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clarky4x
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| Presentation | I don't know what would be worse: an addiction to drugs or poker? - This is the only addiction I've had in my life, and I'm still trying to figure out the effects it is having on me... One and a half years ago I decided to give this whole ‘poker thing’ a try. A friend of mine was doing quite well at it, and said that this 'game' would be right-up-my-alley. So, I invested the time to learn, play, and get the experience I needed, to be what I consider a 'decent' poker player. Early freeroll tournament victories (4 in all) got me hooked right away, and like a heroin addict who needs his next fix, I needed my next straight, flush, or full house. Tournaments were all I played early on; but that one ‘unlucky’ hand that so commonly puts you out of a tournament seemed to happen more frequently than I could withstand, and eventually lead me to make my move to the ‘ring’ games. It was here I found you could recover more quickly from your losses, and coupled with the fact that you didn’t have to commit to several hours of play if you didn’t want to, appealed to me. Now like most people who make the move from tournaments to ring games for the first time, I lost any ‘real’ money I had won up to that point; but unlike most, I picked up on what I was doing wrong, and started to win some back. I was cashing out regularly, and winning the majority of the battles I got into. I started jumping to higher limits, and was actually doing quite well for myself. Unfortunately for me, six months into my new obsession, I took one of my most memorable bad beats – losing trip K’s to trip A’s – on the river! That hand cost me my entire bankroll at the time, completely crushing my confidence, and leaving me in shock for several months to follow. From that day forward, it seemed like no matter how I played a hand it was always second best. I was making more mistakes than I ever did before, and I was very nearly ready to give up poker – for good! Then summer came, and man I tell ya, it couldn’t have come any sooner. I anted up $50; “Let’s start the summer fresh”, I remember telling myself, and sat down at a $0.25/$0.50 table. By the end of my first session I had doubled-up; but more importantly, I felt my confidence coming back. I started cashing out regularly again, and by mid-summer, I had amassed over $10,000! Now you would think I had lucked out and won big at a tournament or something along the way, but this $10K was earned the hard way - ‘grinding’ it out on the ring tables – something I was pretty proud of at the time. I was playing levels as high as $15/$30 which is some truely phenomenal poker! But after paying some bills and relieving some outstanding debt, my remaining bankroll dried up when I was dealt a ‘BB special’ at a $10/$20 table. I got dealt J8 suited and hit trip J’s on the turn (not to mention I flopped a four card flush), needless to say I missed my flush and got ‘outkicked’ by KJ. The worst thing is, is that I told myself to lay the hand down on the river, but I just couldn’t resist the urge to see if I was actually beat – and sure enough, I was. And as you can see now, I am back at it – grinding it out at the low limits again. All because of my addiction to the game. So is it worth it you ask? – Honestly, I don’t know. But I can tell you this - having had a taste of what it's like to live off your poker income, I know I want to live like that for the rest of my life - it was way too fun. And if I ever qualify for a televised event, I promise I will be a contender! Don't forget to sign my guestbook, and good luck at the tables! – You're gonna need it out there. <Last Updated: October 24th, 2005> |
| Personality | Confident |
| Occupation | Grinder |
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Hobbies & Favourites
| Hobbies | Entertainment Movies Theater, Online Gaming |
| Favourite sports | Golf |
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