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Jungleman's Journey: From Arrogant Teen to Poker's Top Player
Daniel 'Jungleman' Cates is considered one of the strongest poker players in the world at 32 years old.
Cates' first poker experience was losing $3,000 to more experienced players at 17 years old. After losing his savings, Cates' parents blocked his bank account, and he had to work at McDonald's. Cates returned to poker after a month at McDonald's and started studying his opponents more carefully. By 19, Cates had won over $1 million in poker and dropped out of the University of Maryland.
Cates lost over half his bankroll ($600,000) in the first two months of his professional career. However, he continued to improve and eventually won two consecutive championships with a $50,000 buy-in. Cates started his online poker career in June 2008 at $0.25/$0.50 tables and reached $5/$10 tables by October.
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