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Broke one time and never again

By Bluff magazine
Phil Laak

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Recently I was in a $150/$300 no-limit hold 'em poker game and made a call with king-high for about $6,000, and it was good. It felt good. I eased back into my chair and wondered, how did I arrive here? Where did it all start? There were a lot of break points on this journey I have been on, but there is one that I have never shared with you until today. It is a story of going broke, getting out and never going back again. It is also a story about discipline; determination; resolve; and, above a ...

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