Former NYPD Detective Wins $1 Million On Poker Game Show December 19, 2009 - Ben Muessig

A retired cop who started playing online poker to kill time and distract himself from injuries he suffered on 9/11 just won $1 million when he defeated a professional card-player on a poker game show. After retiring from the NYPD in 2004 with back and leg ailments he incurred during the terrorist attacks, former detective Mike Kosowski, 53, began playing the card game so he wouldn’t be "lethargic." After playing online for up to six hours per day, he entered a contest and earned a spot on the game show "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge," where he went head-to-head with pro Daniel Negreanu, the Daily News reports.