What Goes Around Comes Around

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In early 2004, games were much softer compared to what they are actually. The economy hadn't quite gone in the toilet yet, and poker players were way less savvy. So I took a trial at the online thing, taking an $100 deposit and qqpoker quickly running it to in excess of $10,000 in just three weeks.

Having basically zero familiarity with bankroll management, I was consistently playing levels that were excessive.

It was around this time that I got an invite to some game that happened after hours inside a computer game store. This place was run amok with gaming prodigies, not merely poker, but Magic The Gathering players. If you've never got word of MTG, its kind of like Dungeons and Dragons enjoyed charge cards. My poker buddies walked in on the few young teens playing, and my one friend remarked "Hey be careful, I think she has pocket Demons!"

But I digress.

This store had a lot of computers too, and now we all would spend several hours on Party Poker or Ultimate Bet winning and losing unknown sums of income.

One night I sat down at an taken care of computer to learn. I sat at 4 tables of $5/10 (which I had no business doing having an $11,000 bankroll) and begun to grind away.

This one guy who I barely knew talked about if I minded if he watched. "Nope," I said.

After about 5 minutes, he asked politely, "Mind if I provide you with some pointers?"

"Please."

A fold here where I would've called, a raise here where I would've called, an appointment here where I would've folded...

You have the idea.

30 minutes later I was $2500 richer, anf the husband wouldn't require a red cent.

"No, I insist. It's ok. I just want to teach."

Ladies and gentlemen,

Your 12th place finisher on this year's World Series of Poker Main Event:

Adam "Roothlus" Levy.