WDIAV Poker Freeroll

On my most recent trip I was sitting in seat three at a $2, $4 limit poker table passing time until it was time to meet my wife for dinner. In seat 4 I met a guy whose wife is a local pro poker player on the Atlantic City circuit. His wife plays every night at different casinos playing the daily or special tournaments or can often be found playing the higher stakes $10, $20 no limit cash games. He told me that they started out together owning a small computer business and then sold that to pursue full time Video Poker machine playing. After a few years traveling the road in tournaments or playing machines at different casino locations they ended up in Atlantic City .He still plays Video Poker and piddles at low or limit Hold’em cash games while she pursues the life of a professional card player.  He said that she can usually win a few thousand or lose a few thousand dollars on a given night and follows her playing strategy and win/ loss limits to maintain a   financial base and maintain a normal lifestyle.

 It is this boundary that keeps them a float with a very volatile career choice. $10,000 winning nights can often be followed by the complete opposite result for days or weeks at a time. Bankroll management becomes more than just how much you can play or lose but whether your rent or car payments are made. He tells me that she is recently on a high note have a very successful year so far and has plans to elevate to higher levels and larger tournament buy-ins this year and that the positive outlook is always maintained because of their strong relationship and similar interests. We talked for a few more moments about online poker and legislation and then he excused himself, he had to leave for work I believe it’s a part time job. On the way out He kissed his wife on the cheek, talked with her for a second, about Poker no doubt and headed for the door.  As I watched him leave I tried to imagine the lifestyle as more than just a Poker dream and was very relieved that I had to be back to work the following day.