Games were getting tight and more and more reg-infested when Black Friday hit. April 15, 2011 is a date that forever changed poker. That day, the US Government shutdown PokerStars and Full Tilt poker and seized their funds.
Overnight I was pretty broke and unemployed. I had approximately $100K locked up between both sites. I got my PokerStars funds within months, but it would take a few years before I got my Full Tilt money back.
I knew a good number of people that moved overseas to play, but I was locked down with a house. I'm not sure how I got by but it took me almost 6 months to find a job. It's a real big hit to your identity and confidence to keep sending resumes and applications down black holes. Eventually I started working as a Financial Analyst for a small Wealth Management firm.
The work was interesting at times, but when it came down to it, it just felt like babysitting for rich folks. There wasn't much that you could do that was too brilliant or smart and was mostly managing people's emotions. The boss and I were a bad personality fit, but ultimately I just had a HUGE chip on my shoulder that I was meant for more and needed to do my own thing.
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