I have read Tanyas blog almost from its inception.
http://misst74.blogspot.com
This is what her blog tells about Tanya.
Feb. 2005
First post - We're pregnant
7 days later - because I have OCD, i have gambled away any savings we have so that in order to do all the preggy mommy things we need some angel to give us some money so we can continue to move into our new home.
Because my husband is overprotective I will no longer be allowed to go to live poker events, I have quit drinking, and I have quit smoking my pack a day. So now I'm only allowed to gamble online.
Few months later
I won a 1500 seat to the 2005 WSOP !!!!
10 days later
Oops the pregnancy is no more and
"I want to move forward, and I want to get past this. I feel comfortable mentally, as Bill has been a wonderful partner to lean on. He's awesome and I love him even more then before, if that's possible."
Tanya doesn't seem to do much with her husband as far as poker is concerned. She does seem to meet up with people all the time. She also writes extensively about all the trips she takes, comps she receives, and money she spends on her daughter.
There are a few weeks of unbelievable hot streaks, followed by cold streaks.
After reading her blog I'm not sure if she is just a luckbox who plays terrible or she has some super system.
After another year of trips and online poker trials and tribulations she starts a resale clothing business and manages to get fellknight to back her. At the same time she leaves her husband and starts to date fellknight.
When that business venture dies, fellknight is back to Canada and she starts to post less and less on her blog.
There are other stories about becoming a poker tournament director, dubious partnerships for the 2006 WSOP, and a soon to be published "world poker travel guide".
I need to figure out how medical billing works because as far as I can tell I can work 6 days a month and still raise a daughter, play poker till my bank card explodes, and take fabulous trips.
I search the 2+2 forums every now and then to get my Tanya fix (kind of like watching a train wreck or watching Jerry Springer).
This post is the most unbelievable of all. I'm sure she's venting but I'm not sure why.
Can't say I believe the post from her ex is actually from him. Seems hard to believe that one can survive in the desert for 3 weeks without water.
I hope Tanya gets her life together but I truly believe the forums are her reason for living and the more the pot gets stirred the "better" she feels about her self.
I urge everyone to read Tanyas own words about her compulsions.