Flying to Vegas

I’m on the airplane now traveling to work.  I was attempting a nap but I’m much too excited to sleep!  So, this is a good time for my first update.  First off, thank you everyone for your support.  I am wishing all of you the best of luck over the next month!!  I will be staying the next five days with my good friend and poker professional Derrick Yamada.  He is a superstar player – one of the best players I know – and an even better person and friend.  We will be discussing our tournaments and poker hands in depth when we’re not playing.  He has helped improve my poker game an amazing amount.  I hope I have helped him half as much as he’s helped me.

My first tournament is today at noon at The Venetian.  It’s a $440 buy in deep stack tournament.  We start with 12,000 chips and 40-minute levels.  The structure of the tournament is very good and gives an advantage to the skilled player.  That being said, all of you who have played tournament poker know that a lot of good fortune is needed as well as skill.  I will text some fun and interesting hands during the tournament to those of you that are interested.  (I know some of you have real jobs and don’t need the distraction, but since I’ve never held a real job I can’t say for sure….)  If you would like to be on my text list just text me and I’ll keep you up to date. 

I got the idea of this email update from Derrick.  He has a poker blog that he will update during his stay for the WSOP.  He will be living out here until mid-July.  Here is his blog if you’d like to check it out:  http://dypoker.blogspot.com/?m=1

I will keep you up to date via email or a blog when I can.  Typically the first day of a tournament runs until 2am.  I’m in it to win it!

JWB