Black Friday has turned many American poker pros daily life up side down. According to a survey made by a very popular American poker magazine, many Poker Pros have considered to move from the U.S. in order to avoid further hassle. Below you can read what 6 poker pros had to say about online poker's future in the U.S.
Adam "squee451" Sherman - ($1.1 million in tournament earnings)Right now I'm un[...] Read more » American poker pros consider moving abroad
Joined: Mar '11
Location: Canada
Age: 73 (M)
Posts: 216
United States of America
The Ace Spangled Banner
Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hold at the tables last gleaming; Whose broad spades and bright hearts, through the perilous fight, O'er the internet we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the FBI bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our money was still there: Oh, say! does that Full Tilt and Poker Stars site yet wave O'er the land of the spied and the home of the taxed?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the screen, Where the foe's haughty pair in dread silence reposes, What is that which the flush, o'er the towering straight, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the river of the morning's first tourney, In fully glory reflected now shines in the stream: 'Tis the star-poker banner! Oh, long may it wave O'er the land of the spied and the home of the FBI
And where is that hand who so vauntingly flopped That the havoc of jacks and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution! No refuge could save the player and site From the terror of flight or the gloom of the draw: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the taxed and the home of the FBI.
Oh, thus be it ever, when Aces shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In Full Tilt we Trust": And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the taxed and the home of the FBI.
Joined: Feb '11
Location: Romania
Age: 32 (M)
Posts: 64
Posted by Macubaas: B1gfoot is right, people that already won over $1.000.000 from poker can easily relocate to europe and start playing again, but as he said there are people with a bankroll under $50.000 that play at 5/10$ limits and win about $5.000 - $6.000 per month and they live from that money. For those people it's a lot harder now to relocate to europe, even harder if they have a family.
Well my question is, is it going to be much more cheaper if they move to a nearby country like Canada for example? As for sure moving to Europe is gonna be expensive...
If not I knew that a lot of pros would move country as most of them, it's one of their main option...
If you're really tight on cash yet you want to move to Europe a smart decision would be picking an ex-USSR country (Belarus,Moldova,Ukraine,Russia) or just the south-east of Europe (Romania,Bulgaria,Greece)
Joined: Apr '11
Location: Romania
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Canada would be a lot more facile location to move on for all United States players. On the other hand not many US people really appreciate the canadian weather since it's cold most of the year, plus there are a few casions compared to united states. If we talk about Europe, United Kingdom would be a great choice if you can afford. Again when we talk about UK you don't really need to think about London which is a very expensive city, in fact the most expensive city from Europe. The majoradvantage for UK is that poker is officially not impositated in England. Now if we talk about the other countries i think a perfect choice woulod be Greece, it's warm most of the year, which is great for poker, the prices are really low both on houses and rents.
Joined: May '08
Location: Netherlands
Age: 53 (M)
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A USA pro with a roll over $1M is a fokin absolute king quadra tripple in Asia, mega big house, house maids all over the place ect ect ect and more... I think i wud take that step and play again online.
