Word: darkhawks
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...they are called in the chat forums that accompany online games. And “donkeys.” Also, “suckers,” “muppets,” and “idiots.” By all accounts, “Darkhawk-2000” qualifies as none of these. But that didn’t keep him from losing $8,000 in a single sitting one fateful night in the summer...
...years later, Darkhawk—a November degree candidate at Harvard—has gained back his losses and then some. In one year, he has bulked up his resources from $1,000 to $80,000. At one point, the number towered at $110,000. Most days, Darkhawk plays online poker from one to nine p.m. and often finds himself active on as many as 16 virtual “tables” at once. The life has its perks. He was due to party with Charles Barkley last year, winning two tickets to a bash hosted by the retired...
...definitely been a rollercoaster ride. You live and learn. There are mistakes I’ve made, but I’m okay with it,” he says. “I’m pretty proud of what I do.” But Darkhawk, who still lives at home, can’t really say the same for his parents. They’ve been nagging him to find a “real” job, and perhaps they have a point: “Let’s say you want to marry...