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[QUOTE="23maxim88, post: 7184715, member: 1006313"] My older brother used to watch the World Series of Poker tournament on TV, and then he started trying to play on PokerStars himself. When I grew up, I started playing too, but I didn’t play any paid tournaments until I was 26 — only freerolls, purely for fun. Everything changed when, on one poker network that doesn’t even exist anymore, I got a $2 or $3 ticket to a tournament. I played it and took 2nd place. The next evening, I decided to try playing a paid tournament and ended up taking 1st place. Poker actually helped me pay off a loan in just a couple of weeks. I had taken out that loan, but then, unexpectedly, I got laid off from my job on December 25th. It was terrible — I was in debt, couldn’t find work, and just played freerolls occasionally. And then that free tournament ticket literally saved me. I don’t know if I should have stayed in poker back then, but after that, I played paid tournaments for about six months. Eventually, I returned to the same job I had been laid off from. Poker was going well until I foolishly broke up with my girlfriend. After that, it felt like I lost my inspiration, and nothing was working out at the tables anymore. Then, an opportunity came up to return to my old job, and I decided to take it. [/QUOTE]
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