Louisiana Native Making Strong Showing At World Series of Poker
My college roommate and good friend Nath Pizzolatto is making a splash at this year’s World Series of Poker. This evening, he won second place in his first ever event, taking home nearly a quarter of a million dollars. You can keep track of Nath’s progress on his blog, Nath Plays Poker.
CenLamar 
Wooo! Go Nath!! All your friends here in Louisiana support you.
Who gives a shit. Some role model for the kids and a great example of our community. The derelict makes a living playing cards? I BET in 18 months he’s living in a trailerhouse , eating spam and wearing those dumbass give away tshirts . See if he has that shit eating grin on his face then…NASH
had a bad night at the casino did we?
to Anonymous signed “NASH”:
First of all, I must apologize for my “shit eating grin”. I know it looks strange, but it is only because I have a new set of front teeth. You see, I fell off a house about seven months ago, and despite hitting the pavement from 35 feet, I did not die– to the amazement of most medical personnel– and I was not paralyzed. Instead, I have managed to recover to nearly complete health. During my recovery period, I decidated lots of time to online poker, because playing poker was something I loved to do, and I was convalescent and could not leave the house (In fact for the first month or so I had to relearn how to walk). I made enough money and became good enough to take a shot at the World Series of Poker this year and so far it has paid off.
So who gives a shit? Everyone who knows me and has seen what I’ve been through in the last year, as far as I can tell. I’m sure if you understood my circumstances you might as well, but rest assured I am levelheaded enough and savvy enough that I will not mismanage a quarter of a million dollars to such a degree that I will be living in a trailer any time soon. In fact, I will probably use some of the winnings as a down payment on a new home.
As far as being a role model goes, I’ve never claimed to be one, although in my life I have performed in a variety of roles– I have worked “real” jobs, and I have also been an actor, writer, comedian, student, and athlete, among other things– and some people may find that worthy of modeling. Regardless of all that, though, I ask you this rhetorical question: Who do you think makes a better role model, someone who overcomes adversity and injury and works hard at something they love to do to become a success, or someone who anonymously criticizes that person over the Internet?
I am curious as to what you do for a living that leaves you so vitriolic towards the accomplishments of others. Might you share some of the artistic, creative, performance-related, personal, professional, or other accomplishments you have achieved in your life? If you do, I will gladly provide some of mine as well, and we can compare and see whose resume’ most closely matches that of a future spam-eating trailer-dwelling derelict. Keep in mind, I am not yet twenty-five, so if you are somewhat older I should expect yours to be lengthier by a significant degree. Don’t hold my youth against me, though: I am well on my way.
Last but not least, I am disappointed you choose not to back your words by signing your full name to them, as I have. Perhaps you feel you could better express yourself in a face-to-face conversation. If you leave your name and where you can be found with Lamar, I promise that the next time I am in Alexandria I will look you up and we can discuss this further face-to-face. I am sincerely sorry that your bitterness toward life has clouded the happiness you might find in celebrating other people’s accomplishments and perhaps such a meeting might change that for you.
In closing, my feelings towards your comments can best be summed up by Dave Chappelle’s parody of R. Kelly:
“Haters wanna hate
Lovers wanna love
I don’t even want
None of the above
I want to piss on you”
Cheers!
GOOOOOOOOOO NATE! 2x
signed: “hey i played poker with the guy”
Damn, horserider and gambler. Wanna run for mayor?
Ye..and the horse you rode..i mean fell off of.
Quoting yet another Black Comedian.
“Trigger dont play that”
good one
Congrats, dude! When you can make a boat load of cash on your hobby, you are the man!!! Can I be your new best friend? 🙂
Looks like you could probably be hus husband.
I don’t know what that means. I’m pretty sure I’m male. Keep hiding your jealousy behind anonymity!