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Deepstacks Boot Camp + Slam-Dunk Rant = Good Blog

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*Archived; click post title to view. Excerpt: A few weeks back I was in Tampa for a Deepstacks University poker boot camp. It was my first experience at one of these and after all was said and done, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was really cool to meet all the students when they first came to the camp and watch them progress over the weekend. It reminded me of what it was like when I was first learning the game. …

VIDEO – Adam Levy: The Gossip

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Venetian 5k Tourney Report

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*Archived; click post title to view. Excerpt: I’ve been a busy boy lately. Since I last blogged, I played the NAPT in Vegas at the Venetian and the LAPC in Los Angeles. On top of these tourneys and my hectic past few months, I’ll be going to San Jose for the Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. While the LAPC is the biggest WPT, I’d say Bay 101 is the most unique. There are 50 Shooting Stars with a $5,000 bounty …

The Biggest Pot I Ever Played

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*Archived; click post title to view. Excerpt: I’ve had an eventful couple of weeks. I’ve been in 4 different states and as we speak—well, as we type, I’m en route to Tampa for the 2nd time in two weeks for a Deepstacks University poker camp. It’s the first camp I’ve done so it should be pretty interesting. The few experiences I’ve had with teaching poker, I felt like I’ve done it fairly well. Before the camp, I was in Borgata …

No Stop In Sight

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*Archived; click post title to view. Excerpt: Hey buddies. I’m currently in the midst of bouncing around different cities and there’s pretty much no stop in sight. When I moved to LA in August, the plan was to stay there and seldom travel. But then, I made the mistake of getting the live poker bug again. Damn you Foxwoods final table! Mix that in with some Deepstacks.com seminars in Tampa and it becomes a lot of time away from LA. …

Aruba >>> Bahamas

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*Archived; click post title to view. Excerpt: Well, I’m back from the Bahamas and what normally is one of my favorite weeks of the year but this year, the PCA was lackluster. The weather was subpar and everything was super expensive. Without the great weather, I’d rather just stay in the US and go to some resort for a week. It would surely be less expensive. After having been to Aruba and Bahamas, Aruba is the king of the exotic …

The Bahamas

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*Archived; click post title to view. Excerpt: This year my Bahamas experience was different than any of the other four years I’ve gone–the weather wasn’t good. Although it is all relative. 70 degrees, cloudy, and 10mph winds really isn’t the end of the world. But in the Bahamas that’s just unacceptable! So for the most part, I stayed inside. I brought my brother this year—well, I shouldn’t really say that. He won the seat this year so technically he brought …

Bloggin’ in Paradise

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*Archived; click post title to view. Excerpt: Right now I’m sitting in the beautiful sun sipping on tasty Bahama Mama’s while writing this blog . Gotta blog in style! It’s been a good past two weeks and I hope everone had a great New Year’s! I surely did. I just got here yesterday for the Poker Stars Carribbean Adventure. It’s a huge tourney and at a great locale but Aruba still kicks this tourney’s butt! How can you top Phil’s …

Year in Review 2009 and 2010 Goals

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*Archived; click post title to view. Excerpt: Since this is my last blog of the year, it seems fitting for me to make goals for the new year. Generally I’m not that big on New Year’s resolutions but this year is different. There really are so many things I need to improve on but first this past year was my best year ever. January started off with my usual trip to the Bahamas for the PCA. I didn’t fare so …

My Recent Vegas Trip

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*Archived; click post title to view. Excerpt: Just got back from Las Vegas Saturday night. This particular Vegas trip was definitely my favorite in a long, long time. When you live in Vegas, it kind of loses it’s luster but when you visit, you get to go to those awesome clubs, restaurants, and tourist spots you took for granted as a resident. I went for the Five Diamond Classic at the Bellagio. Played 4 tourneys, all of which did not …