1998

You quoted Rounders and said stuff like” In my club I splash the pot whenever thee f**k I please.” $5/$10 fixed-limit games were considered high stakes and poker was a groovy thing.

2000

Everyone and his grandmother started grinding on the Net. But you still felt quite unique and could get one or two raised eyebrows when you claimed to “play poker professionally.”

2002

You tried to satellite yourself to the WSOP but didn’t succeed…

2003

…but that Moneymaker fellow did. You felt remarkable envy. It could just as easily have been you, and Moneymaker was just lucky. You saw it on Travel Channel.

2005

You didn’t claim to be a poker player anymore, although you still were in love with the game. You were tired of hearing “ahhh … my brother also play hold’em, he has won $3 million in a tournament and has just bought a private jet.”

2007

You started playing Omaha and found the games extremely soft. High-Stakes Poker was the only poker TV show you watched.

2008

You’re not sure you want to be a poker player anymore. It feels a bit shallow.

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