In this week’s Pokerography series, Lee Davy, takes a look at Bronnie Ware’s classic, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, through the lens of the poker world.

Matt Berkey has won and lost millions playing in the biggest live cash games in Las Vegas. But the live cash arena wasn’t where he first earned his stripes. Those were stitched in during an online MTT stretch that created his first serious bankroll.

Berkey woke up each morning, fired up as many MTT tables as he could muster, and played for 12-15 hours straight, six to seven days a week, to build up a roll of $250,000.

Most people would be happy to see their account balance reach $250,000; not Berkey. Talking about those heady days, Berkey told me they ranked amongst the most miserable days of his life. And as he spoke, I couldn’t help think about Bronnie Ware’s book: The Top Five Regrets of The Dying.