Brent Roberts seriously took up Texas Hold ’Em in spring of 2004. That’s when he turned $50 into $1,000 in one day by playing cash games online. Through online play, a lot of reading up and a lot of practice, Brent has become an expert poker player. He has some advice and words of caution for the many aspiring poker players at Binghamton:

* “Make sure to play within your limits and the amount of money you have.”

* “Definitely discussing hands with people who are in the know about poker, people who you play with, and analyzing hands afterwards helps tremendously.”

* “I still care about my family and I still hang out with friends. It’s not like I’m just doing this, but at times it feels like [poker] can take over your life.”

If you want to play with Brent you can try to catch him at one of the six tables he plays at a time on partypoker.com and pokerstars.com under the name of astrolux85, or at ultimatebet.com under the name of broberts06.