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Originally Posted by mmanpoker
No because it would have costed me my whole bankroll to move cross country. Im still hoping to bink a decent tournament just to get capital to be able to do so. Im a 3/5 live grinder and my bankroll is 12k and it only slowly grows because of all my exspenses and bills come out of my profits. Eventually when I grow my bankroll big enough I will move down to Florida to be with my son. I still see him, all summer plus spring and christmas breaks.
Anyway, not to get on to much of a tangent about myself, but I can use my situations to explain how Randy could be in a similar spot.
Poker is really not looked at well in any sort of domestic cases. They look for "stability". It made no difference that I have zero issues with drugs or alcohol, that I had years of huge earnings, and that I had a ton of evidence showing what a good dad I was. Basically my ex new all my weaknesses and totally used them against me. I fell into their trap, because I thought it was truly about what is best for the children. It isn't. It is about winning and the first person to cut deep is the one who will win. Basically if you want to completely take all the power in a domestic case, it comes down to simply being the first one to call the police. It helps if you are willing to lie.
I will admit that I messed up on my driving, and the fact that I continued to drive when I didn't have a license gave them all the ammo that they needed to end up stripping me of everything. So poker was a part of it, because they can turn anything into a negative, when it isnt understood by the average person. Basically me playing 40-50 hours a week was a sign of addiction and degeneracy, even though I would make 10 times what an average guy would make. 40-50 hours at a 9-5 and they think you are Mr. responsible citizen, even if it is at 14$ an hour.
All I can say is divorce lawyers are scum.