Natalie Tech Sue-Po is one of the pioneers in founding iFlix (a streaming service for TV shows and movies). But in 2018, Natalie decided to risk her future and leave the company to become a professional poker player. What she got out of this, read the article.
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Natalie was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The girl started playing poker professionally 7 months ago.
However, according to Buzz World, Natalie had already played poker before, and she managed to take 25th place in the world among women. She is the best poker player in Malaysia with a total revenue of about $ 150,000.
Originally, Natalie wanted to take a vacation to clear her mind from work while playing poker. Sometimes she also thought about what to do with her future life, as she did not want to continue working in the company.
Player career
“I am happy because I have no losses. And I travel six to eight months a year. And this is very good, so I consider it a bonus, ”said Natalie.
The girl told Nextshark how she started playing poker. Natalie said: “I often play poker at home with loved ones, as well as with friends, while studying at college. This is a great way to get everyone together, compete in something and continue communication. ”
Some people think that playing a professional poker player means having fun and living a glamorous life by making something easy. However, Natalie explained that this was just a common misconception about poker. “Most people don’t understand that you have to spend a lot of time - in fact, more than you spend on regular work 5 or 9 hours a day,” the girl said.
“When I participated in the tournament, we played 12 hours, sometimes 15 hours a day - it was really difficult. And the time that I spent on honing my skills and training was not included here, ”she added.
Now Natalie’s main goal is to be among the top five in the Global Women's Poker Code (GPI) at the end of the year.
A bit about poker
Poker is called a card game, the purpose of which is to win bets, forcing all opponents to leave the game, or to collect the highest possible poker combination using 4, 2 or 5 cards.
The game comes with partially or completely closed cards. The exact rules may vary depending on the type of poker. Summarizing details of all types of poker during the game are combinations and the availability of trade.
Poker is a game with incomplete information, like many other card games, due to the fact that the player does not know the cards of his opponents. This is different from chess, for example, in which both players see the position of all the pieces on the board.