offered to buy it from you 20 times
    Ohh lol, oops I thought that Zed MJ was this one my bad.

    And yes I sold a buterin but now I own a z4 Nakamoto, and honestly this whole ide Genesis other then needed to start the game here and Zed, that's what Genesis horses were needed for. To start building the zed ecosystem, and honestly I really thought about this too, and here is the thing answer me sincerely too.

    Other then created by Zed and to be the first Genesis horses in Zed, they don't create better babies bc they are genies, wo what exactly does a Genesis horse which was given to you for free, why to you does that have some insane value. Clearly I don't view it the same, and I sold my Genesis horse and now own own z4 Nakamotot, which very importantly Willie, its a Nakamoto. The lest supplied in the game, for a reason to build Zed. I want Nakamotos to build with Willie not buterins, I want to win I sNt the Nakas and for future unspoken reasons just put it that way.

    So why Willie do you think i care about being a silly Capitalist, which I'm not ND Zed for me is honestly justice needed new fun, DFS is old and boring, so for me Zed is just a new game I guess, next level game involving Crypto so I'm in love.

    But why Willie do you think these Genesis horses which were to start Zed. They don't have some super abilities because they are Genesis horses. And they do not. So I sold mine and I'm happy I'm now the proud owner of a Nakammoto....

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    Meanwhile thousands of “pros” are hoping he ends up at their table.

    Any edge in a storm, right?

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