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Buddhist poker player donates $600,000 win to charity
Carameltail
UK Veteran
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46911725
Old news but yeah.
The Canadian poker player came in third at a poker tournament in the Bahamas, taking away $671,240 (£518,868).
As usual, he is donating all his winnings to charity, earning him the nickname "the people's hero".
"Being a practitioner of Buddhism, we sit around and meditate a lot - and that's free," he told the BBC.
How does he reconcile his Buddhist practice - which emphasis making peace with the impermanence of life - with the adrenaline rush of a straight flush?
"With great difficulty," he admitted.
He is concerned about the ethics of playing a game that has left many in financial ruin.
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Wow I do like this man.
I’ve played the odd no-limit hold ‘em poker tournament among friends, i took home the pot on several occasions. It’s good fun, if not very buddhist.
I hope you donated it!!!
Yeah, that sounds like a Canadian Buddhist.
This was before my involvement with Buddhism, I think I spent the money on some dvd’s...