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Kevin

Working in Calgary means that nearly all of my poker stories and experiences come from this great city. A couple of nights ago I was witness to some frustrated poker players who were playing a 1/2 No Limit game. I was not the dealer and I was actually on my way to the door through the poker room, so I could go home and clear my head of all the poker related buzz that usually boggles my brain on a daily basis. As I stepped back into the poker room, having my jacket on already, there was a myriad of security guards all focused on the trouble that was happening on one of the tables.

The game had actually broken up and there was some sharp rebuking going on between 3 of the players and some of the staff. The crux of situation as I understand, was that a player had opened 1 of her cards during the regular course of play. One of the other players was induced to fold, while the other player demanded that the staff have her hand killed. The house rule for this poker room is that showing any cards before action has completed will almost certainly result in a dead hand. Housemen of course, based on the facts, can make any rule they deem fair and according to the rules, but with this house rule, it has almost always resulted in a dead hand, as that is the rule.

One of the players, who I’ve personally never seen in this poker room, was outraged that the dealer did not act in time to declare the hand dead, or call for a ruling, before he had dumped his cards. Had he known that the ruling would have eliminated one of his opponents, he would obviously have had the winning hand.

He makes a good point, and the dealer was not very sharp that time, but with my limited understanding of exactly what happened, it is very clear that this player was not familiar with the house rules. The winner of the pot, may have actually asked for a ruling only after the other guy folded his cards. This leads to some important questions about house rulings.

1. Is ignorance ever an excuse to make a claim on a pot or to change the result for the winner?

2. Does the order in which events occur change the results of house decisions?

3. Is it ethical to draw attention to a rules violation in order to win a pot, and does the timing of this attention, if it used to a players advantage, in any way, change the results of a decision, or should it?

This story reminds me of another story that has the same kinds of implications that could be analyzed when it comes to fairness in house decisions and rulings. I was once told the story about a house rule regarding cell phones. I won’t mention the name of the casino where this supposedly happened.

A player is in a pot talking on his cell phone. He obviously is not aware of the no cell phones rule, but no one says anything to him, and the dealer also says nothing. After being involved in all of the betting rounds, it comes down to this guy on his phone, and 1 other player who decides its finally time to ask for a ruling about the guy talking on his cell phone. The houseman comes over and after hearing about the guy having been talking on his cell phone, declares his hand dead.

As a former houseman, I never see anything wrong with enforcing the rules, but there seems to be questions that are worth debating when it comes to these kinds of technicality wins.

1. Does waiting to draw attention to an infraction that will disqualify an opponent, have any effect on a house decision, when it is apparent that such attention was calculated to achieve maximum profit?

2. If a dealer fails to notify a player of a disqualifying action or infraction, should a player be given any kind of protection from future losses, that are contrived from an experienced player’s strategy to extract more money by remaining silent until it is in his best interest to lobby that the player disqualified himself? Even if there is no intent to remain silent for this purpose, should a player still be granted some protection of money lost after the initial disqualifying action or infraction, when it is clear that a player was not informed by a dealer?

3. How important is the dealers failure to draw attention to infractions, when it comes to making house decisions regarding the forfeiture of a pot?

There are no easy answers, and poker is not black and white. As a player, it is paramount that you know the house rules of any given poker room in order to protect yourself from violations that can haunt you. It would be very difficult and almost unprecedented for a houseman to make a different ruling based on fair judgement, for something that is clearly in the rules. It is your responsibility as a player to be familiar with the finer points. A lot of players play more poker than what some dealers deal on a full time basis. A lot of dealers do not play poker, and sometimes the finer points an nuances of the game are not as apparent to all dealers.

I have been burned by rules in the past, and very rarely get burned any more because I take the time to find out the house rules before I play. I strongly urge those of you that are risking a lot of money in large games, especially in No Limit poker, that you take extra time to make sure you know exactly where you stand when it comes to certain issues. Knowledge is always power in poker.

Posted by,
Kevin Pierson ~ CPN Site Manager
CanadaPokerNetwork.com

A couple of days ago I was dealing the 1/2 No Limit game at work. Basically a normal game with many of the regulars that play it. One guy was on the table that I tend not to like too much although he would never know it from me. During this game it was obvious to me that this guy was playing extremely tight. Never getting involved in any hands without a huge pocket pair or an ace with a face kicker. Not a bad style and this guy is fairly patient with 1 major flaw. Everyone on the table knows how he plays. He never mixes things up and never bluffs. I don’t advocate a lot of bluffing, but it can be an important part of any players arsenal of tactics.

So as it turns out, my reputation as an action dealer is once again upheld as this guy ends up all-in with about $400. Thinking that he was going to merely steal the pot with what was already on the table, he was caught by surprise as he had 1 caller. A lucky guy with basic skills who was generally sucking out on a lot of pots and had $1500+ in front of him. So this guy makes the call and the 2 players show their hands. The tight guy has of course pocket aces, and the other guy has something like ace king offsuit. I don’t remember the exact hand the other guy had, but it doesn’t make a difference as this guy manages to make a back door flush on the river, sending the guy with the pocket aces on maximum tilt.

There’s nothing really that impressive with this story, but the interesting part was the reaction of the guy with the pocket aces. He started hyperventilating and staring me down (as if I could possibly have anything to do with it). Using my actual first name, he repeats a few rhetorical rants about what I am doing to him, and how can I do this to him?

Now let’s make something clear here folks. It is most unappreciated (though understandable) to verbally attack the dealer. I’m not saying this guy was harmful in any sort of way. But to suggest that the dealer had something to do with his misfortune is absolutely absurd. Players generally know this, but it still doesn’t take the sting away when you are already counting your chips before the last card comes down and your opponent hits a lucky draw.

A wise woman once told me (uh hm - thanks Jen) to never play above your bankroll. Great advice that is usually not followed by the vast majority of poker players. Everyone knows what it feels like to take a bad beat or get sucked out on. When you are playing a No Limit game, it can be more devastating to take a loss when all of your chips are in the pot. If you are one of those players that can’t handle losing in the short run in a No Limit game, then you should seriously consider sticking with the Limit poker games.

Now this guy who had is ace cracked (as do most of us) finally calmed down, got back in the game and played just as patiently as he usually does. I do believe he managed to recoup most of the chips he lost in that one fatal pot, and eventually I think he turned a profit. For that I congratulate him. But seriously, leave the dealer out if. If you are that superstitious to really believe that the dealer has any real control, especially in the era of shuffle machines, then you should consider changing hobbies, as you will most likely drive yourself mad. If gambling is a problem in your life, take a break, quit, or get some help.

Posted by,
Kevin Pierson ~ CPN Site Manager
CanadaPokerNetwork.com

Working in a poker room can often reveal a side of human nature that is hard to find in other places. Consider if you will, a poker room with a few poker tables and waiting lists for each game being offered. During the course of play, players often lose all of their chips and decide not to continue in the game. This leaves a void on the table - an open seat. It is the dealers job to announce open seats to the floor staff (houseman as we call it) so they can query the next player(s) on the list. Whether it is by visually searching the room for the next player, or by making an announcement over the P.A. system, there is a space of time needed to track down this player. Sometimes the player is anxiously waiting for their seat and is readily available. Other times they may be on other games in the casino such as craps. In these situations the player usually gets 3 calls. If these attempts fail, their name is erased from the top of the list, and a new player is sought after. In all scenarios, from the quick to the long-term search, there is a space of time, a travesty, a void that needs to be filled, and usually not filled fast enough.

There are those players in a typical cardroom that have somehow taken it upon themselves to be the “open seat” police. Continuously making the “open seat” announcement often before the dealer even has a chance to announce it. These players with all their good intentions often do not benefit in any significant way if this void is filled or not filled, as usually this void leaves a game 9 handed instead of full at 10 handed. There is very little mathematical difference between a 10 handed and a 9 handed game for a Texas Hold’em player. Why then do these players make it their mission to inform the poker room staff constantly and continuously of the open seats? In  most cases the houseman is already aware of the open seat and has called for the next player. But it comes back to the space in time. The space and void is never really filled fast enough for the average egotistical player. The universe revolves around poker players you see - we all understand this. When you play poker, space and time folds on top of itself many times. To the gambler, 5 hours is like 5 minutes. And to the self appointed open seat police, 5 minutes is like 5 hours.

Last night the houseman I work with made a very profound statement that ultimately caused me to write my thoughts about this on this blog. He said ”I wish I was as passionate about any thing in life, as some players are about filling the open seats”.

For those of us that have been in the situation of being holder and director of the sacred waiting list, we understand the conflict. We have spent countless hours explaining to customers that in fact the next player has been called. We have done our part to find players as quickly as possible even when after calling a player 3 times, the next few players fail to show up after their 3 calls. This has dramatic and irreversible consequences to the basic space time continuum. Players are usually not aware of the great length and efforts that sometimes go into filling a seat, knowing that every minute is like an hour for those select players looking to re-balance the equation that has turned their poker world upside down.

To all the houseman, floor staff, tournament directors, and poker room bosses and managers, I would encourage you keep up the good fight, and continue to battle the cause. Fight this travesty with all of your heart and soul, and do everything in your power to preserve the integrity of the odds and the game, in spite of the regular travesties that occur without limit. Don’t be discouraged, and don’t feel lost when you are charged with most heinous of crimes - the open seat.

[Inspired by Ryan Evens]

Posted by,
Kevin Pierson ~ CPN Site Manager
CanadaPokerNetwork.com

I’ve been a long time fan of TitanPoker.com and have decided to give it some extra exposure on this blog. I have always enjoyed playing the heads up cash games on this site, especially the 1/2 Limit Games. For those of you that want to try this poker site, you can download it here. New sign-ups will be eligible to play in a FREEROLL for $250 Sunday @ 6:00pm EST.

NEWS:

Titan Poker Celebrates Successful Launch of New VIP Elite Club
Poker players who have represented popular online poker room Titan Poker at major land-based tournaments have been given a heads-up at additional poker glory.

(PRWEB) September 25, 2008 — Popular online poker room, Titan Poker largest on the iPoker Network, last week launched an exciting and unique tournament series exclusively for members of its Elite Club.

Titan Poker’s Elite Club was created to reward and challenge players who have represented the poker room in the past at major land-based tournaments around the world, as a way to thank them and give them a heads-up at additional poker glory. The exclusive tournament series, offered to these skilled poker players at absolutely no cost, gives them a short cut to winning seats at future poker tournaments where they can again represent Titan Poker and win huge cash prizes.

For Titan Poker players, who regularly fight it out for their share of the massive cash jackpots on offer and/or their dream seat at an overseas poker event, such as the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, this is yet another means to “winning some fantastic prizes and entry to live tournaments that might otherwise be unobtainable,” claimed a Titan Poker spokesman. “There is every reason to believe that the Elite Club will be warmly welcomed by our best players. Evidence of players’ excitement was proven last Thursday when the top four winners each finished their night celebrating at having earned free entry into our upcoming Poker Cup Australia Super Satellite, truly delighted with a successful evening’s play.”

Titan Poker regularly rewards its players with massive cash prizes and seats to huge overseas poker events, such as the Aussie Millions, the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and various European Poker Tour events. It awards more than $16,000,000 in monthly prizes and will stage a $4,150,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament series, the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP III), in November.

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Titan Poker Players Compete for Exclusive Sponsorship Deals 
The popular online poker room is putting together a team of top poker players to compete for worldwide poker stardom. 
 
(PRWEB) September 24, 2008 — Online poker room Titan Poker has launched a new and exciting tournament series for all of its avid poker players. The Titan Poker Team offers players with dreams of poker glory a chance to achieve their ultimate fantasy: to win an elite sponsorship deal representing Titan Poker at live poker events throughout the world. 
 
In total, 12 skilled poker players from eight countries will win sponsorship spots on the Titan Poker Team. The team will be selected at final tournaments, to be held on December 18, 2008. 
 
There are two ways to win a seat to the final tournaments. All depositing Titan Poker players are eligible to play in the monthly qualifiers, where they can buy-in directly for $10 + $1, or win a seat in one of the weekly qualifiers with the extremely low buy-in of only $1 +$0.10. 
 
Players can also win a seat directly to the final tournaments by finishing in a top spot in country races taking place each month. These are exclusive to players’ language and country of residence. 
 
Titan Poker Team members receive a six-month contract for the first half of 2009. The sponsorship deal includes $16,500 for buy-ins for live poker tournaments, a personal web page dedicated to sharing their expertise and experiences through blogs and reports, and, of course, a player’s tournament winnings. 
 
“This is a fantastic opportunity for players whose desire a full time professional poker career,” said a Titan Poker spokesman. “By winning a seat on the Titan Poker Team, they will receive excellent publicity and a chance to show off their skills on a global stage.” 
 
Titan Poker regularly rewards its players with massive cash prizes and seats to huge overseas poker events, such as the Aussie Millions, the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and the Asian Poker Tour Series. It awards more than $16,000,000 in monthly prizes and will stage the upcoming European Championship of Online Poker III (ECOOP III) tournament this November with $4,150,000 in guaranteed prizes.

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Titan Poker Ups the Ante in Third European Championship of Online Poker
Titan Poker’s Third European Championship of Online Poker is making online poker history as the prize pool jumps to a record $4.15 million and the world class action is extended from ten to fourteen days.

(PRWEB) September 11, 2008 — Titan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network, has announced the launch of its third European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP III) this November. For the first time since its inception, players will compete over an action-packed fourteen days for a share of the unprecedented $4.15 million prize pool.

It’s a far departure from the early days of the online European Championship. Titan Poker’s first ever ECOOP, staged last December, offered an exciting new online tournament series where players competed over ten days for their share of $2,500,000. It wasn’t long before the ECOOP grew to be the crowning glory of online poker tournaments, even awarding its very own trademark ECOOP bracelet. Talented player ‘wllkllu’ made poker history as the first-ever ECOOP Main Event winner, claiming prize winnings to the tune of $220,000.

It was a hard act to follow, but Titan Poker did so the following May with unrivalled offerings in its second online Championship (ECOOP II). The Championship’s steep prize pool increase to $3,600,000 attracted the cream of the online poker world, and ensured the success of the second ten-day event. Main event winner ‘Jeanss89′ entered the record books after taking home the second ECOOP Main Event bracelet and $315,000 in prize winnings.

But it’s indeed a case of third time lucky this November. Titan Poker has spared nothing for the comeback of the third European Championship of Online Poker and has upped the ante to an unprecedented $4,150,000 guaranteed prize offering. Players will also have extra time to join in the online poker action, which takes place from the 24th of November to the 7th of December, 2008. ‘We extended the tournament period to fourteen days to allow more time for our talented Titan Poker players to showcase their skill and play for the sensational rewards in offer” explained one Titan Poker representative. With sky-high rewards, an impressive line-up is certainly expected this November.

Posted by,
Kevin Pierson ~ CPN Site Manager
CanadaPokerNetwork.com

Years ago, when I first began taking an interest to website building, I thought it would be fun to have an online community of poker players that get together frequently to play small buy-in live casino events, and then organize some online events with the same set of players. Poker can be a lot of fun after you get to know people and their poker habits.

The basic idea for me was to play the kind of tournaments that a lot of people want to play, but are not able to play because they are not offered anywhere. New players are not as likely to fork out a lot of money to learn how to play. I love a good tournament, but I am just as stingy as the next guy when it comes to putting up a large buy-in. Everyone has their own financial situation to consider when making decisions as to how much money they are going to consider playing with to satisfy their interest in the game.

So to organize some events I used the services of Meetup.com and created a poker group called “Calgary Poker“. We currently have 246 players and the group is growing, but we only allow 33 seats for our tournaments. Part of the concept I had was to provide a forum where players would not have to compete against too many people, but be large enough to make the game challenging and fun while getting to know some new people.

So far, with the cooperation of Calgary’s Cash Casino, we have had many successful events and people generally enjoy themselves. I have decided to keep this group going and have secured a commitment from the casino to host poker events every week on Monday nights at 7:30pm starting on November 10th, 2008. We usually add new members to the group each week and of course anyone may register with this group online. We only require that people show up when they have RSVP’D “YES” after receiving their email invites to the tournaments.

What can I say? - this group of players have been great to play with, and some fun rivalries have evolved. For people in Calgary that are looking for some poker action in a social atmosphere, it is the best event in the city. No other poker club is likely to have as much fun as we are, and we are always increasing the membership (free of course).

If you are from Calgary you may want to consider joining us, especially if you have an interest in poker, but lack experience and would like to start somewhere. This is a good place to start because a good percentage of this group started out the same way. Many players that have participated, played their first live casino poker tournament in this group.

I wish I could do more for people that are living in other cities that would like to organize similar events. I can always offer advice if you need it, and you can certainly ask questions here. If you start a meetup group you may want to consider linking to this site as I will glady put up a banner and link to your meetup group on the CPN home page. If you have your own website that’s even better and it will help you promote your own group. Swapping links on our poker pages will help us to reach more potential members.

Posted by,
Kevin Pierson ~ CPN Site Manager
CanadaPokerNetwork.com

I always seem to have an ample supply of stories from working in the poker room at the casino where I am presently employed. Last night was no exception as the incident of the night involved a guy who was standing behind his girlfriend at the table and another guy at the table who made a provoking comment to her. I’m not sure exactly what was said or how it was said, but the boyfriend took offense. The guy with the big mouth probably didn’t realize that it was the boyfriend standing behind the girl he had just scolded.

The comment was really nothing so scathing to have never been heard in a poker room before, but still, it was a cut, a dig, or some kind of charge that had a little extra sauce on it.

Players, you should be careful what you say, and to whom you say it to. There are always going to be times when you feel like you have just been raped by a gut shot or some other kind of miracle nonsense card that realistically should have never happened. But they do happen, and how you react can have a dramatic affect on your game or in this case, your personal safety.

The boyfriend was fully prepared to have a physical confrontation right there in front of everyone, or go outside to settle the matter. The other guy, realizing that he had bitten off way more than he should have chewed in the first place, backed down as floor staff stepped in (way too late mind you) to handle the situation.

Words are powerful my friends, and depending how you use them in all situations in life can harm you or help you. I don’t think it is necessary to get physical every time someone makes an offending comment whether it is to you or someone you care about. Every person has a line that they must draw in deciding what actions warrant various reactions. When it comes to poker, you always have verbal options. The response you give to the verbal attacks of your opponents can affect your game.

When I am in a position of getting berated by another player, I try to say nothing and smile. I want nothing more than an angry guy at the table to fulfill his self destructive destiny, especially when I have the best of it cardwise. There is a lot of money to be made from the angry types -  the experienced players know this.

In the case of defending your girlfriend’s honour, seriously think about the consequences of letting the situation escalate to a physical level. You can end up barred, hurt, or even jailed. Don’t let your enemies get the best of you by sucking you into a useless confrontation. If someone is offensive, I do believe you need to stand your ground, but choose your words wisely. You can be win a battle of words if you are effective. You can also win physical confrontations, but the net result will surely leave you with less.

Posted by,
Kevin Pierson ~ CPN Site Manager
CanadaPokerNetwork.com

Many of you have been witness to behavior in a poker room that is unbecoming for etiquette minded players. There are always players who enjoy a few alcoholic beverages while they play, although the vast majority of serious players advise against it.

I was dealing 4-8 limit texas hold’em last night and had an uneccessary situation. A player who was sitting to my immediate right (seat #10) had an observer that was standing directly behind him. He was merely observing the game while a couple of his associates were playing, but decided to get just a little too close. In most cases in this poker room, people don’t mind if onlookers watch the game, but no one likes someone right over their shoulder, and no one should have to accept that.

So a comment was made from the player in seat #10, and before you could blink, the guy standing behind him became offended and hostile. He stepped away but continued to berate this poor guy for his insistence on him moving away. Usually as a dealer I try not to get in the middle of some of this normal every day nonsense, but it became apparent that no one else was going to back this guy up for clearly not doing anything wrong. I finally told the mouthy guy and the rest of the table that indeed this player has a right to request that no one stand behind him. I feel the same way when I play. It is doubtful that the onlooker was up to any kind of trickery like trying to “spot” for his friends and pass information, but regardless, it is more considerate to stand behind your friends, rather than stand behind others at the table. Even then, no one should be too close to the table, and players should pay attention to whats going on. If indeed you suspect that someone is up to no good, you should do something about it, like ask the dealer or other floor staff for assistance.

The silly part of this story is that the guy that was standing behind was fairly intoxicated, and judging from his expressions and tone, he felt like he was being racially targeted - which set him off, but that’s his problem. Unfortunately he kept up some of his belligerent and intimidating comments to the point where others at the table began to speak up. I again had to intervene and remind him that this gentleman has a right to ask people not to stand directly behind him while he plays. Luckily his friends, who have some influence, finally told him to keep quiet and most of the chatter ceased at that point.

Meanwhile, the guy who complained who was feeling victimized by all of this, decides that he has had enough and starts collecting his chips to leave. This is how kids behave, although it’s not entirely understandable that he felt intimidated enough to want to leave the table. I again intervened as did some other players to convince him that everything was fine now, and that he should let the matter rest and just play the game.

Finally these guys calmed down and played without any further trouble. The underlying cause of this problem was that the guy observing was intoxicated. His friends at the table should have told him to come sit by them and keep quiet, but that’s just not always going to happen. Poker gets a bad rap because of ignorant people that have no regard or respect for others.

There are recent incidents even in large high profile poker tournaments south of the border that cause an uproar in the poker community. People need to understand that treating this game and its many events with this kind of disrespect and lack of professionalism, just hurts the industry and the enjoyment for everyone. Reputation is very important to poker players, and respect in a lot of situations is a serious part of the game. If you are the kind of player that generally people don’t like, you may have to adjust your game or your attitude. Everyone likes to go after the rebellious types at the table. Players love to rid their game of the cancerous and egotistical types. With a game like poker, where everyone has a little aggressions inside of them, that becomes a very difficult task.

Posted by,
Kevin Pierson ~ CPN Site Manager
CanadaPokerNetwork.com

This Is My Favourite Story About Dealing Poker In Calgary:

A few years ago I found myself working the night shift with some of my fellow poker dealers and nothing really was out of order (at least I thought) for a typical night of poker at the casino where I was working. Then I saw something on top of the garbage can that caught my eye. It was a bunch of soggy wet un-smoked cigarettes just sitting there drying off. I thought it was pretty odd to see something like that. My first thought was to just throw them directly into the underlying opening flap where the rest of the trash gets deposited.

Then I realized that these cigarettes probably belonged to George (I changed his name to protect his identity). I asked George if those were his cigarettes and he promptly admitted to me that they were, and he told me to please leave them alone until they could dry out. So I asked George why these cigarettes were wet? He told me that when he was using the bathroom, they accidentally slipped out of his pocket and fell into the toilet. Trying hard not to burst out laughing I asked George why he wanted to keep them then, since the toilet is obviously dirty. He said it was not a problem because the water in the toilet (at the time) was clean. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! This guy was so obsessed with his cigarettes (never mind being obsessed with poker) that he was not about to throw away some perfectly good cigarettes just because they were wet. They would be dried out and smoked, just like any other perfectly good cigarettes.

I could hardly keep this story to myself and told my supervisor at the time, who also couldn’t believe what I was telling him. Over the years we joked about this incident a hundred times, and of all the years of dealing late night poker, there has never been a funnier story or incident that I can recall, that will even closely match this one.

Who does that? George was not your typical poker player. In fact, I am pretty sure he was a little on the crazy side. When he lost pots, he would mumble some really serious obscenities at the dealer, which most of the time no one ever heard. I picked up on it eventually, and would ask George what it was that he was trying to say, but he would just smile and look at you with his beady little eyes and say it was nothing. Then when he thought no one was paying attention he would go back to his usual soft spoken rants about how the casino was ripping him off. Frankly, George was one of the nicest people you would ever talk to in person, outside of the poker table. Clearly though, he was at least three sandwiches shy of a picnic, but no one seemed to care too much, except for the women who were disgusted with his never ending cigarette rolling, which usually ended up with half of his tobacco on the table, on himself, and everywhere else. What a guy. God love him!

Posted by,
Kevin Pierson ~ CPN Site Manager
CanadaPokerNetwork.com

I do. A few days ago I invited Khoa Nguyen to give me a little information about his poker pursuits.  He is one of the new rising poker stars having had some success on the Canadian Poker Tour. I will undoubtedly have more poker related conversations with him later, but I will perhaps get a chance to play with him in the Cash Casino CPT event at the end of this month (October 2008). Khoa is currently at the top of the CPT leaderboard and has already secured a seat for CPT finalists, being held at the Ocean World Casino in the Dominican Republic.

I am looking forward to playing a few hands of texas hold’em with him (hopefully on the final table), but if it doesn’t happen, there will be lots of chances to play wtih him and I am sure Khoa will be among the top Canadian poker players for years to come. A modest guy in person, but on the table I would bet he is force to be reckoned with. When I have more information to share about him, you can read it on this blog.

Posted by,
Kevin Pierson ~ CPN Site Manager
CanadaPokerNetwork.com