More than lucky

I'll blatantly tell you I have an obsession with poker. (I'm playing a tournament as I'm posting this blog) And not just Texas hold'em...I'm talking about every version of poker there is known to man. And if I don't know how to play it, teach me; because I LOVE to gamble. I'd flip a coin any day of the week.

Due to the amount of poker I play, I'm constantly seeing ULTIMATE hands. Hands that most people don't even witness in a lifetime. And I hit these "ultimate nut" hands weekly, if not daily. Occasionally, I've hit these hands in multiples while sitting at the same table...for example, I once sat at a table where I had quads a total of three times in the session.(**Poker Trivia** - The term "the nuts" originated from gamblers of the wild west who would bet their wagons and throw the lugnuts on the table to ensure the bet.)

The truth of it is, I create my own luck.

I once read an article about one of my favorite players, Stu Ungar. Upon reading, it was quite clear to me the author and I agreed that there are two key elements for success in any game of skill. Raw talent, and iron will. Without will, talent goes unexplored. Without some degree of ability, will is merely misplaced ambition. The two go hand in hand and poker becomes poetry and art all in one.

Now here's where I can boast as an artist of a poker player. It's one thing to have a SUPREME hand...and it's another to have a SUPREME hand and get paid off.


see you at the river...