http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/8/le ... n-time.htm

I hate Mr. Hogan.

This kid ruined online poker for every single player( which #'s in the millions). He's so stupid and irresponsible(and so just so bad at poker) that he ended up robbing a bank.

Hes only gonna end up serving 22 months(the minmum sentence) for the crime.

"What isn't correct is the continual dialogue that Hogan and his family have espoused since that fateful day in December. Hogan himself has stated that poker gave him a "sick mind" and forced him to steal from not only his family but his friends as well. It was Hogan, however, who decided to multiply his problems by knocking off the bank, not online poker. While it is nice that he wants to help people by talking with them about the dangers of gambling, it isn't correct to say that it was poker that drove him to the crime. It was a desperate move by a desperate young man, nothing more and nothing less.

With the closure of this chapter in his life, perhaps Gregory Hogan can gain perspective that comes with time. Don't blame poker or gambling for what you did, accept the responsibility for your actions and move on. While we certainly hope that there are no other stories like this out there, there will always be those who blame the game for the actions and decisions that they have made. "

The final paragraph was nice where it said that you can't blame poker: take responsibility...a lesson that perhaps Frist should have taken - let people be responsible for THEIR OWN LIVES and actions!

If you get laid off by your company and have to go on welfare, it's your fault aqnd you should take your responsibility. If you rob a bank it's pokers fault.

They should write and publish articles about me and how I can finally afford to live thanks to poker.