>>>>*g*
>>>>I didn't know that. I don't what TV poker tournaments.
>>>>And WOW! do those poker pot get that big?
>>>>
>>>>At least she couldn't threaten to pull him out of school like my mom did when I told her about my all night poker game while in college. :)
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>>>I knew about Joey, but didn't know about Dan.
>>>
>>>The million dollars he won is now small potatoes. There are several events there with 1st prize over a million. The main event in 2007 had 6358 entries ($10,000 entry fee) and paid over 8 million to first place.
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>>
>>Hmmm. how long does it take to become a master poker player?
>>All I need to pair of really dark sunglasses right? :)
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>Sam,
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>From personal experience -- it takes **many hours** of study, practice, and real life playing experience -- not to mention liquid nitrogen in your veins and the stones of a large brass monkey -- to be successful playing poker.
>
>Having said *that* :-) -- you can still do *very* well playing the game if you're good at it. I've been playing for over fifteen years (since back before it was trendy and cool) and there's not a week that goes by where I'm not reading and/or learning something I didn't know about strategy and playing styles. And there's no other activity where you can play against the best in the world, straight away, your skills against theirs, and have any kind of chance of coming out ahead.


Hi Evan.
I'm not making light of it. I'm sure it take years of dedication and experience to be good enough to make a living at it.

When I do play it's only for nickles and dimes (when we really want to get risky, it's quarters) and I only know few poker games.