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Mark

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About Me

Where to start? After a very succesful volleyball coaching career, I hung it up a couple years ago. After all the wins, titles, trips, friends made and all the great young men and women who became a part of my life I decided it was time to take care of me for a while. I gave up so much because I wanted to help others realize their dreams. Now it's my turn....Playing poker has become a huge part of my life. I decided now that I can, I'm putting even more time into it. In December, I made the final table at the World Series of Poker Circuit Event #2 at Harrah's. This really validiated my chase for a world championship. After doing so many team oriented activities, it was a such a thrill to do it all on my own. I'm coming for that WSOP bracelet and I won't stop until I have it. It will not be easy but I'm not holding back. I will sit with the greatest in the world and come out on top and it starts this year when I hit the tables at the 2008 World Series of Poker. The Rio will never know what hit it by the time I'm all done....I'm also looking forward to marrying my fiancee, Kristin. She is a very special woman and I look forward to sharing my life with her and chasing all of our dreams together no matter where it takes us. For starters, it's taking us to Las Vegas at the end of May to get hitched. Should be a wild time...There's still a couple holes in my life to fill but I'm being patient and waiting for my time to come. I want to thank all my friends for being there for me and supporting me when I've needed it most. It's been a time of true change over the last year or so and I appreciate all of you. I know if I wanted to I have the ability to do it all on my own, but it's a lot more fun to climb the mountain with people you care about. See you all at the final table! ..
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My Interests

Playing cards, sports, movies, music, and of course my sweet Kristin.

I'd like to meet:

Phil Gordon, Daniel Negraneau, Mike Matusow, Phil Ivey, Ted Forrest Doyle Brunson, Hulk Hogan, Phil Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, George Clooney, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Jeremy Piven and the cast of Entourage, Cal Ripken Jr., Nicole Kidman, Larry David, and many others!

Music:

I listen to almost anything but most rap. There are exceptions to every rule of course! But I have to say I'm an 80's kid through and through!!!!!

Movies:

When Harry Met Sally, Caddyshack, Braveheart, The Untouchables, Rounders, Hoosiers, Casablanca, Ocean's 11, 12, 13, Spaceballs, among many favorites

Television:

Right now my favorite shows are Entourage, The Sorpranos, Poker After Dark, High Stakes Poker,Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Big Love, Flight of the Conchords, Smallville, Kitchen Nightmares, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Survivor and bring OZ back, dammit!

Books:

Phil Gordon's Poker books, Power of Persuasion, Catcher in the Rye, Identity Crisis

Heroes:

All my friends. Never forget the victims of 9/11 and our soldiers in Iraq and all over the world. They are truly the finest examples of heroes you'll ever find.Watch "the boys" take a beating...Check out the sickest hand ever....Gus vs DanielMike and the SheikMe at the WSOP Circuit Final Table Introduction
Your results:
You are Superman Superman 85% Spider-Man 80% The Flash 65% Supergirl 62% Robin 62% Batman 60% Hulk 55% Green Lantern 55% Wonder Woman 47% Iron Man 45% Catwoman 15% You are mild-mannered, good,
strong and you love to help others.
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Your results:
You are Lex Luthor Lex Luthor 74% Apocalypse 70% Magneto 64% Dr. Doom 64% Venom 54% The Joker 54% Mr. Freeze 53% Kingpin 51% Riddler 50% Juggernaut 48% Green Goblin 44% Catwoman 43% Two-Face 40% Dark Phoenix 39% Mystique 32% Poison Ivy 19% A brilliant businessman on a quest for world domination and the self-proclaimed greatest criminal mind of our time!
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My Blog

Mark’s Poker Blog - 5/11/08

The poker is getting into high gear for me lately.  Some good, some bad, some ugly....   Three weeks ago, I got absolutely destroyed.  QQ cracked by J3 in my tourney, Trip jacks with an...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 11 May 2008 08:15:00 PST

WSOP Main Event Final Table...in NOVEMBER???

I was on ESPN.com today and saw this headline: WSOP Finale Rescheduled for November I wasn't sure what to expect when I read the article but the main paragraph to me was this:  "The innovative ch...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 01 May 2008 11:45:00 PST

Poker Players Alliance/Spade Club/Vegas

First, I wanted to let everyone know if you hadn't heard that the Poker Players Alliance is now up to ONE MILLION members.  This organization which I am proud to be part of is fighting for poker ...
Posted by Mark on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:02:00 PST

15 Random Thoughts

*How about instead of having the paparazzi follow around worthless drunken actors and singers, we assign two to each congressman, governor, senator, and state representative?  Now that's some fil...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:04:00 PST

Marks Poker Blog 4/17/08

I just realized I haven't done a poker blog for a while so here it is. Overall, the past couple weeks have been pretty decent.  In live play, I finally broke my home game curse and won my t...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:10:00 PST

So yesterday I went to a funeral...

  On Sunday, my grandmother passed away at 89 years old.  She had been bedridden recently and had an on-and-off battle with lymphoma.  I know it was very rough for her being stuck in be...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:48:00 PST

Saying Goodbye and Hello

Before you stop reading after one paragraph, this isn’t about professional wrestling....   Tonight on WWE Raw, professional wrestler "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair a.k.a Richard Morgan Fliehr s...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:09:00 PST

Marks April Fools Poker Blog - literally

Since it’s April Fool’s today, this poker blog goes out to four poker fools and hopefully will prevent you from being an fool at the table.  I wish I could take this blog and shove it...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:17:00 PST

Marks Poker Blog 3/28/08

My last week of poker has been entertaining to say the least.  A few fun things to share:   First, my frustration continues in my home tournaments.  For the second week in a row, I bubb...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:19:00 PST

New poker site - SpadeClub.com

I just wanted to take the time to rccommend a new poker playing site I found.  SpadeClub.com was just launched by the Shulmans - the same people who run Card Player Magazine.  It is a rathe...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:34:00 PST