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I finally figured out why I do so well playing poker in Florida. The reason?\u00a0I AM FLORIDA MAN.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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It has taken some time to admit and embrace this. You know the “Florida Man” from the headlines, right? He\u2019s the punchline of every joke, the guy making “questionable life choices” in the humidity of the swamp. If he sees an alligator on his sidewalk, he doesn\u2019t call animal control\u2014he just casually steps over it on his way to check the mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think that\u2019s an exaggeration? It literally happened to me. The gator was lounging on the sidewalk behind my house, having wandered over from the prehistoric depths of Paynes Prairie<\/a><\/strong> across the street. Full disclosure: I gave it a wide berth, so maybe I\u2019m not 100% “purebred” Florida Man. But the fact that I wasn’t even surprised by its presence qualifies me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been here my whole life. I\u2019ve visited Urgent Care to get stitches at least half a dozen times (ask my mother; she has the receipts and the stories to prove it). I prefer grits for breakfast, collard greens for dinner, and I know that Sonny Tillman<\/a><\/strong> wasn’t just a logo on a BBQ joint\u2014he was a real dude whose first restaurant was just two miles down the street from my house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

95 degrees and 100% humidity? That\u2019s not a weather warning; that\u2019s just a delightful summer afternoon here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a genuine love for monster truck rallies and frog legs. I own exactly zero cans of bug spray and zero umbrellas. No self-respecting Florida Man would. It rains every day in the summer\u2014you\u2019ll dry out, trust me. As for the mosquitoes? After a few decades, you stop noticing them. Don\u2019t worry; you\u2019ll still have enough blood left to finish the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But here\u2019s the secret to why I almost always win at poker down here:<\/strong> My opponents are all Florida Man. And I know everything about him, because I am him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t think for a minute that I\u2019m disrespecting him. Plenty of fine people identify as Florida Man. They work hard, love their families, and love their country. But I am always one step ahead of the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m the guy who eats gas station boiled peanuts while coding poker bots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I\u2019m in a high-stakes pot, I don\u2019t feel the pressure. Why would I? I\u2019m used to crawling through a 120-degree attic to drop wiring for a new outlet. A check-raise on the river is nothing compared to North Florida attic heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outsiders come here and complain that the games are tough. That\u2019s just a tribute to the tenacity of Florida Man. We trace our roots back to the scrappy individuals who tamed this swamp when the rest of the world thought it was uninhabitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me? I know how Florida Man thinks, and I know how he acts. I am him. I\u2019ve just trained harder. I\u2019ve upgraded his operating system.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I finally figured out why I do so well playing poker in Florida. The reason?\u00a0I AM FLORIDA MAN. It has taken some time to admit and embrace this. You know the “Florida Man” from the headlines, right? He\u2019s the punchline of every joke, the guy making “questionable life choices” in the humidity of the swamp. 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