The biannual How are you? Where do you live? thread

[black_russian]

How old are you? 30 Birthday? Feb 2

Where do you live? New Hampshire

Are you married? Girlfriend/Boyfriend? Children? Married, no children yet...working on it

Occupation besides poker? Engineer
If studying (or if graduated), what and where?

Favorite movie? Music? Shawshank Redemption

Best poker acomplishment? How long been playing? Came in second in a $5 1900 person and first in a 2100 person $10 in same day. THat was about 5k in winnings. Have also won half a dosen or so 7 card stud tourneys.

[bruce]

I'm the old fart, I'm 48.

I live in Orange County, Ca. ( LA area)

I have a B.S. in Biochemistry Lehigh Univ. 1980 and an
M.D. Univ. of Miami. 1984.

I'm an avid sports fan, have season tickets to S.D. Chargers, L.A. Lakers, and the Angels ( whatever the hell
their name is) and spend a lot of time coaching basketball.

Haven't been to a movie in 4 years. Read a lot about
politics and history. My goal in life is to become a Congressman.

Began gambling for serious money when I played blackjack
in A.C. when the games were beatable. Stopped playing
blackjack when I was beat up in Sparks, Nevada in the "darkroom" by security along with my buddy, when we were spooking in the mid 80's. I like to think
that I was the first one ever to employ shuffle tracking
into play, which is described in several recent books.
I used to fly to the Bahamas and play in their
four deck game which was very beatable.

Made it to a final table once at the WSOP playing limit HE.
Came second place in early 90's in a Commerce NLH event. Lost at the final table this year in LHE at Commerce to
the tournament winner when AA was outrun by AK. That cost me around 40k.
Have won 1 MTT on Stars for ~$15,00 in last 6 months. Came in 3rd place at the Hustler this year in a
500 player MTT. Never played online until early 05.

Bruce

[suckbot]

How old are you? 29 Birthday? Nov 1

Where do you live? Arlington, VA

Are you married? Yep no kids

If studying (or if graduated), what and where?
Currently 2nd year full-time MBA student @ Georgetown


Favorite movie? Amadeus, Shawshank Redemption, The Usual Suspects, Matrix


Music? Muse, Radiohead

Best poker acomplishment? Last night, chopped at heads-up for just under first place money in the $3 rebuy $10,000 guaranteed Stars.

How long been playing? Started with some seriousness over 2 years ago. Hardcore MTT since summer. Before that did well as a bonus whore and cash game player.

[mlagoo]

How old are you? Birthday?

22, birthday is Dec. 8

Where do you live?

Currently in Baltimore, MD getting my JD.

Are you married? Girlfriend/Boyfriend? Children?

Serious girlfriend for a jillion years and I broke up in March, so now im just being lonely and hooking up with people i dont care about.

Occupation besides poker?

Law student.

If studying (or if graduated), what and where?

Studying Law at U of Maryland.

Favorite movie? Music?

This is a toughie. Favorite movie is probably Godfather II. I really like Donnie Braco too. And Traffic. And Big Lebowski. and Caddyshack.

Favorite music is probably Radiohead, honorable mentions to Outkast and James Taylor (wierd taste, right).

Best poker acomplishment? How long been playing?

I dunno, probably just supporting myself through it during my first year of law school (well, half way through anyway).

Feel free to add any other information or pictures about yourself you want to share.

Here is a pic of me and my ex-lady:.

[Beachman42]

OK, I'll play!

How old are you? Birthday?

Just turned 40 on Dec 21st.

Where do you live?

Atlanta, GA

Are you married? Girlfriend/Boyfriend? Children?

Married for 17.5 years, 2 boys 12 & 6

Occupation besides poker?

I own my own business that designs audiovisual systems for large auditoriums, university classrooms, etc.

If studying (or if graduated), what and where?

BSEE Clemson University, MBA Duke University

Favorite movie? - Blade Runner Music? - Dire Straits, U2

Best poker acomplishment? How long been playing?

Started playing about a year ago. No real accomplishments to speak of other than I have cashed 5 times (with 2 wins) out of the 10 live Vegas tourneys I entered, but these are the $50 - $100 buy-in varieties. Poker is just a hobby for me.

For a pic - that's me surfing in Charleston, SC. I thought it a cool thing to learn before turning 40. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Wisch]

I have been lurking here for a while. Am hoping to start posting more so you may be seeing more of me. Here is who I am.

How old are you? Birthday? 35 - Nov 30, 1970

Where do you live? Henderson, KY (on the Ohio River just across from Evansville IN..where I work)

Are you married? Girlfriend/Boyfriend? Children? Married with one child (3 1/2)

Occupation besides poker? Attorney..I am a partner in the largest law firm in southern Indiana (40+ attorneys)...just play poker recreationally

If studying (or if graduated), what and where? B.A from Transylvanial University in Lex, KY. in Computer Science and Business Admin. '93. J.D. (Law) University of Kentucky '96

Favorite movie? Music? Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark Music: Just about anything...Favorite band of all time is Def Leppard..also like Neil Diamond though

Best poker acomplishment? How long been playing? I have been playing since sometime in '03 but am still really learning. Play 5/10 (limit) at the local riverboat and .5/1 online. Just started MTTs recently (<1yr) and really enjoy them. My best string with MTTs has been this past month. I have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the PS 180 SNG's as well as a win in a $60 live MTT (44 players) at the riverboat. I now have a decent bankroll ($2500 or so) to attack these things with)

[wheatrich]

How old are you? 23

Where do you live? Normal, Illinois (for now)

Are you married? Girlfriend/Boyfriend? Children?
No, no, and glad it's no
Occupation besides poker?
No
If studying (or if graduated), what and where?
Finishing a math degree at Illinois State.
Favorite movie? Music?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Our Lady Peace
Best poker accomplishment? How long been playing?
Hasn't happened yet.
Just before some guy named Moneymaker or something.

[ThomB]

I'm 19, birthdays on the 24th April 24th and I live in
Worcestershire, England. Currently have a girlfriend and I'm studying BSc in Artificial Intelligence at Birmingham University in England. I've been playing poker for about a year now and my biggest accomplishment is 3rd in the party 500k for 50k, along with a string of finishes close to big money in party supers and specials.

[redrooski24]

How old are you? Birthday?
20, 10/21/85

Where do you live?
School in Madison, WI. Home in San Jose, CA

Are you married? Girlfriend/Boyfriend? Children?
Big neg.

Occupation besides poker?
Student

If studying (or if graduated), what and where?
Econ at Wisconsin Madison

Favorite movie? Music?
Raging Bull, Clockwork Orange, Godfather, too many more
Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, again a lot more

Best poker acomplishment? How long been playing?
Playing for about a year now, started when I got to school in Wisconsin. Best accomplishment is probably 3rd in the Bodog 100k for 10k.

[illini43]

How old are you? 18. Birthday? 5/5/87.

Where do you live? Suburb of Chicago (20 miles west of the city).

Married/Girlfriend/Children? I have a girlfriend.

Occupation besides poker? Well, I don't really have a consistent income from poker... I'm a student and I paint houses in the summer.

What are you studying and where? I'm a history major at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Favorite Movies? Gladiator, Anchorman, Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix, some others...

Favorite Music? Led Zeppelin, Incubus, Smashing Pumpkins, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine...much much more...

Best poker accomplishment? I'm still looking for my first 4 figure score, but since everyone else here is using K's to abbreviate... my biggest score is .24k o yeah...

How long have you been playing? Almost 2 years, less donkishly for about the last 6 months...

Yeah, so if anyone is reading this uninteresting bio... you must be pretty bored...