FernanWho?

FernanDO! 

Congrats to my student/fellow coach/friend who just shipped his 1st big MTT!!! 

Finishing 1/617 is not easy... ever.  So when you finally take down your 1st one it's quite an undescribable feeling.  After winning Fernando told me he had "chicken skin"... I was like what???  Haha.  I did find out though that "chicken skin" is the equivalent of my "goose bumps", so that made it more relatable for me then.  :D 

If you get a chance check out Fernando's blog and congratulate him!!!!

p.s. Fernando (fagrello on pstars) posted a week with 120% ROI!!!  Sick!

PokerStars allowing Withdrawals for US Players

Incase you don't already know here is an article describing more.

http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/pokerstars-now-processing-u-s-cashouts-586422/

Still places for US players to play! Check it out.

Despite the tragedy that has fallen on the online poker world, there are still a few options to play poker for US players. 

Feel free to check out my Merge Network based site, http://www.betondrew.com/ or to email me gonzalez.john.r@gmail.com with questions.  I'm always here to help.

The Merge Network is experiencing boosted traffic, better guarantees, more tourneys, and basically they are trying to accomodate the fact that they, along with Bodog and Cake network are the only real sites offering US player action. 

Also if you are interested in MTT coaching/HH reviews/Staking/etc., let me know.  Again, I'm here to help if you are interested.


Here is to poker being a right, not a luxury!!!!! 

Playing for nothing? Haha...

So I've been running terrible on merge and just frustrated as crap... I decided since Cereus (AP) was still letting US players play (not cashout, or depo.) I would try to blow the rest of my roll since I was mad at my "run bad" on merge. 

Played 2 tourneys that were in late reg. and shipped 1 of them, hahaha figures... 

Ok, so I know maybe I'll be able to get this money 1 day but otherwise I guess I might as well have been playing for free!!!     :(

Oh well, gl all.

-DrewPeacoq8

Online Poker News

I'm still around tho I haven't posted in a long time.  My volume hasn't been what it needs to be, and of course now I lost 3 of the sites I play on so it will hurt more... sucks, and I know everyone else is feeling the effects of online pokers "black friday".

Best news lately is here:
http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/April11/pokerdomainnameuseagreementspr.pdf

Who knows what is next tho...

Guess we just gotta keep our ears open...

*Good news tho - during a coaching session tonight I got to watch my boy take down a tourney!!  Congrats Fernando!  Always a good feeling!!!  :)