Jason Somerville, the winner of the 2011 World Series of Poker $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'em event, has become the First Openly-Gay Male Poker Pro. He wrote on his blog on Tuesday that he'd always know he was gay but had never said anything about it. He came out to his close friends at the age of 22 and his parents later the same year. He described his parents initial reaction as “keep it to yourself, don't tell anyone”, but said their better now.

Ok, so you have managed to put 1000 Euros aside for use as a poker bankroll. Now you have to take decision about the limits and levels you are going two play. Basically there are two main principles:

You have to be stronger than your opponents. Generally speaking you can assume the higher the limits, the stronger your opponents will be. If you are a beginning can player, then you should start at the lowest limits.

If you bankroll consists of all your savings which you cannot actually afford to lose, then playing poker might not be the best decision you have ever made. No matter how big your bankroll is, if you are unlucky then you are at risk of losing all your cash at once. Luckily there is a way of avoiding losing all your money.

The safest way to play poker is according to the 50-principle. This means that with a bankroll of € 1000 you can bet 50 times €20. In practice this means that you could play max 0,10 and 0,20 blinds in cash games. Are the world famous poker players have come that fur because they know how to deal with the Casino Bet bankroll. They all started at the low limits and have worked their ways up.