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Settled in Playa

I got to Playa del Carmen yesterday around noon.
I spent most of the afternoon in the waiting room of an cargo company in Cancun that I hired to process the importation of my dog, Scout, who rode in the undercarriage on the same flight as myself. Once the dog was put on the plane, [...]

DraftDay, Life, Mexico, Non-Poker, Online Poker, Playa del Carmen, Poker Community, Poker Refugee, Poker Travels

Moving to Mexico

In a bit of huge personal news, I have decided to move to Playa del Carmen, Mexico to pursue my semi-professional poker career.

After Black Friday, the day on which the U.S. Department of Justice effectively shut down online poker, I told WSJ reporter Alexandra Berzon that I would not relocate to another country for the [...]

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Traveling Over Relocating

I’ve been back in Austin for a few weeks now and have settled in about as much as any poker player can in a place where there are no casinos and no online poker. God, Black Friday really sucked a big one. It’s not like I want to play all the time or try to [...]

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A “Final Statement” on An Encounter with Joe Sebok

This blog originally appeared on PokerTips.org and was republished here on my personal blog.
Today was WSOP Event #28, a $1500 no-limit event. I got to the Rio an hour late and stood in a long line to late register. By the time I took my seat, blinds were at 50/100, starting stacks of 4.5k.
I’m [...]

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