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#384
12-06-2006, 10:24 AM
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Re: Presenting... better know a pogger
My name is Shane, I'm 19, I was born in Dublin. My family moved to Spain when I was 8. I went to an English school there and am now at the University of Manchester. I started Chemistry with Patent Law last year, which was a disaster. Now I do European Studies with Spanish and am much happier.
I like sport but don't play much anymore, though I swim constantly in the summer. I love board games, pub quizzes, game shows and computer games. I'm a very picky eater and hate trying new food. I love jam doughnuts, crisps, curry and making pizza. I read a lot, if I like a book I'll read it over and over. Same goes for movies/TV shows. I love watching rugby union. As a person I'm very content but quite shy. I can be made to laugh very easily and often lose it completely when I hear a really good joke or a funny story. I can't remember the last time I got angry. I have a crazy memory for useless details. I drink, but I've never smoked or tried drugs. I don't follow politics nearly as much as I used to, I think studying it turns you into a cynic big-time, and I was bad enough before that. Lapsed Catholic, don't believe in organised religion anymore. Used to play NL, but don't anymore. Still bet on rugby though. 
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#385
12-06-2006, 10:32 AM
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Re: Presenting... better know a pogger
MTTC forum has a somewhat similar thread, so I'm copy-pasting it from there.
BTW - it should be PAINFULLY OBVIOUS from my pic that I'm a vilLOLager. Always. [ QUOTE ] How old are you? Birthday? 32, Jan 11th (ZOMG 33 soon) Where do you live? NJ Are you married? Girlfriend/Boyfriend? Children? Yes, 2 daughters, almost 2 and 8 weeks... Occupation besides poker? IT Project Manager, was certified snowboarding instructor, haven't renewed the cert for 2 years.... If studying (or if graduated), what and where? Spent 3 years in college back in Russia, after coming over to the States I decided that college is boring and just BS'd on my resume that I have a BS in Computer Science from one of the LESSER known Belorussian technical schools... I have an equivalent in experience by now, I'm sure... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Favorite movie? Music? Pet peeve? Movie : Star Wars IV-VI and it's not even close. Music: Classic, Prog and some heavy ROCK. Pet Peeve: People driving UNDER the speed limit ZOMG DIAF!!! ROAD RAGE!!!! Best poker acomplishment (live/online)? How long been playing? [b]Been donking around for a couple of years, then started actually PLAYING, for about 1.5 years I guess. Best cash - $8,500 from Party $40K $22 buyin ~2,500 runner, chop for first. And also not blowing it all on stupid [censored] Do you have a blog? No The pic is a year old... If it's not recent enough for ya - tough luck!!!  [/ QUOTE ]
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#389
12-06-2006, 11:09 AM
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Re: Presenting... better know a pogger
Can't believe I missed this thread for so long.
My name is Will (shocker), I'm 21 and I live in Cupertino, California. Poker: As far as I know I've been around the forums as long as any pogger. I discoverd poker and the boards in the summer of 2003, just after graduating from high school. I then went to the George Washington University, but hated it and did little except play and think about poker. I ended up getting really [censored] grades (not technically flunking out as I could have gone back) and ended up coming home in January. The parents were pissed, and prohibited me from playing for six months or so. This actually was a very productive six months - i did a ton of thinking and posting about poker, and when finally I was able to play again I absolutely crushed, moving up to 15/30 within two months of restarting and doing very very well. (seriously summer 2004 party 15/30 OMFG it seriously makes me cry how soft those games were.) In November of 2004 I took 1st in a 440-person $100 MTT for about $11,000, and then ten days later I took 5th in the Stars Sunday $215 for another $20,000. At this point I had made about $55,000 in six months starting from a bankroll of maybe $3,000, and thought I was basically god's gift to poker, and dropped the few community college classes I was taking. The next few months were pretty slow, mostly break-even, and I was getting pretty bored with sitting in front of my computer playing poker. So in May 2005 I moved to Paris. Lived there, travelled some, played at the Aviation Club, tried and failed to qualify for the WPT event, and ended up losing like $15,000 or so at poker and another $10,000 or so in expenses. So that was fun. I had a good run at the end of 2005 but the boredom with poker was returning and I started posting less and less in the strat forums and more and more in Politics. I had discovered Rand while in Paris and that really sparked my interest in libertarianism and political philosophy. By January 2006 I had become an anarcho-capitalist, a libertarian with a capital L, i.e. you can ask me any question beginning with "should government do x" and my answer will be no. I was influence in no small way by various members of the 2+2 politics board and of course the writings of people like Murray Rothbard and David Friedman. This also coincided with a rekindling of my interest in parliamentary debate, which I had done a little bit at community college. Nowadays I play almost no poker, except for once a week with my buddies, and I'm transferring to the University of the Pacific in January to (hopefully) compete in the top flight of collegiate parliamentary debate.
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#390
12-06-2006, 11:26 AM
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Re: Presenting... better know a pogger
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I had discovered Rand while in Paris and that really sparked my interest in libertarianism and political philosophy. By January 2006 I had become an anarcho-capitalist, a libertarian with a capital L, i.e. you can ask me any question beginning with "should government do x" and my answer will be no. I was influence in no small way by various members of the 2+2 politics board and of course the writings of people like Murray Rothbard and David Friedman. [/ QUOTE ] I don't want this thread to get too political or heated, but ugh please tell me you don't actually take Rand's philosophy (not economic theory) seriously? Tough to hear from someone with good taste in music [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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