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Message: [QUOTE="Hsac, post: 6427302, member: 431663"] Hi Gritz18, I'm retired too, so I know where you are coming from. Here's my story. I'm married to a multi-millionaire, but I try not to be a burden on her financially. Her daughter does enough of that. Hence, I drive around in an old beat up 98 Dodge truck. I do love that truck, but that's beside the point. Bought it with poker winnings. I'm quite conservative when it comes to money. Also have an old 2003 motorcycle that I bought with winnings and annually go on cross-country rides to visit my son's family in Florida. And I love that motorcycle. I live in California. Wouldn't trade either of them for anything new, that's for sure even though my wife has offered. Here's my poker history. Played professionally in the 1980s. Lost my $200,000 stake when my brother pulled a scam on me. He meant well, but the business transaction that couldn't lose went sour. Told him he could take $20,000 out of my account; he took it all. Then my 15-year-old son committed suicide, and I was pretty much worthless to anyone and everyone for a long time. Eventually, I picked myself up by the bootstraps and went back to work. This was in the nineties, and I started playing poker online. Increased my stake to several thousand, then lost almost all of it on Black Friday when the government illegalized online gambling for fears of illegal money laundering. Since then, the casinos that are open to the US public are regulated so I hope that doesn't happen again, though the American Indians are trying to get legislation passed to illegalize online gambling again because they say it affects their profit margin too much. A few years ago, I started playing online again. Bought in with $25 and played in $2 1cent 2cent blind games and gradually increased my buy ins as my stake increased. Once I reached about $100 I started playing in $3 triple up SNGs. Over time I increased my triple up buy ins to $7, then $15, then $25, and now I play in $50 buy in triple up SNGs with a $15,000 stake. I play in other games, such as ring games and freeroll tournaments, but mostly for pleasure. Technically, I can lose as much as $600 in a day or win as much as $1,200 in a day, though that's rare. Typically, I win about $100 to $200 a day. Currently, I'm saving up to buy a sailboat. Well, that's my story. If you're curious, I'll let you know where I play. I like the site because the players are all anonymous. Good luck [/QUOTE]

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