Honey, I’m taking a thousand bucks to go gambling all day. OK? Sure, sweetheart, see you later. Have fun. Matt Leshovsky is one married guy who can get away with an arrangement like that.

The 43-year-old Elk River physical education teacher and Rogers wrestling coach approaches Texas Hold ‘Em poker as a competition.

He’s been raking in the chips the last couple of years, enjoying success similar to his days as a four-time state tourney wrestler and soccer captain for the Elks in the 1980s.

See more in Bruce Strand's Star News story.

Matt Leshovsky posed with his final hand, and his trophy, after winning the Midwest Poker Challenge championship and a payoff of $37,315 last October. He lays off poker tourneys during wrestling season. (Photo courtesy of Minnesota Poker Magazine)