Joe Sebok: From Poker Pro to Wine Industry

Dec 28, 2012
Joe Sebok: From Poker Pro to Wine Industry
Former poker pro Joe Sebok co-founder of PokerRoad.com, is moving into the wine industry. After he stepped back from professional poker in 2011, the 35-year-old moved to the Bay Area from Los Angeles and worked the 2012 grape harvest for Vinify. He was involved in several processes of preparing the grapes for wine making. "I did typical cellar rat stuff," Sebok said according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "Basically, I came up here and got my ass kicked." "It's not like you can sit back and turn on autopilot in either case," he said. "These are challenging jobs." "People who love poker really love poker, and people who love wine really love wine," he said. "There's something to be said for strong opinions and the passion that drives them." He intends to stay put for a while and take in the wine culture. He hopes to land a job in wine marketing or social media, Sebok is not excluding the possibility of playing poker in his area, but his future is headed toward the wine business. "The game of poker is great and has been good to me over the years," he said. "But at the end of the day, if you're not doing other stuff, all you are doing is counting money."
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