I basically got involved through a good friend of my fiance. At the time, he was in town for some reason and needed to borrow her computer because he had won a seat into an online tournament. That's how I found out he played.

Shortly after that he moved to town and started hosting a weekly game. I had always been interested in poker and asked him if he could teach me.

After a quick rundown he invited me to start coming to his games. (After all, everybody loves the new guy, right?) I basically sat timidly in my seat until my entire stack got blinded away. I picked up a few pots here and there, but I mostly watched. I was intrigued, so I started to go regularly.