[BigSoonerFan]

Sixty year old man loses business (bankrupt) after thirty years.
Man gets job driving trucks.
Man saves about 40k over two years.
Man decides to try poker for a living, travelling around the country playing in tournaments and cash games.
After dropping to 10k after five months, man returns to truck-driving.
Man has heart attack and is released from job.
Man takes last 10k to Vegas. Busto.
Man emails ME asking for another 10k. "I can make it here"

Over sixty years old, bad heart, driving a truck again after somehow passing a physical.

Summary:
Man doesn't have gambling problem, but a reality problem. Thinks he's good enough to make a living but really isn't good enough to make money at all (loose-passive). Throw in poor money management, both at poker and overall, and busto.