| Some of you may believe in it and some of
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| | to be with a moron like me. She also let
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| you may not. The majority of poker
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| | me know that she would be packed and gone
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| players know that poker is a game of
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| | by the time I came back. Trying to
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| skill, not luck. Luck is what keeps the
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| | explain that I was doing all of this for
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| bad players coming back to the table.
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| | the both of us was useless and headed
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| Then there are the even smaller amounts
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| | out.
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| of us that believe in the poker Gods. I
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| | The kinds of players in the game were
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| am one of them and if you play your cards
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| | mostly people with money to burn, and
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| right, no pun intended, they will smile
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| | lacking in poker skill. I had played my
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| down on you.
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| | best game and managed to make it to the
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| As many of my friends know, my on-again
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| | final table. The pay out was for the top
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| off-again girlfriend has driven me to all
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| | 5 players. Having an average chip stack I
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| new levels of insanity. My addiction to
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| | decided to ride it out and let the short
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| poker was one of the reasons for the many
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| | stacks battle it out and hopefully push
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| ultimatums she handed down to me. It was
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| | me into the money. The Poker Gods smiled
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| not so much that she disliked my
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| | and it worked. I had been knocked out in
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| gambling; it was more so that she
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| | 5th place when my pair of tens got beat
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| disliked my losing. She was always there
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| | by a set of 8's on the river. I did not
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| for me to spend my extra winnings.
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| | complain though, as I walked away with
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| I had just gotten paid and found that we
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| | $800, more than enough to cover the rent
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| were short $300. As the end of the month
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| | and other bills.
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| inched ever so near and the prospect of
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| | When I walked into the front door, there
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| being evicted loomed, I felt there was
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| | she was with her bags packed. "So?" she
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| something I needed to do. I was too proud
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| | asked. Obviously her leaving depended on
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| to call my parents for cash, so I thought
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| | how well or badly I did. "$800," I said
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| I could parlay my poker skill into some
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| | with a smile. Running up to me to hug me,
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| much needed cash.
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| | she told me about the vacation we could
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| I decided to buy in to a no-limit $100
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| | go on with the money, that she needed to
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| buy-in tournament structure game. I am
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| | get her nails done and needed some new
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| normally a cool and collected person, but
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| | clothes.
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| you know the saying - desperate times
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| | I slowly counted out enough money for the
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| call for desperate measures. When you are
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| | rent and bills and left it on the table.
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| first out of college and the best job you
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| | Walking out the door I said to her "This
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| can get pays $10 per hour, you need to do
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| | moron is going to buy some new tires for
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| some hustling to make the rent and pay
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| | his truck with the extra money. I could
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| the bills.
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| | care less if you are still here when I
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| The last thing she said as I walked out
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| | get back," and walked out the door with a
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| the door was if I was stupid enough to
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| | smirk on my face.
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| gamble what we had, then she did not want
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