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Ivan Mamuzic
AGE : 23
PLAYS : 2/4 - 5/10 online, 5/10-25/50 live, MTTs
GOAL : Win a WSOP bracelet
When did you start playing poker online?
I started playing live cash games in the summer of 2005, and then started transitioning to online poker in 2008
How much was your first deposit?
My first deposit was $100
How much money did you lose before you started to win?
About $50
Who are your favorite poker players?
Tom Dwan, Phil Galfond
Have you ever had a real 9-5 type job?
Yes
Could you ever go to a 9-5 job after playing poker?
Eventually i would like to have my own business
Favorite Game Type?
Deep stacked NL cash games, MTTs with good structures
Will you ever quit playing poker?
Not for the foreseeable future
Evan Jarvis
NICK : GRIPSED.COM
AGE : 23
PLAYS : 5/10NL + MTTs
GOAL : WPT TITLE + WSOP BRACELET
When did you start playing poker online?
November 2004
How much was your first deposit?
$50
How much money did you lose before you started to win?
$150 - I deposited $100 the second time, and on my third deposit (also $100) i started building and never looked back
Who are your favorite poker players?
Patrick Antonius, Ivan Mamuzic
Have you ever had a real 9-5 type job?
I worked as a lifeguard for 4 summers, that's the closest i ever got to a 9-5 job
Could you ever go to a 9-5 job after playing poker?
It would be very difficult to go back and give up my independance. If the right gig came along i might.
What is the best thing about being a professional poker player?
The money and the time which combines for a complete freedom to do whatever i feel like doing. When you are succesful poker player the sky is the limit and you can take up as many hobbies as you like. My latest passion is surfing and i never
would have been able to afford the vacation so easily, were it not for poker.
What is the worst thing about being a professional poker player?
The lack of respect that a lot of people have towards poker as a profession. Many people don't understand the amount of work and talent it takes to be a succesful player, to them i say 'well then why dont you try it?'
Favorite Game Type?
5/5/10/20 Full Table Live No-Limit Hold'em (no max buyin)
Will you ever quit playing poker?
I don't see myself ever quitting poker. Even if i were to take up another profession I would still most definitely play at least 4 Major tournaments a year
John Nixon
NICK : zeenith
AGE : 24
PLAYS : 5/10NL + MTTs
GOAL : make a lot of money
When did you start playing poker online?
Summer 2007
How much was your first deposit?
$50
How much money did you lose before you started to win?
a lot at the time, probably $1000
Who are your favorite poker players?
phil ivey, durrrr, raptor
Have you ever had a real 9-5 type job?
yes
Could you ever go to a 9-5 job after playing poker?
no
What is the best thing about being a professional poker player?
freedom, money
What is the worst thing about being a professional poker player?
the long grinds
Favorite Game Type?
no limit shorthanded cash online
Will you ever quit playing poker?
no
Peter K
NICK : Ktje9
AGE : 25
PLAYS : 2-4 to 10-20 NL + No Mtt's
GOAL : Earning 250K+ a year from on-line poker
When did you start playing poker online? September 2006
How much was your first deposit? 150 euro
How much money did you lose before you started to win?
150 euro
Who are your favorite poker players?
Phil Ivey
Have you ever had a real 9-5 type job?
Does a internship in 2007 for 3 Months count?
Could you ever go to a 9-5 job after playing poker?
Highly doubt it
What is the best thing about being a professional poker player?
Freedom, travel, meeting interesting people, not have to worry about money in general
What is the worst thing about being a professional poker player?
Generally I play during the night, so my sleeping rhythm is terrible.
Favorite Game Type?
Cash full and lately Rush poker
Will you ever quit playing poker?
I will never quit, maybe decrease in hours I play in the future
Mads Åmot
NICK : DOC.ANTONIS
AGE : 25
PLAYS : 5/10NL + and MTTs 150$ +
GOAL : Beat the the highest NL games on eurosites, and beat midstakes+ PLO.
When did you start playing poker online?
I think it was in december 2005.
How much was your first deposit?
20$
How much money did you lose before you started to win?
I made a few of those 20$ deposits, and prolly lost about 400$ before I started to win.
Who are your favorite poker players?
Isildur1 and Phil Ivey
Have you ever had a real 9-5 type job?
Yes, I worked in a grocery store after I finished my military service.
Could you ever go to a 9-5 job after playing poker?
Yes.
What is the best thing about being a professional poker player?
You can be wherever you want, anytime you want.
What is the worst thing about being a professional poker player?
Dealing with variance, and that your social life gets a bit handicaped.
Favorite Game Type?
NL holdem 5 max cashgames
Will you ever quit playing poker?
Probably never going to quit it totally, but it wont be my job for many more years.
Harald Floberghagen
NICK : FORZA_ACROMA
AGE : 25
PLAYS : 2-4 too 25-50
GOAL : Too secure my adult life finacially by playing poker.
When did you start playing poker online?
I started playing live cashgames and sit n gos in the norwegian military in august 2004.
The first time i played was in a No-Limit Texas Holdem 8 man live sit n go.
How much was your first deposit?
25 dollar into pacific poker. I ran like a god, within 3 days I won 2.5k in a touranment.
A few months after that i quallifed for the wsop main event thourhg a $139 dollars sattelite.
But after cashing out reality hit my right in the face and I busted after "grinding" there for 6-7 months :)
But without some hits in the face u will never get better.
How much money did you lose before you started to win?
Ive allways been carefull with money. Ive allways tried just too play with winnings, so if i managed to double my deposit I wouled cashout what I put in and then play for what I saw as "free money".
Since i ran hot on my first deposit you could say i never lost a penny before i started winning.
Who are your favorite poker players?
Phil Galfond and Phil Ivey.
Have you ever had a real 9-5 type job?
No.
Could you ever go to a 9-5 job after playing poker?
Yes. I have a bachelor degree in Physical Education and woudln't mind beeing a PE Teacher sometime in the furture.
What is the best thing about being a professional poker player?
Your own boss, in everyway.
What is the worst thing about being a professional poker player?
Downswings. Luckily it ofen makes you a better player.
Favorite Game Type?
Omaha High/Low Hu. Just for the pure fun of it.
I have the most experience and the biggest edge in full ring no limit texas hold'em games.
Will you ever quit playing poker?
Absolutely no idea.
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