obsession

i have a new obession
its beginning to worry my husband
i dream about it at night

what is it you ask?
POKER
texas hold'em specifically
I LOVE IT!!

was introduced at a birthday tournament
pay $5 each and the winner gets the pot.
about 20 people
4 tables to start
5 at each table
i was so scared
i had never played
they gave a small intro lesson
i figured i would be one of the first out,
which bummed me out b/c im extremely competitive
and have a tendancy to talk smack.
But if i lost it was ok b/c we had hired a babysitter
BUT I DIDN"T
by some miracle, and i little coaching ,at first, by my poker sensei (S/P)
i moved on to the head table
where i proceeded to slowly bleed chips
convinced i was going out
BUT I DIDN"T
i had a couple of great hands and i was right back in it
and finally it was down to me and one of the guys who had taught me at the beginning of the night.
i had great cards and went all in
I WON!!!!!!!!!!!

ever since then i have been hooked
i watch world series of poker on espn2
world poker tour on the travel channel
i have bought 2 poker computer games( World series of Poker-Battle the Brat is by far the best)
i can't explain it.
brian is worried im going to drain the bank accounts and run away to vegas
but i am too chicken to actually risk any of my own money
$5 tourneys are the way to go.
minimal risk with the potenial for modest pay off.

So i guess the next step is a 12 step program
Hi... my name is jen hauss and i have a texas holdem problem
it has been 5 hours since i last played. :)