Your grandma has seen all your tricks before, so leave her checkbook alone.
There are lots of ways to build a poker bankroll. You can play in freeroll tournaments online and parlay your meager winnings into massive live tournament success, a la Annette Obrestad. Or you can start with a small deposit and grind your way up the cash game ladder, like Joe Curcio. There are lot of other options, too, but there’s one surefire way not to build a lasting bankroll: stealing your grandmother’s checkbook.
Most people never have to learn this lesson the hard way, but that’s exactly what Garth Kallberg of Owen, Wisc., has been doing this summer. After moving in with his grandmother he found her checkbook and decided to help himself. It’s not quite clear whether he expected her not to notice the missing checks or just didn’t care whether he got caught, but Kallberg decided to use the checks at three local bars in his western Wisconsin hometown. By the time he was caught he had spent nearly $2,000 on playing poker and drinking.
The police work involved in tracing the checks from the bank to the bars was the sort that Barney Fife could handle without much problem, so Kallberg was arrested and charged quickly. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail for forgery, most of which he has already served, and to pay restitution. Maybe when he gets out he’ll focus on online poker freerolls or find some other way to play poker. As for the drinking part, let us know if you hear of any beer freerolls and we’ll pass the word on to Garth.
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Forgery Does Not A Poker Bankroll Make
