A coupla weeks ago, my boss (V.P./Director Of Operations) came into my office and asked me if we'd seen the Travel Channel's World Poker Tour broadcasts. I had, of course. My wife and I have been hooked on the series for few months.

Mike and his wife have gotten hooked on the show too. Mike took it further and logged on to a Poker internet site to play. He then made us all log on and play one night. Since then, I've been hooked. I don't do anything anymore except play online Poker.

I WAS programming/writing Stratego for the web, Game 2 in my Nostalgia Gaming Series. (Game 1 was Scrabble. Game 3 is going to be King Oil - anyone remember THAT gem?) I WAS working on some database stuff for my department. I WAS managing my time well.

Now I just play Poker. At home. At work. Today, I called my boss' extension and got his voice mail. I said, "Mike, I need to talk to you about a problem: I've got a pair of kings with an Ace kicker on the flop. I'd like to think my kings are best but one of my opponents bet on the flop so I think he may have Aces. What should I do? Please get back to me quick, it's my turn to bet !"

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