- Poker Links:
- Poker Games:
- Pot Limit Omaha (PLO)
Texas Hold Em
Omaha Hi/Lo
- Pot Limit Omaha (PLO)
- Card Games (Non-Poker):
- Hearts
Cribbage
- Hearts
- Casino Games:
- Craps
Blackjack
- Craps
- Other Games:
- Strat-O-Matic Baseball
Chess
- Strat-O-Matic Baseball
- Sports Teams:
- San Francisco Giants
Golden State Warriors
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Penguins
Columbia Lions
- San Francisco Giants
- Vacation Spots:
- Lake Tahoe
Las Vegas
Maui
- Lake Tahoe
- Cocktails:
- Rasberry Mojito
Margarita
- Rasberry Mojito
- Pete, tell us a little about yourself.
- I grew up in East Brunswick (EB), New Jersey (born in 1966) and have been living in Northern California since 1990.
I'm a civil engineer by day and enjoy watching sports and playing games in my spare time.
- I grew up in East Brunswick (EB), New Jersey (born in 1966) and have been living in Northern California since 1990.
- EB is in Middlesex County... don't Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey have roots there?
- Yes, durrrr is from nearby Edison and Ivey worked in New Brunswick early on in his career. I taught those kids everything they know :)
- What got you started in poker?
- My family loved to play card games and I learned to play Hearts when I was a teenager.
My best friend from EB (Pete Pryor) got me playing Hearts on Excite/Pogo in the late 90's and I was quickly hooked.
I didn't really become intrigued by poker until I saw Robert Varkonyi win the World Series on ESPN in 2002 and of course, Chris Moneymaker in 2003. Around that time, I started playing Texas Hold Em on Pogo for tokens.
I eventually gave real money a try on Full Tilt in October 2005.
- My family loved to play card games and I learned to play Hearts when I was a teenager.
- How did that go?
- I got crushed at first. I deposited $100 and lost it all on the cash game tables within 24 hours.
I deposited another $100 right away, lowered the stakes and have slowly built up the bankroll since... especially thanks to rakeback and IronMan bonuses.
- I got crushed at first. I deposited $100 and lost it all on the cash game tables within 24 hours.
- What are your future plans?
- I'd like to play in a WSOP event someday (mission accomplished in June 2010)... eventually, I'd like to play in the Main Event, ideally before I turn 50 in 2016.
I'd like to get back into playing online again, but I'm not going to do so until it's legalized and regulated by the United States.
- I'd like to play in a WSOP event someday (mission accomplished in June 2010)... eventually, I'd like to play in the Main Event, ideally before I turn 50 in 2016.