PROUD: My kid brother Eric was always the athlete of the family. He thrilled us with his league records in swimming, his tournament success in juniors tennis, and his late-life golf prowess that enabled him to card a hole-in-one like it was nothing.
About six months or so ago his competitive drive and his love of gambling inspired him to seek his fortune playing, you guessed it, Texas Hold 'Em. After 18 months or so practicing online, he deemed his game ready-for-prime-time and took it into the casinos of Detroit. Before long he figured out he was making more money playing poker than doing his day job. Long story short, he decided to apply more time to poker, less time to not-poker. Now he sits down three or four times a week and leaves with more than he came with.
Last night the kid hit the big time: Playing an online tourney, he won a seat in the famous World Series of Poker! All expenses paid, hotel, airfare, etc. Not bad. Somehow I feel like he's going to do very well. Here's a kid who's never doubted himself, even when he should have. (A big brother can get away with a crack like that, I hope.) Somehow I think that's gonna serve him well when he gets on the big stage.
10.31.2005
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You failed to mention he won the $10,000 entry fee...or whatever they call it. He gets to start playing with $10,000 of someone else's money.
THANK GOD!
L.
Oh, and the winner gets $27 mil. If he wins, I say, we all go to Aruba on E.
Is it too early to buy our plane tickets for Aruba? By the way, when you are purchasing them, please remember that we prefer to leave early and fly first class.
I think Laurel's guilty of small thinking. If Eric wins $27 million and all I get is an Aruba vacation...
Don't worry, Scott. I'll make sure we stay at an all-inclusive!
L.
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