The Clock: verneer

The 3 websites I spend the most time on are:
I spend most of my time on CardRunners and TwoPlusTwo.  That's about it honestly.

My worst habit is:
I'm still very results oriented - not just in poker, but in life as well.  If one of my runners has a bad race, a purchase ends up not working out, or the route I wanted to take when driving somewhere ends up being slow, I often get in a bad mood.

I’d want my last meal to be:
My mom's Polish cooking!  I would start out with some cucumber soup (don't knock it until you've tried it), then have veal with a mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes, and green peas.  For desert I would have some creme brulee.

The readers would be surprised to learn that:
I am blind in one eye.  It's been like that from birth.  I still have very good depth perception - it's amazing how your body adjusts if something happens to it early enough.

The most surprising song on my iPod is:
I don't have an iPod - music isn't that important to it.  I'll listen to some songs on the radio a bunch of times and when Katy asks me about what I think about the lyrics I will realize I had no clue what the song was about.  I will admit to being  fan of Lady Gaga though.

The TV Shows I DVR are:
The Daily Show, How I Met Your Mother, South Park.

My largest personal indulgence is:
I don't think I indulge much, but I probably have the largest Lego Brick collection among CR members.  I used to build some pretty large models. Here is a walled-in castle town + village I built:

The coolest place I’ve traveled to is:
I loved northern Italy, although I've been told that Chicago in the winter is a tourist's paradise.

I drive a:
2002 Ford Ranger, but we just bought a 2010 Toyota Prius for longer trips.

After booking a big session, I celebrate by:
Staring at my HEM graph, reviewing big hands, and cashing out.

If I could go back in time and witness one single event, it would be:
The life of Jesus.  I'm not a Christian, but I cannot think of a single more important life in terms of the impact it's had on world history.  There are so many questions.  I've often thought about it though and I imagine that I would find nothing that would directly confirm or deny the gospels.  Things which were proclaimed miracles in the Bible would end up having potential rational explanations, but in the end, it just has to come down to faith.  You either believe or you don't.  There is no knowing.

Favorite drink at a bar is:
I tend to be the designated driver, so it would be water.  In general, other than wine, I don't drink alcohol.  I have nothing against people that do, but I just don't.

When grinding a session I eat/drink this:
Nothing specific since I don't have long sessions.  Usually I just have a water nearby though.

The talent that I don’t possess that I wish to have is:
Deep empathy would be awesome - basically the ability to understand what people feel.  The applications are boundless.  Also, a photographic memory would be really useful.

My favorite casino in Vegas is:
Katy and I stayed at the MGM and loved it.  Granted, the night before we stayed at the Imperial Palace (don't take your wife there on her first visit to Vegas gentlemen ... ), but still ... I loved the MGM.

If I could switch shoes for a day, I’d want to be:
Cash Warren.

Can you describe your computer setup:
Two screens, wireless 848 nm mouse (awesome purchase!), custom made
tower that RodeoBlue helped me get the right components for specifically for poker and running quick and big HEM databases.

If I could implement any one change to an online poker room, it would be:
Smaller rake obviously!

My most memorable day in poker was:
The tail end of a 15 BI downswing which had me tilting out of my mind and made me realize I never want to (or should) go through that again. Emotional stability is the key to long term success in poker.

My most memorable encounter with a celebrity was:
When I first made a video for CardRunners in 2007, I talked to Taylor Caby on the phone and was pretty amazed.  I've heard him talk so many times in videos as I was learning the game that in some ways I felt I knew him very well, yet in others, I was definitely suppressing a Wayne's World "we're not worthy, we're not worthy" feeling.

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My biggest regret is:
Not too many I guess - I am very happy with my life.  If I had to pick  one it would be buying a house that's too big for me right now.  To think that I would stay here for 15-30 years was a bit naive of me at the time.

The largest amount of cash I’ve ever held in my hand is:
However much you see in the picture below.  When I was in Vegas, one of my friends wanted to go play live and withdrew this from a bank. This was what he had before heading over to the Bellagio to play.

My biggest pet peeve is:
Fingerprints on glass drive me crazy.  The worst thing someone can do is come up to a computer that I'm working on, ask "what's this?" and touch the computer screen.  I often have to show great restraint to not explode right there and then.  I actually didn't know how I would be able to function with my iPhone which essentially has to be operated by using your fingers to touch and swipe its glass screen.

My favorite prop bet that I play regularly is:
I'm not baller enough to have regular prop bets.

When you are sensing or feeling tilted, what do you do to unwind/relieve the anger?
Still working on these.  A long walk with Katy and the dogs in the woods (3-5 miles) tends to do wonders.