I started playing poker in 2003 during my pregnancy, to distract myself from my awful morning sickness. For months all I did was cry and play Texas Hold'em.
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I've been playing Texas Hold 'em and other forms of poker since I was about 12.
I'm the first person in my family to play poker.
I used to sports gamble a lot and I was getting killed on that but then I found poker and really enjoyed it. But it was a hobby more than anything else. I played it every day but only on pretty small stakes.
The competition has improved tremendously. In 2003, I could teach a guy how to play poker in an hour and he could win some money. Today, it would take days. The game has gotten so much tougher. So I will spend my time with my family and play when I can.
I love poker!
You get steely nerves playing poker.
I never really gambled - certainly not playing poker. I'd casually bet on a football game or joined a pool.
I remember I was so crabby in my third trimester - I got gestational diabetes because I'd been acting like I was in a one-woman pie-eating contest.
I've become addicted to playing poker because you're constantly faced with confusion, and winning is trying to make sense out of nonsense.
I learned playing poker that you never count your winnings because that's when you start to lose.
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