The key is to compare the poker player to the guy who “does everything right,” just as society wants him to do. So how can poker be a home for gentlemen?
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And the lifestyle of a professional live-game poker player, who practically lives in the casino, could be even worse!
He is a college dropout, wakes up past noon, gets on the computer still in pajamas, and stays there until dawn. Consider a typical life for a professional online poker player. It’s true, poker can be problematic to a healthy and reputable existence. I was a professional gambler for much of my life, played poker at the highest (and lowest) stakes, wrote a book on it, and have been involved with the subculture for most of my life, so I have some thoughts on the topic. The part where Baskerville ponders whether a gentleman gambles got me to thinking. It is essential to being an effective citizen and a leader.” “Being a gentleman means accepting responsibility, first, for oneself, and then as well for one’s family, community, and country. Being a gentleman entails more than being a refined member of accepted society, Baskerville writes. Chronicles writer Stephen Baskerville does just this in his excellent book, A Gentleman’s Guide to Manners, Sex, and Ruling the World.
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Yet in this war, there are still a few voices who speak about how to be a gentleman in a hostile world.
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