Oganyan on the Birth of Taxation
Leon Sturm and Brandon Steven played a pot at Table 71 as Aram Oganyan keynoted an interesting conversation about taxation, world history and simulation.
Sturm opened to 17,000 on the button and Steven and Kulev called as Oganyan, who recently finished second in the $100,000 High Roller for $1,766,099, complained about taxes, arguing that human societies thrived for hundreds of years before the invention of taxes. Nick Petrangelo corrected him on his history: "You think they invented taxes in 1971?"
"So the Egyptians paid taxes?" Oganyan asked.
"Yes," said Jonathan Jaffee.
"I have no idea," shrugged Oganyan. "I just thought it was a simulation. I don't think any of that stuff even happened."
"I don't like this conversation," said Alex Kulev. "I'll sit this one out."
As the conspiracy-ridden discussion played out, Steven and Sturm checked down the board of 9♠7♠9♦2♣ before Steven bet 77,000 on the 8♣ river to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,800,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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1,100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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