More recently as a mature student I studied for a Graduate Certificate in Business Management at Salford University a one year part time course covering such topics as marketing, purchasing, operations management, information systems, human resource management and finance. The course offers everything that someone in a general management role needs to know about Business Management and marketing.
I was taught to play classic forms of poker such as ‘Draw’ and ‘Stud’ at an early age by my grandfather (a successful bookmaker and inveterate gambler) and first became aware of Texas Hold’Em poker way back in 1982. Driven by the pace and excitement of the games and the casino environment I enrolled on a casino dealers training course at the Rainbow casino in Birmingham and embarked on a casino career which has taken me all over the world.
I now have over 24 years worldwide gaming experience which includes working with high net worth clients in Asia, (Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines and Myanmar) and of running VIP gaming rooms for extremely high stakes.
Having run casino training courses in the Philippines, Latvia, Russia and Africa, conducted in English, Russian and French, I have gained excellent casino trainer qualifications and have extensive knowledge of all major casino games and am familiar with all operations pertaining to the running of a gaming floor including but not limited to, CCTV, casino security, junket operations (including chip warrants, dead chip and premium player action, player rating and player tracking,) computer operated pits and casino marketing.
In the year 2000 I compiled my own training manual according to procedures I considered to be the amongst the fastest and most efficient both in terms of security and game pace, I also produced training aids and motivational programs for trainees and experienced dealers. I have utilised methods gained from running and assisting with training schools worldwide and many of my techniques are completely original.
During my career I have also found time to contribute published articles to internationally distributed gaming and sporting publications such as Casino World and Snooker Scene magazine. If you want to find out more about my amazing career in the casino gaming industry you should check out my LinkedIn Profile or visit my Blog on the World Gaming Executives website or you could join me for a chat in my poker chatroom on Skype.I play online poker under the name of Nick Berger (Berger is the French translation for my real name which is Shepherd) and also use this name for 'live' tournament play, it adds a certain mystique and also keeps the taxman and the BGB off my back. I play mostly at Poker Trillion because it is simply one of the coolest poker sites around, they operate a terrific poker league and all players receive a massive 30% rakeback. I can also sometimes be found at the equally cool Chilipoker trying to get into a game with the beautiful Liz Lieu.
With over 25 years experience of playing Texas Hold' Em poker and with the distinction of never having lost in a cash game against other casino croupiers in any part of the world EVER! I am probably the finest poker playing casino employee in the world!
A huge boast? Definitely! Just hot air? You decide, seek me out at Poker Trillion and put my incredible claim to the test. I play cash games and tournaments and am always looking for fresh fish (sorry, croupiers) to test my awesome powers against. see you at the tables!
Nick
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