Star Tribune profiles online poker pro Jared ‘jhub3000′ Hubbard
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The Minneapolis Star-Tribune published a profile on well-know online poker pro Josh Hubbard today. Hubbard, who is better known to many as jhub3000, is one of the elite Sit and Go players online, and is one of the few PokerStars players to achieve SuperNova Elite status.
The profile is pretty stock, avoids commentary on the legal issues surrounding online poker, and paints a fairly positive portrait of Hubbard. Excerpt:
Hubbard’s normal workweek is usually 45 hours, often squeezed into four days. To maximize profit, Hubbard plays eight to 12 games simultaneously. Variance is an unavoidable reality of poker play. On a great day, Hubbard may make $11,000. On a bad one, he may lose $5,000 to $8,000.
“The losing days are smaller and less frequent than the winning days,” said Hubbard, who projects that he will make at least $250,000 this year. “I mean, even when I do have what I consider a bad week, I make at least $2,000.”
Hubbard also has experience in live poker. In October, he competed in the first U.S. Poker Bowl in Las Vegas, to be broadcast early this year on the Fox Sports channel.
