I want to splice in an extra hook for this article. > Around twenty years ago, as a teenager, I was building decks for Magic: the Gathering pro tours, and prou

I want to splice in an extra hook for this article. > Around twenty years ago, as a teenager, I was building decks for Magic: the Gathering pro tours, and proudly reached #1 in the world in constructed rank and #3 in the world in limited rank on Magic: the Gathering Online. I later dropped out of college to play poker online, and became one of the strongest No Limit Hold ‘Em cash game players on Pokerstars between 2008 and 2011, easily earning enough to pay for travel and living expenses for most of my 20’s.