Daniel colman 's sad face after winning $15m

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After a great win at the world series of poker daniel colman won 15 million bucks and after that he didn t seem so happy What was he thinking about ? Taxes ?
 
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Taxes and the fact that he did not have 90% of his own action. Also he needs to give up 90% of the bracelet value.You need a bankroll of 250 million to play that tournament with breathing room.
 
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He got the glory, but most of the money went to someone else. Always for for the money, not the fame, and the honey.
 
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He was probably dreaming about how to spend this money.Now he's a milionare and if I were him I 'd retire and take advantage to help my family.
 
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don't know what he was thinking, but I would have thought that I don't have a life to spend money))
 
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he thinks gambling is bad and he didn't want people
losing their hard earned money trying to become PRO.
he refuses to promote poker.
 
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Sometime, he thought AA is better than Straight kkk.
 
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He was probably tired, confused and relieved after a long day at the final table.Maybe I'm missing something but if you watch interviews and vlogs
with him you'll see that he has more of a chill personality.


Not really the kind of guy going apeshit considering he was pretty rich from before, so no "major" life changer like finally affording to finance his family.
 
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I imagine that in an hour of this is not the money that makes you think, but I believe that Daniel was imagining how hard it was to get there and then savoring the value of his victory in recognition of his great achievement. Money is big tax yes it will always have, but winning of the most beasts is priceless.
 
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I think he had mixed emotions in that momant.Its possibly that panic attack hit him in moment he realised he won millions....But also its posible that he sold a lot of action and was sad becouse of that.... This 2 explanations are most logical to me
 
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is not sad! ... he's stunned, he can not believe it !!
 
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perhaps from an overabundance of emotions. often happens when you laugh a long time then it becomes sad. mixed feelings
 
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Honestly, I think he was in shock.

I can't imagine trying to keep composed under those circumstances for so long. I'm sure when it actually sunk in he blew off some steam like a rockstar.
 
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This is what I found...


Note: Colman's take of the final total isn't clear.
He may have only put up 5/10 percent of the $1 million entry fee, entitling him to "only" $650k / $1.3 million.


After a lot of criticism following his reaction Colman issued a statement:


I really don’t owe anyone an explanation but I’ll give one.


- First off, I don’t owe poker a single thing.
I’ve been fortunate enough to benefit financially from this game, but I have played it long enough to see the ugly side of this world.


- It is not a game where the pros are always happy and living a fulfilling life.
To have a job where you are at the mercy of variance can be insanely stressful and can lead to a lot of unhealthy habits.


- I would never in a million years recommend for someone to try and make it as a poker pro.
It is also not a game where the amateurs are always happy to be losing their money for the sake of entertainment.
The losers lose way more money at this game than winners are winning.


- A lot of this is money they can’t afford to lose.
This is fine of course because if someone is dumb enough to gamble with money they can't afford to lose, that’s their problem.
I’m not really buying that though.


- In a perfect world, markets are based on informed consumers making rational transactions. In reality, sadly, that’s not the case.
Markets are based on advertising trying to play on peoples impulses and targeting their weaknesses in order for them to make irrational decisions.


- I get it if someone wants to go and play poker on their own free will, but I don’t agree with gambling being advertised just like I don’t agree with cigarettes and alcohol being advertised.
It bothers me that people care so much about poker’s well-being.


- As poker is a game that has such a net negative effect on the people playing it.
Both financially and emotionally.


- As for promoting myself, I feel that individual achievements should rarely be celebrated.
I am not going to take part in it for others and I wouldn’t want it for myself.
If you wonder why our society is so infatuated by individuals and their success, and being a baller, it is not that way for no reason.


- It is there because it serves a clear purpose.
If you get people to look up to someone and adhere to the “gain wealth, forget all but self” motto, then you can get them to ignore the social contract, which is very good for power systems.
Also it serves as a means of distraction to get people to not pay attention to the things that do matter.


- These are just my personal views.
And yes, I realize I am conflicted.
I capitalize off this game that targets peoples [sic] weaknesses.
I do enjoy it, I love the strategy part of it, but I do see it as a very dark game.
 
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Taxes and the fact that he did not have 90% of his own action. Also he needs to give up 90% of the bracelet value.You need a bankroll of 250 million to play that tournament with breathing room.

This.


Alot of people are backed to play tournaments and when they win large sums they only see fractions of that money.
 
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This is what I found...

Thanks for posting this denz.


I've been off "2 plus 2" essentially since I signed up to find info about a specific topic and found the info. The people on the board are mostly of the precise attitude that Colman is attacking here - they must hate him. The only other interpretation of his statement that I have heard is from poker commentators on TV. It was good to read his actual thoughts on the topic.
 
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,,,i wanna party with these guys!! :rock:
 
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You are more then welcome @mtl_mile_end :)

And yeah, it was "weird" in some way, but hey, everyone has their own opinions and I really respect that.
 
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Truth

Why so much speculation after the man spoke on his own behalf? I think he speaks volumes of wisdom. Shows humility and rationalism while encouraging people to interact socially without being reckless. Well said.




This is what I found...


Note: Colman's take of the final total isn't clear.
He may have only put up 5/10 percent of the $1 million entry fee, entitling him to "only" $650k / $1.3 million.


After a lot of criticism following his reaction Colman issued a statement:


I really don’t owe anyone an explanation but I’ll give one.


- First off, I don’t owe poker a single thing.
I’ve been fortunate enough to benefit financially from this game, but I have played it long enough to see the ugly side of this world.


- It is not a game where the pros are always happy and living a fulfilling life.
To have a job where you are at the mercy of variance can be insanely stressful and can lead to a lot of unhealthy habits.


- I would never in a million years recommend for someone to try and make it as a poker pro.
It is also not a game where the amateurs are always happy to be losing their money for the sake of entertainment.
The losers lose way more money at this game than winners are winning.


- A lot of this is money they can’t afford to lose.
This is fine of course because if someone is dumb enough to gamble with money they can't afford to lose, that’s their problem.
I’m not really buying that though.


- In a perfect world, markets are based on informed consumers making rational transactions. In reality, sadly, that’s not the case.
Markets are based on advertising trying to play on peoples impulses and targeting their weaknesses in order for them to make irrational decisions.


- I get it if someone wants to go and play poker on their own free will, but I don’t agree with gambling being advertised just like I don’t agree with cigarettes and alcohol being advertised.
It bothers me that people care so much about poker’s well-being.


- As poker is a game that has such a net negative effect on the people playing it.
Both financially and emotionally.


- As for promoting myself, I feel that individual achievements should rarely be celebrated.
I am not going to take part in it for others and I wouldn’t want it for myself.
If you wonder why our society is so infatuated by individuals and their success, and being a baller, it is not that way for no reason.


- It is there because it serves a clear purpose.
If you get people to look up to someone and adhere to the “gain wealth, forget all but self” motto, then you can get them to ignore the social contract, which is very good for power systems.
Also it serves as a means of distraction to get people to not pay attention to the things that do matter.


- These are just my personal views.
And yes, I realize I am conflicted.
I capitalize off this game that targets peoples [sic] weaknesses.
I do enjoy it, I love the strategy part of it, but I do see it as a very dark game.
 
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You're right his expressions looked pretty monotone. I remember Phil Hellmuth came up to him and was like "welcome to the poker world, kid" or something like that and he took offense.

If it was me who one you wouldn't catch me without a grin from ear to ear!
 
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After a great win at the world series of poker daniel colman won 15 million bucks and after that he didn t seem so happy What was he thinking about ? Taxes ?
even i was thinking why doesnt he seem happy. i would have been over the moon
 
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Wow. I didn't know Colman was so humble and down to earth.
 
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This game is good to a certain extent, but depending on the player's head can lead to decay.
 
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lmfao

taxes or he was thinkin bout splitin up with his old lady and realized ......omg now i gotta split this with her and sam:cool:
 
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I dont see why the sad face, but a small percentage are at pro lvl...I can understand that he doesnt wanna promote..
 
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