I am going to preface this post with this: Two different kind of people will read this. Person A will say "Is this kid actually getting this serious and philosophical about poker?" and scroll the mouse up to the little "X" at the top right of IE or go the other way for the "BACK" button. I'd put about 75% of people in the 'A' category and that's fine, to each his/her own. Then there is person B, who will know exactly what I'm talking about. So 'B', my friend, read on. There is a dynamic to poker that is unlike anything else. There are moments of absolute ecstasy and pride almost everytime you play a serious game. A smart call, a good lay down, or a big win, and deep down you're saying "Wow, this is the greatest thing since pizza bagels." There is a disappointment unique to poker as well. When you get eliminated from the intense game you've been playing for the past few hours, you almost don't know what you feel. You're frustrated that you're out, confused about the sequence of events that just happened, angry at the person who is raking your chips, depressed you just blew 20 bucks. Defrangerfusion, if you will. All these feelings are so extreme that you just sit there, completely lost. You get this actual physical feeling that can't be described. If you doubt the ability of this feeling to drive people to the brink of insanity, read again what I just wrote. Think about it.
-alex
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