Hey ya'll. I'm Derek, known in some circles as "Savannah D". I'm a 29 year old, Professional poker player from the beautiful city of Savannah, GA. I'd been playing poker semiprofessionally for about 4 years now. (that meant I made money, just not enough to quit My day job) Recently decide to say, "screw it, if I'm gonna do it, let's DO IT" Quit the day jobs, and am now playing with no other income, and no safety net. Don't know how I'm gonna do it, don't really care, just know that I will. I swear, it's like going out on a first date with the girl who had your heart from the first moment you saw her. I'm excited, damn near giddy, and just a little scared shitless... But hey, someone recently told Me, "If going for something doesn't scare the crap out of you on some level, it's not really worth going after" Actually, pretty good advice
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I'm not working at playing you can find me up at the local pub, or about town enjoying my wonderfully eclectic little town with My wonderfully eclectic friends. I'd have a place here even if I won the big one. I mean where else can you live in such a beautiful, classy, little town 358 day of the year, and the biggest party in the world the other 7? (yes, St. Pat's DOES take a week to celebrate properly, if you're not, you're slacking)
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My interests are almost franticly varied. I LIVE for a challenge and when I find something that catches My interest I become an expert on it. Psychology, history, law, design, metallurgy, chemistry, fashion, music, literature, medicine, you name it I'm probably into it. I pride myself on being a person for whom, work IS play, (of course play is play too). It's actually a wonderful way to go through life.
It's something I picked up on when I went to visitors day at Paris Island, SC; home of the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot.. It is the "boot camp" you see in the movie Full Metal Jacket. I noticed that whenever small children see the obstacle course, they always call it a playground, and they want DESPERATELY to play on it.....
Think about that for a moment... Here is the most feared Obstacle / challenge course in the history of modern military training... grown men and women in peak physical condition have dreaded running it since 1916, it has made them cry, made their bodies ache, made them throw up, it has broken the spirit of countless young recruits, only to rebuild that spirit into the most polished fighting tool in the world... and little kids call it a playground, because that's EXACTLY what it looks like..... So no matter what you're doing, if you look at things the right way... everything looks like a playground...........
When you get that in your head, something almost magical happens........
Work becomes play, deadlines become the shot clock, office policies become the rule book, management seminars are just learning new plays, lunch breaks become "time outs" Criminal investigations become a game of "catch Me if you can" Home Elder care becomes story time with your Grandparents, and time off is just that time you're not on the field... you do your best everyday because you'll always do better when you're having fun .....................................................
Someone once told me "always do sober, what you said you'd do drunk" He was sober at the time. He was also broke, divorced, had just been beat up, and was in handcuffs.
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Derek "Savannah D" Martin
Birthday: 10/14/1977
Birthplace: GUESS
Current Location: The beautiful city of Savannah, GA
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Light brown to dark blonde
Height: 5'11"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: er, White? OK, ok, irish, german, dutch, polish
What You Wore Today: black Doc Martin 16 eyelet boots, dark wash "salvage" jeans by Express, white with grey pinstripe "work shirt" by VanHeusen; oval frame eyeware in gunmetal by Brooks Brothers with amber tinted overlay clipshades, hair cut slightly shorter then usual modern, (not quite high and tight)
Your Weakness: just one more round (of beer, poker, sex, whatever)
Your Fears: I guess not a damn thing now... lol
Your Perfect Pizza: loaded, no anchovies
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: To not have to get a day job, and a WSOP win would be nice.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: a/s/l?... read a freaking profile jackass
Thoughts First Waking Up: huh? wha? oh?... coffee?
Your Best Physical Feature: Well, it's all pretty good, but women have told Me I have a HUGE.... brain
Your Bedtime: whenever I pass out
Your Most Missed Memory: rousing rebelion in high school
Pepsi or Coke: I'm a GA boy, COKE, but only about 2 a week
MacDonalds or Burger King: neither, that stuff will kill you quicker then cigarettes
Single or Group Dates: single... unless the group is Myself and a few young ladies, then I guess it would be OK.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Green Tea, extra hot, extra strong
Chocolate or Vanilla: BOTH
Cappuccino or Coffee: COFFEE.... nothin fancy, just lots and lots of COFFEE
Do you Smoke: 1 1/2 to 3 packs a day, it's not just an addiction, it's a passion
Do you Swear: Fuck no.
Do you Sing: Badly, but yes.
Do you Shower Daily: uh, usually?
Have you Been in Love: YES!!! and I am now.. With Myself
Do you want to go to College: I did, but I wouldn't mind going back and REALLY do it right, VanWilder style
Do you want to get Married: I guess I just haven't found the right girl, and the right prenup
Do you belive in yourself: Oh yeah.. lately more then just about anyone else
Do you get Motion Sickness: no, I like motion... the more motion the better
Do you think you are Attractive: yeah, maybe not in a "pretty boy" way, but yeah
Are you a Health Freak: Did you catch the smoking question?
Do you get along with your Parents: it's gonna depend on how this whole poker pro thing works out I guess. Hell they can't argue with success after all. lol
Do you like Thunderstorms: actually, I do. Didn't for a while, but yeah, I do
Do you play an Instrument: a little guitar
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: copious amounts
In the past month have you Smoked: just cigarettes, I quit pot years ago
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no drugs... I'm better without them
In the past month have you gone on a Date: a couple
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: I live to shop
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no, not really big on sweets
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: loads
In the past month have you been on Stage: not an actual stage, but I perform everywhere I go.
In the past month have you been Dumped: nope..
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no, but that don's sound like a bad idea... once it gets a little warmer
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: just the blinds, a few kisses, and a heart or two
Ever been Drunk: I'm drunk NOW.
Ever been called a Tease: at least twice daily
Ever been Beaten up: almost daily until high school, then I discovered the hit them with whatevers handy form of martial arts
Ever Shoplifted: my first job was as an LP ..etive, the ad said, must have shoplifting experience, I was almost overqualified
How do you want to Die: happy, sweaty, and tired, between Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: The "bestest" Me I can be.
What country would you most like to Visit: Ireland, Isreal, Japan... I'm a huge fan of asskicking underdogs
WHAT I LIKE IN A GIRL..
Favourite Eye Color: brown, no, blue, no green.. depends on the girl really.
Favourite Hair Color: again, it really just depends on the girl. Some hair colors just suit some women better then others.
Short or Long Hair: ok, definately medium to long.
Height: either really short, 4'11" to 5'2" or fairly tall 5'7" to 6'1"
Weight: must be fit, but HAVE CURVES. I'm always afraid of breaking those little stick figure chicks
Best Clothing Style: depends on the occasion, but I like a woman who knows what she has, and dresses to show it off a bit.
Number of Drugs I have taken: Doesn't really matter, as long as you're clean now, as I am after YEARS of experimenting (and yes I had a lab coat)
Number of CDs I own: LOADS
Number of Piercings: a few can be sexy, but discrete ones... please don't look like you took a header into a tackle box.
Number of Tattoos: tats are cool (I'm currently planning my next one) but get GOOD work done.. and NO Disney characters
Number of things in my Past I Regret: NOT A DAMN THING
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!While we're getting to know each other, here's some other folks ya'll should know. That's Doyle Brunson, "Amarillo Slim" Preston and "Sailor" Roberts.. the greatest poker team ever. I can't think of anything I'd love better then winning and losing hundreds of thousands of dollars off my friends, just to see who's better.
