"You have to be careful", Johan says, in middle of a new hand. "Internet poker is twice as fast as live poker, so money comes and goes just as quickly".

"Damn, he caught an Ace on river", Johann shouts. "Lost 30 bucks on that hand. Well, well, easy come, easy go"

Johan started off playing poker at high school, but unlike most of us, didn't quit playing this great game.

He has since high school days dreamt of watching "big boys" play, so he bought himself a plane ticket to Las Vegas at tender age of 21. In Las Vegas he discovered poker game of Texas Holdem.

He introduced game to his poker buddies in Danemark, and game of Five Card Draw was dead and buried for ever.

Johan just returned from his seventh trip to The Sin City. "It's same routine every time", he says. Straight in to Hotel Mirage, dumping off suitcases, and heading straight to poker room.

He never gambles in casino. Just plays true poker, and spends majority of his vacation time playing tournament poker. To him, this is best holiday any unmarried guy can have.

His goal every time is to win equivalent of airplane and hotel costs. He has managed that last four times, but haven't won a big tournament yet.

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