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MalkasGambit United States. Feb 08 2010 22:29. Posts 16

I thought it would be appropriate to begin my blog with a background of who I am and why I am here, which I think are very interrelated. I don't expect many people to ever read this, or to even frequent my blog, but I enjoy writing and am in a mood where I feel like practicing.

My name is David, I'm 22, I currently live in California though over the past 3 years I have resided in more than 4 different countries and vigorously traveled, worked, and engaged in all sorts of activities in 26 others all through the Middle East, Europe and Southeast Asia. I instructed at a scuba diving school in Sharm-El-Sheikh Egypt and Eilat Israel, backpacked through almost every country in Europe, taught English in Shanghai China, played professional poker in Taiwan/Macau, and am now living with my good friend and business partner in San Diego. I've met some of the most interesting people on the planet and I've experienced things most people in the world will never experience in their lives. And what I find so fascinating after all is said and done, is how even the smallest of events can trigger a never-ending chain of eye opening experiences that ultimately forge who you are, what you believe in, and where your interests lie.

I guess what I'm referring to are the small influences I had in my childhood that eventually led me to seek a purpose in life greater than just the standard high school > college > 9-5 > marry > kids, which in reality is extremely unfulfilling and moreover depressing, since 99.9% of the worlds populace is trapped in that lifestyle and unconscious of what little effort it takes to break out of our shells and embrace life. As Mark Twain once masterfully noted, "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect". It is because of these and a series of similar epiphanies over the past few years that has led me to the decision that I want to use poker to propel several business ventures that are all centered around self-help and the gradual improvement of mankind. And hence an interest in blogging on Liquidpoker.

I think I'd like to use this blog mostly to track my poker career; goals, hands, graphs, dealing with variance (specifically since my decision to exclusively study PLO), etc. And then of course the occasional OOT post since I have so many other things going on in my life and I have nowhere else to post my musings. At least at the moment I don't. Very soon we will be launching our own website, beginning with health & fitness (and of course poker) to help create traffic and eventually growing into a huge multi-level corporation dealing with so many different avenues in life it's impossible to catalogue right now. But it's fucking exciting and I can't wait to start.

So here's to a much belated Happy New Years and all that is to come

P.S. Stumbled upon this Tiger Woods quote I thought I would share. It was in response to an interviewer asking him if he ever considers just pressing the snooze button and sleeping in:

"I honestly have no understanding of how people do press the snooze button, because every waking hour provides new opportunities to improve yourself. The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today. And that’s how I look at my life. I will be better as a golfer, I will be better as a person, I will be better as a father, I will be a better husband, I will be better as a friend. That’s the beauty of tomorrow. There is no such thing as a setback. The lessons I learn today I will apply tomorrow, and I will be better.” I believe the point of life, the reason for living, is to always improve, to always get better and ultimately to grow and evolve as a human being."

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Last edit: 09/02/2010 03:57

dafcnz Canada. Feb 08 2010 22:35. Posts 303

Quality post for your first blog I'm sure you will find some success in poker as I think in general, people who are successful in life tend to do well in poker, because so much of it depends on solid decision making.

PanoRaMa United States. Feb 08 2010 23:46. Posts 1655

gl david

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joLin United States. Feb 08 2010 23:52. Posts 3818

there were lots of days where his skill as a husband didnt improve.

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Big_Rob_48 United States. Feb 09 2010 00:01. Posts 3432

ya u have to be joking with that tiger woods quote i hope..... for ur sake

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superfashion United States. Feb 09 2010 00:34. Posts 918

you sound like a quality guy and i envy the experiences you've had.

gl at the tables and with your goals! keep us posted!

shoving here as a bluff at 50NL is like explaning calcalus to a 6 month old cat wtf are you thinking - TalentedTom

noface United States. Feb 09 2010 01:03. Posts 182

i wouldnt touch a cunnis that raszi has stretched out - Illmatic

Mariuslol Norway. Feb 09 2010 02:02. Posts 4742

I like that quote, found it in Leatherass's book as well, + I think I have it listed down somewhere in my notes lol.

David, if we ever meet and the circumstances is right, can you teach me scuba diving lol, I've always wanted to learn that, but I live in Norway and it's so cold here!! lol

Currency New Zealand. Feb 09 2010 02:41. Posts 618

Hi , David welcome to LiquidPoker.net

starfritz Belgium. Feb 09 2010 05:06. Posts 124