POKER
Vivek Singh: NO HOLDS BARRED
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ow many people think about the struggles a poker player goes through when they book a victory? Flaunting the chinks in one’s armor is not what most players are comfortable doing. Yet here is a player who speaks about his struggles with as much honesty as his victories. The floor is yours, Vivek Singh!
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When did you decide on playing poker professionally? So, poker was always cash games when I started with very small buy-ins. But I was always intrigued; I got hooked to the game between 2011 and 2015. I had a personal setback in life. The plan was to make a comeback to the game with a very professional approach. It wasn’t a bed
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of roses when I began. I had no direction for two years and was just playing to survive. In these two years I met Vikram Kumar a.k.a ‘Lungi.’ We had a good rapport. He had an idea to start a stable and I was all for it. It was around 2017-18 when ‘Lungi’ guided me to move forward. Did you tell your family or friends about your
