Retired teacher/administrator. Last year diagnosed with advanced stage 4 prostate cancer. Am doing well now. Cancer not gone nor will it ever be. Quality of life has lessened a bit. Tire more easily when I exercise. Played a lot of golf, but the after effects of the cancer has reduced my ability to play. As a consequence, I looked to poker to take up some time. Went to a site called Bovada and lost about 300. Site is definitely crooked. Anyway, the loss brought me to Deuces Cracked and I began researching their site which I enjoy. Have come to learn that I have a lot to learn. I live about 25 minutes from Foxwoods. In the past I was a dealer there. Stopped because I wanted to enjoy my retirement more (plus the players were just jerks and the aggravation was not worth it). For the past 6 weeks I have spent about 6 hours a day studying poker.
Watching videos, reading, learning basics. Have become familiar with a host of topics I had no clue about when I first went to the Bovada site. I have only paid for one month of Deuces (will do more). I think I am going to purchase Sit n Go Wizard...this site has helped me realize the importance of my starting hands. I have difficulty "putting my opps" on hands (am improving, but need a lot of work in this area.) For now I am going to concentrate on full ring SnG as Foxwoods offers $60 full rings almost on a daily basis. For now I have been going Poker Stars and I play there with play money in their games. I do well there because the more I have learned, the more I am able to apply my learning to win. I realize that play money and the real deal are two different animals, but, it doesn't cost me anything and I can apply what I am learning without it costing me anything.
Location:
Northeast Connecticut
Interests:
My family (esp. my wife and granddaughter); golf; my home; and now, poker
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