March 13, 2006
Born in Lebanon, this 39-year-old, father of four had a host of jobs prior to his recent signing with Internet Texas Holdem rooms. He worked as both a stock broker and a chiropractor before turning to poker more seriously. Not long after starting his favorite hobby, Hachem decided to play texas holdem more events and became a semi-pro. Racing enthusiasts love their action. High speeds, souped-up cars, and good-'ol-boy drivers competing for a title is tops their list of fun. So, it is no surprise that racing fans are texas holdem poker fans as well. Rabid ones at that. The union of the two sports was destined to happen and is another link between sports fans everywhere.
Fortunately, the merger of the two sports has had some amazing effects as drivers have joined fans in raising texas holdem poker money for a number of charitable organizations and causes. The latest to try and raise money is Nextel Cup driver Jerry Nadeau. In addition to being a poker enthusiast, gambling columnist, and lecturer, John is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and practices in his home state of Pennsylvania. He has a Master of Arts degree in Counseling from West Virginia University, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Lock Haven University.
In your latest internet texas holdem article you said "From my experience, it seems that nobody thinks that they, themselves, deserve a bad beat." I have to say I feel in my case I did need a bad beat. I mean I was an arrogant ass at the texas holdem table and needed to be put in my place. I am hypercompetitive, sometimes overly passionate when on the felt. It seems to cause me problems in relationships with the other players and I tend to play "very badly". Actually, I find this trend in my life as well. People normally love me or hate me. I find myself trying to make the ones that hate me love me but in the end its better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.
I have not played an internet texas holdem hand for almost a month. It's hard to be stuck on the rail and I really want to get back out there. Can you recommend someplace to play online texas holdem? My main problem is I'm really a "good hearted guy". From my experience I'm not sure that's a good thing. Can I "honest guy" consistently win at this game? -Emailed by David One of the fastest growing texas holdem poker rooms online has to be the newcomer PokerBlue. First noticed with their launch at this year's World Series, where many players were wearing the powder blue shirts that garnered much attention, PokerBlue has continued from there to expand their base in the online world. Now PokerBlue is drawing even more attention by stepping further into the poker community and sponsoring a live texas holdem event broadcast on the Internet.
