Much of what I’ve written about here and on twoplustwo have been from the perspective of the victim role.
But I want to take the chance today to talk about the positives in my life.
I’ve learned how to take a survival stance.
I’ve grown good poker friendships over the years.
It’s been about two years and two months since I lost my full time job and was forced into the streets, but poker was there to support me when I had no other alternative. It’s been hard, but I’m thankful for the opportunities that it’s given me.
I’ve been able to live out an entirely different life; live in one of the greatest cities in the world, experience different socioeconomic statuses, and it’s widened my perspectives.
With huge waves of negative variance, when I was at my lowest low and brink of suicide, a handful of kind souls reached out to me over the internet, sharing their empathy. With time and the strength that they empowered me with, I was able to recover, and continue to fight the good fight. Writing on 2p2 became a wonderful outlet for me to express myself. I shared my experiences with journalists, and was even given a chance to write my own editorials for a couple world renowned poker websites.
An editor of a publishing company came to me with an incredible opportunity to share my story worldwide. He asked me to dig into my psyche, of what led me to abandon everything I held dear and chase the dream of poker. He asked me in depth of how being broke and homeless was, on the streets at night. He asked me to write my story for the world; more personal and more detailed than I had ever been on twoplustwo or my blog.
The end result was the full exposure of KingKrab. My rawest moments. The struggles of transitioning into full-time poker. My addictions. My most dark and private thoughts.
Available now on Amazon
But I want to take the chance today to talk about the positives in my life.
I’ve learned how to take a survival stance.
I’ve grown good poker friendships over the years.
It’s been about two years and two months since I lost my full time job and was forced into the streets, but poker was there to support me when I had no other alternative. It’s been hard, but I’m thankful for the opportunities that it’s given me.
I’ve been able to live out an entirely different life; live in one of the greatest cities in the world, experience different socioeconomic statuses, and it’s widened my perspectives.
With huge waves of negative variance, when I was at my lowest low and brink of suicide, a handful of kind souls reached out to me over the internet, sharing their empathy. With time and the strength that they empowered me with, I was able to recover, and continue to fight the good fight. Writing on 2p2 became a wonderful outlet for me to express myself. I shared my experiences with journalists, and was even given a chance to write my own editorials for a couple world renowned poker websites.
An editor of a publishing company came to me with an incredible opportunity to share my story worldwide. He asked me to dig into my psyche, of what led me to abandon everything I held dear and chase the dream of poker. He asked me in depth of how being broke and homeless was, on the streets at night. He asked me to write my story for the world; more personal and more detailed than I had ever been on twoplustwo or my blog.
The end result was the full exposure of KingKrab. My rawest moments. The struggles of transitioning into full-time poker. My addictions. My most dark and private thoughts.
Available now on Amazon
There are many people I’d like to thank for encouraging me throughout my Journey so far; I don’t know if I’d still be here without your kind words.
My humblest thank you to the twoplustwo community: outfit, ITT666, Mr.DjSamSoe, melinchile, ih8ustfu, Poker_Tiger, Dream Crusher, Natamus, tytythefly, flawz01, discord1, and everyone else who’s offered me kind words through the hardest few years of my life.
I want to thank Lucas my artist and my talented editor Thomas Romilly for this life changing opportunity.