I haven't talked much at all about my lovely, loyal, generous, fun-loving, pure, caring, nurturing, honest, compassionate, trustworthy wife on here. She's all of that & more....& I love her dearly.
In the poker world, it's very common for poker players to be married 2, 3, or more times. Like the saying goes, It really is "A tough way to make an easy living". I stated previously that maybe 1 in 100,000 people could play good enough to make a decent living at poker. Well, there's maybe 1 in 200,000 people who can be married to a professional poker player and stay married...and stay happy.
The ups & downs... (& I'm not talking about in the bedroom) can be simply overwhelming to most. There are times where there's so much $ to go around, you honestly don't know what to do with it...but if you're smart, you save it for a rainy day, because you can bet, it's coming... and then there are the inevitable times where you make sure you have a full tank of gas in the vehicle at the airport, because you want to make sure you'll be able to make it home after you get off the plane.
Money wasn't much of an issue most of the years I played poker. I did play well enough and did OK that we always had cash when we needed it. I pride myself on being able to play good all the time. It is virtually impossible to put me on "tilt". I have taken some beats for big $$$ that would make some people want to physically get sick. Within a few hands, I am back to playing good, solid poker.
I remember once when I was on a poker playing trip and I was on the phone with Christine after the day was done and she asked me how the day went. It hadn't been a good day... :) I proceeded to tell her that I had lost between $4000 & $5000 that day. As I recall she got pretty upset.
Some people who read this are going to say to themselves... I guess she WOULD be upset... If that were my husband, he'd probably lose his jewels to the knife, if he came home and told me that.
Others of you will say, "So, you lost 5 grand... What's the big deal? Was she having a bad day?" Everything is relative....
When she got upset with this news, it kind of ticked me off. I asked her if she needed money for anything. I asked her if there ever was a time when she needed money and didn't have it. There wasn't. I had always been a good provider for my family and I was annoyed that a single days win or losses would make her that upset.
I then told her that I didn't want her to ever ask me again about dollar amounts. If there ever came a time when we needed money and I didn't have it, I would get a regular job.
That little rule has probably saved quite a few arguments. She does occasionally ask me how it went, and sometimes I offer numbers without her asking, but I never feel obligated to do so....
Overall she has been the perfect poker players wife. She was (and still is) an outstanding mother to our 3 kids and 4 grandchildren and a great spouse to me.
In the old days, there were many occasions where she'd leave for work (on her summer job) and I would drive into Pipestone later in the day, to let her know I was leaving for Vegas, or somewhere for a couple of weeks. There often wasn't much notice at all. If I woke up and felt the urge to hit the green felt, I pretty much did.
She probably could've done better than me...but I'm glad she didn't....
Now-a-days we do enjoy going places together and I'm glad. I wish she'd like to ride motorcycle a little bit more, because many of the places I go, I want to go on the bike. If/when I go to Vegas later this spring, hopefully she'll fly out for a week or two to visit. She's already said that she won't be leaving here for a month...especially if she has to go 1500 miles one way on a motorcycle. :)
I seem to miss her company quite a bit more now when I'm gone....than I did when I was younger.
In past years, there has been occasions where I've flown back from Vegas for a few days during the WSOP, so that could be a possibility also.
We are leaving tomorrow to take care of some business and play some poker... (& bingo in her case) I'm hoping this will be the start of a nice big jump in the bankroll before I hit Vegas in June.... I can guarantee that I'm going to be playing good.... I can't guarantee I'm going to win though.... :)
If I get back to the room early on any given night this weekend....maybe I'll share a few good poker stories with you....
In the poker world, it's very common for poker players to be married 2, 3, or more times. Like the saying goes, It really is "A tough way to make an easy living". I stated previously that maybe 1 in 100,000 people could play good enough to make a decent living at poker. Well, there's maybe 1 in 200,000 people who can be married to a professional poker player and stay married...and stay happy.
The ups & downs... (& I'm not talking about in the bedroom) can be simply overwhelming to most. There are times where there's so much $ to go around, you honestly don't know what to do with it...but if you're smart, you save it for a rainy day, because you can bet, it's coming... and then there are the inevitable times where you make sure you have a full tank of gas in the vehicle at the airport, because you want to make sure you'll be able to make it home after you get off the plane.
Money wasn't much of an issue most of the years I played poker. I did play well enough and did OK that we always had cash when we needed it. I pride myself on being able to play good all the time. It is virtually impossible to put me on "tilt". I have taken some beats for big $$$ that would make some people want to physically get sick. Within a few hands, I am back to playing good, solid poker.
I remember once when I was on a poker playing trip and I was on the phone with Christine after the day was done and she asked me how the day went. It hadn't been a good day... :) I proceeded to tell her that I had lost between $4000 & $5000 that day. As I recall she got pretty upset.
Some people who read this are going to say to themselves... I guess she WOULD be upset... If that were my husband, he'd probably lose his jewels to the knife, if he came home and told me that.
Others of you will say, "So, you lost 5 grand... What's the big deal? Was she having a bad day?" Everything is relative....
When she got upset with this news, it kind of ticked me off. I asked her if she needed money for anything. I asked her if there ever was a time when she needed money and didn't have it. There wasn't. I had always been a good provider for my family and I was annoyed that a single days win or losses would make her that upset.
I then told her that I didn't want her to ever ask me again about dollar amounts. If there ever came a time when we needed money and I didn't have it, I would get a regular job.
That little rule has probably saved quite a few arguments. She does occasionally ask me how it went, and sometimes I offer numbers without her asking, but I never feel obligated to do so....
Overall she has been the perfect poker players wife. She was (and still is) an outstanding mother to our 3 kids and 4 grandchildren and a great spouse to me.
In the old days, there were many occasions where she'd leave for work (on her summer job) and I would drive into Pipestone later in the day, to let her know I was leaving for Vegas, or somewhere for a couple of weeks. There often wasn't much notice at all. If I woke up and felt the urge to hit the green felt, I pretty much did.
She probably could've done better than me...but I'm glad she didn't....
Now-a-days we do enjoy going places together and I'm glad. I wish she'd like to ride motorcycle a little bit more, because many of the places I go, I want to go on the bike. If/when I go to Vegas later this spring, hopefully she'll fly out for a week or two to visit. She's already said that she won't be leaving here for a month...especially if she has to go 1500 miles one way on a motorcycle. :)
I seem to miss her company quite a bit more now when I'm gone....than I did when I was younger.
In past years, there has been occasions where I've flown back from Vegas for a few days during the WSOP, so that could be a possibility also.
We are leaving tomorrow to take care of some business and play some poker... (& bingo in her case) I'm hoping this will be the start of a nice big jump in the bankroll before I hit Vegas in June.... I can guarantee that I'm going to be playing good.... I can't guarantee I'm going to win though.... :)
If I get back to the room early on any given night this weekend....maybe I'll share a few good poker stories with you....
Christine sounds like quite the wife/woman! I wish I was awesome!! You're lucky to have her!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you are awesome...and your husband would confirm that I'm thinking....
ReplyDeleteYou guys are lucky to have each other....and lucky to have a great bunch of kids together too!