My passion is associated primarily with the love for the game itself. I began playing card games yet in my early childhood, such as durak, war, bingo, and backgammon. As a teenager, I started playing for money with friends.
At the age of 18 years, I went to work in a casino as a dealer. When I got my first salary, I went to a nearby casino with my friends. In Russia there is a proverb that he who wins for the first time, he is doomed to a lifetime of playing and losing. He, who loses, will treat the game calmly. I held my own for the first time in a casino. So, my fate was not predetermined by pattern…