Jack0,
Hi my name is Eric Himes and I'm 23 years old from Cleveland, Ohio. I'm PM'ing you in hopes that you could possibly help me out. Have you ever done a staking deal before?
I'm looking to build up trust with some members on this site So that I could possibly have some good references to get staked. I have never been staked before as I have always played on my own.
I've been playing poker since I was a child and taken the game serious since the age of 18. I used to rock Paradise Poker back in 2005-2006 as I proceeded to turn 20$ into over 7500$ within 3 months. I cashed out around 7k and proceeded to buy myself a car and have spending money for college.
My father has always grinded out a hard labor job doing flooring which has really only provided the essentials to our household, and my mother barely ever worked a part time job mostly being a stay at home mom.
Here's why you should help me out :
I was attending the University of Akron where I was earning a 3.1 GPA over 2 years but was unable to return because of
A. My father did not file taxes for 5 years which FAFSA would not give me any further grants until he filed, which he did not do until a year later.
B. My student loan company , Sallie Mae, after 2 years of loans proceeded to make me have a worthy co-signer on my loans which I could not get as my parents had bankruptcies.
So I get the boot from college where I had the best 2 years of my life, I was mentally cleansing myself as well as physically putting my body into tip top shape.
When I figure out I cannot return I go into a deep depression for a couple months, not really understanding why I could get ****ed over when I was doing so well.
So I start working the ****** flooring job(the job I resent the most , just because I never wanted to become a carpet guy) I start building a little loot with the intentions of going full out in poker. Then on March 14, 2009 my mother passes away out of nowhere. I was working, she went into the hospital around 9AM with flu like symptoms and at around 4 PM, she went into cardiac arrest and passed. I didn't get that last opportunity to say goodbye, tell her I love her or get one last hug.
It obviously still hurts me to this day to even talk about it but I'm letting you know this because when I'm playing poker that's where I don't have to think about it anymore. My mind focuses in on the game and I have no worries. I never can go on tilt because of tragedies I've already faced in life, a bad beat can never phase me I know that in life there are far worse things than a ****ing bad beat.
Over the past 10 months I've been playing 1-2 no limit live and starting with 215$ I built a roll of over 6k$ in 3 months. I was running good, making all the right plays and holding up. Well without our mom, my little sister lives in a depressed world, she has noone to talk to, noone to take her out shopping or do those girly things she needs. I love her to death and had to do something , I probably spent around 3.5k taking her shopping, to the movies and out to eat. Money is never as important as family and love. With her, my girlfriend, which I spent around 1.8k in the last 5 months, and my normal living expenses as well as the fact I've been running bad for a while, I'm broke.
Is there any way you could do a small time staking deal with me on FTP? We could do w/e deal you want, you could help coach me up as well if you feel my play is not up to your standards. I just need someone to take a shot with me, if you are thinking about it but not sure I'm willing to talk on phone, you can see my facebook w/e you need to build a little trust. I know I can make money online poker just have no BR and need some hope.
Here is my OPR :
http://www.officialpokerrankings.com...B32AF.html?t=2
THanks
