Tag: professional

Spoken Like a Pro

Spoken Like a Pro

This morning at the 2012 World Series of Poker I had breakfast with a professional poker player. Before Black Friday, all of her income came from poker, and almost all of that came from playing online. After Black Friday, her income streams changed. During the last year, 80% of her income came from playing live

Pro-speak at the WSOP

Pro-speak at the WSOP

I want to tell you about a brief exchange I overheard while playing $5/10 no-limit hold’em at the World Series of Poker. The player on my right was chatting with the masseuse who had just finished massaging him. MASSEUSE: “How is your session going?” PROFESSIONAL PLAYER: Now, before I tell you what the player said