This is a conclusion of a series of posts that starts here with an introduction to who these people are and why I’m driving to Las Vegas with them.
Objective: Drop me off in Las Vegas. Optional: Continue on to Tahoe.
The drive from Zion to Las Vegas is … Read full post
On Episode #88 of the Thinking Poker Podcast Andrew Brokos andNate Meyvis break down two hands that were submitted from the audience. One is a cash game hand from an underground joint in New York with a favorable preflop rake, and the other comes from a tournament.
Nate and … Read full post
Objectives: Spend the day in Zion National Park! Complete an appropriately challenging family-friendly hike, swim in the Virgin River, and get back to the campground before the gate closes at 9PM.
The Emerald Pools
After five days of heavy driving, we’d covered enough ground that we could afford a full … Read full post
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Nate is back on the program to discuss a hand he played in the World Series of Poker Main Event, then he and Andrew talk with Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah about mixed games, how he got into poker, backing, and more.
Objective: Drive approximately 8 hours from our campground near Golden, CO to the vicinity of Zion National Park. Find a place to camp on near the park.
Optional: Find a place to swim.
I woke around 3:30AM. Despite the fact that I was burrowed inside of my sleeping bag with … Read full post
Nate’s no longer in Vegas, but Andrew and Leo Wolpert sit down during Day 6 of the Main Event to talk about their own deep runs in the WSOP as well as some key hands from their 2014 tournament.
This is a continuation of a series of posts that starts here with an introduction to who these people are and why I’m driving to Las Vegas with them.
Objective: Drive approximately five hours from Hays, Kansas to a campground just west of Denver, Colorado.
Rigging and Hustling
Because we’d … Read full post
I’ve obviously been running this over in my head a lot, so I might as well post it here. It’s the last hand before break, blinds are 250/500/25. I have a little shy of 20K, Villain has 30 or 35K. He seems to be the only other pro at the … Read full post
After a cross-country drive, Andrew has finally reunited with Nate in Las Vegas for the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event! The two are joined by Carlos to talk about a few hands Nate played in a preliminary 10-game event, low-stakes tournaments in Vegas, and much, much more.
Needless to say, I’m looking forward to it. Nate ended up switching from Day 1C to 1B, and I was tempted to do the same, but last-minute changes tend to throw me off, as I’d already mentally planned some things I wanted to do yesterday. The only downside to this … Read full post
Objective: Drive about seven hours and camp at Kanopolis State Park in Western Kansas.
I woke around 6AM to find Jerica and Henry freshly showered and packing their things. A quick count confirmed that everyone was still alive and well, and I couldn’t find any itchy bed bug bites on … Read full post
If you’re in Las Vegas, please don’t forget to come meet Nate, Andrew, Carlos, and other Thinking Poker Podcast listeners and guests between 10AM – 1PM at the Gold Coast bowling alley tomorrow, July 5. Hope to see you there!… Read full post
Objectives: Drive approximately seven hours from Pittsburgh to Hoosier National Forest, where we’d camp for the night.
An Early Morning
Upon telling people about this trip, Jerica and I were both bombarded with advice about long drives with kids. Much of it would have required more planning than we were … Read full post
Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald joins Nate and Andrew on the Thinking Poker Podcast to talk about his childhood in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, winning and losing a fortune, abusing drugs and getting clean, and his new life in Costa Rica.
Sorry for the delay on this episode. I’ll get a … Read full post
Objectives: Finish Packing. Retrieve Rental Car. Drive to Pittsburgh. Keep kids out of apartment during my walkthrough with landlord. “Camp” in my empty apartment.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about or who these people are, see this post.
At my landlord’s insistence, I’d agreed to doing … Read full post