## Growing The SPL Poker Community  

The Steem Poker League was envisioned by @tuck-fheman in order to enjoy poker with his fellow Steemians. Over the past 20 days or so, we have worked tirelessly to get the league up, and running, with freeroll tournaments around the clock. And in those 20 days we have also grown the league to over 100 players. 

## Getting To Know The "Enemy"

On the poker battlefield, anyone who isn't yourself is considered the enemy. But in reality, we are all family. We may not share the same blood, but at the end of that day, we all share this great planet. And while this planet is massive, it is not large enough to harbor hate or ill will towards others. *The best way to open your mind, is to open your heart. And in order to do so, we will be bringing you a series of genuine/personal interviews of your fellow poker players.* 

## The UnMasking 

In our first edition we have one of the most active individuals in the SPL community. This guy has helped us every inch of the way, and continues to give his time, and energy to grow SPL into an even larger poker community. 

Each individual was asked a set of questions, and below are his/hers responses. I have not made any edits, I want you to know the person for who they really are, not for who I think they are... 

Our first guy up is our SPL resident DJ, @steeminator3000. You may have heard his voice and seen his face if you watch the [poker live stream](https://www.twitch.tv/steemitpokerleague) on league tournament days. 

![burke1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmazfofGTCiW9AaXTLFFHv6iAtS5ck6pb4H9sLu5AxTQWY/burke1.jpg)
*As you can see he was ready for the airwaves at quite an early age.*

* **Tell us a little about yourself** -- "My name is, Berk. I was born in Turkey. Have stayed in several countries over a 6 year span. Mostly spending time in Berlin, Germany for 3.5 years. I have visited a shit ton of places and I'm only 26 years old. My hobbies  are a lot of things. I got a lot of appetite to try new things but I get bored fast : fishing , playing guitar , travelling , reading and other stupid things."

* **Why do you like playing poker** -- "I like to analyze people and predict their movements. And see if I'm correct or not, that is the core thing that gives me pleasure in poker. Other than that I'm a shitty player."

* **What is you favorite hand in holdem** -- "My favorite hand is K 3 because I made 2K Euros with this hand flopping a full house."

* **What is your favorite food** -- "If I say something non-Turkish, people in Turkey are going to kill me...but I really like Eggs Benedict."

* **Tell us one thing interesting about yourself** -- "There is nothing interesting about myself; I'm a just a commoner who wants to wake up to his better version everyday." 

![burke2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXQZqHcxCxpa6L2BZaEfZAiszJbQNydPS7eQaCha6UZMH/burke2.jpg)
*Look at that smile will you?!*

![burke3.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmee9DmFMvNhp13Yn2bBa9R7cxZhErZ9oa1EintXCVMBKM/burke3.jpg)
*How do you catch a fish inside the boat, man?*

![burke4.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfHJN2ywzAQ2J2UEq1ZU9Sc28KTD4kNnr4fj9kHsPWSyR/burke4.jpg)
*It's Turkish Wham!, everybody.*

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*Is this where you learned your 4 langues, you smart ******?*
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***Well Burke, the fact that you strive to wake up to be the best version of yourself each day...makes you anything but a "commoner."***

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Please stay tuned for AFT Vol.2 - we will be getting to know our friend, @nicnas