You can't take up golf on a whim and find yourself competing against Tiger Woods in the Masters six months later.
I've been playing Texas Hold 'em and other forms of poker since I was about 12.
I loved watching classics such as 'Casablanca' and goofball comedies such as 'How To Murder Your Wife' on WGN-TV.
On first blush, Hold 'em seems like a ridiculously simple game.
Living in the past is a Jethro Tull album, not a smart poker strategy.
Even though we're a week and a half away from Thanksgiving, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.