Introduced himself to poker at the same time as the casinos went into gambling zones, so instead of the capital's Blizzards and Corona, he had to master traps and check-raises in the katrana. He worked as a journalist and taught political science, but put his international studies degree aside for the life of a professional poker player and, a few years later, joined the GipsyTeam.
Our international Youtube channel published the stories of five poker players who took a wrong turn and wound up behind bars. Read their tales here.
Daniel Negreanu took to Twitter to raise a sore point : there's no money left in high-stakes poker. The discussion drew contributions from Adrian Mateos, Sam Greenwood, Sean Winter, and a host of lower-stakes regulars, as well as veteran backing player Eric Haber.
On Poker Go live, ACR ambassador Nacho Barbero accidentally admitted that the room has big problems in fighting cheaters. A little while later, he was fired from ACR.