It was 2005 when I was invited to my first Texas holdem
tournament. I was in grad school at the time and working two jobs, teaching and
consulting. I was an adjunct at a local college and working as an IT
Consultant to a local county agency.
In years past I'd gone to my share of poker games but never
played the game Texas Holdem. As it
turns out Texas Holdem is the Cadillac of poker games. I took to the game like
a fish does to swimming. It did not take long before I was a dominant force at
every tournament I entered and every table I sat down at. I paid my rent for
the better part of a year with my poker winnings. The game was positively
addictive.
Because of the success I realized at the poker table I began
to alter my plans for the future. Poker, I’d decided was going to be my future.
I would move to Las Vegas after grad school and become a professional poker
player. My confidence had grown to the point I felt the need to test my skills
against the very best and las Vegas provided an excellent venue for my new
need.
I have a true gift for reading people. This gift served me well
in life. I think I can qualify that statement because I not only succeeded, I
thrived as a trafficker. I was a closer. A go to guy. I was the answer to
whatever your weed related issue was. I filled this role for eight years. right
up to the point I got busted.
My ability to read people and read situations served me
well in prison.
My post prison resume speaks for itself:
- Master’s Degree
- Adjuct faculty
- IT consultant to the Federal government.
- Granted a security clearance
Enough said.
Reading people, managing people and managing situations are things I do well.
I think Shakespeare was right,
"All the world is a stage"
I feel like a puppet master and the great director for the play
of my life.
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