Ryan Tatusko had Tommy John surgery when he was 17, but that didnt scare Indiana State Universitys baseball coaches away from the talented teenage pitcher. Tatusko arrived on campus unable to play right away. Instead, he started to gamble to stave off boredom.
The games were Mario Kart or five-card draw poker, and the stakes were small. If someone lost, theyd have to spring for lunch at Chick-fil-A in the Commons, Tatusko recalled.
But things quickly escalated. One night, Tatusko and his roommate played in an all-night online poker tournament. His roommate won. Tatusko didnt.
After his roommate went to bed, Tatusko secretly logged on to his roommates account and managed to lose every penny of the $300 hed just won. When his roommate fou…
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