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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West Coast Hype

After spending the past five nights in L.A., I can say that I understand the hype of the area. It’s a pretty awesome place and I can see why millions have flocked here. I dig the general west coast vibe. Everyone seems to carry a pretty laid back and go with the flow type of [...]

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Coolered in L.A.

Sometimes there are days where, in hindsight, you realize you should have never gotten out of bed. Today has been one of those days.
I’m in Los Angeles for the World Poker Tour event at the Bicycle Casino, a $3,500+$200 buy-in that lured something like ~700 entrants. Having not played a live tournament since busting [...]

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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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