You Know you’re An Online Poker Player when...

You Know you’re An Online Poker Player when...

· You think "sitngo" is a real word.
· You come home from playing poker and immediately play more poker.
· You've played poker for years but have never actually seen a deck of cards.
· You know most of your best friends by their screen name only.
· The first time you played in a cardroom or casino, you looked for the "bet all/raise all" button.
· You stay up till three in the morning because "there's this freeroll on Royal Vegas."
· You miss your mother's birthday because "there's this freeroll on 7Sultans"
· You wear a catheter for no medical reason.
· You haven't seen the sun in three days.
· Your idea and your girlfriend's idea of "all-in protection" are two very different things.
· You won't play in your local cardroom because there's no refer-a-friend bonus.
· Your entire wardrobe consists of online player's hats and shirts.
· GL, NH, NB, GG and TY all make sense to you.
· Though you can't walk and chew gum at the same time, playing four simultaneous sitngos is no problem.
· You don't remember your own phone number, but know your NETELLER details by heart.
· You upgraded to DSL and a high resolution 20" monitor "for no particular reason."
· You can cram a four-course meal into a five minute tournament break.
· The first question you ask of any vacation spot is, "Do they have internet?"
· You've been playing online every day for the past 18 months, but can quit any time you want.
· You haven't seen your spouse/lover/significant other in weeks, but you see RustyNail23 every damn day.
· Sleep? Who needs sleep?
· You’ve typed, "I hate you, I hope you die" in the chat window on more than one occasion.
· You've taken every bad beat known to man -- except the next one.

First published in World Player Magazine