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Michael

A powerful winning force surrounds me.

About Me

I was born in Southfield,MI and lived near Detroit for the first eight years of my life. I moved to a small island outside of Seattle and went to school there through graduation. Since then I've found much pleasure and some pain playing poker. I've learned many different games and practiced for countless hours for the past couple years. I'm attempting to master No-Limit Texas Holdem, Razz, Omaha, 7-card Stud, Limit Texas Holdem, HORSE, Omaha High/Low, 7-card Stud High/Low and any other card game I can wrap my mind around. I find pleasure in everything and nothing at the same time. I enjoy laughing whenever possible and making people laugh even more. I have a deep love for sports and have always been interested in playing and watching them. Eventually I'd like to use my knowledge for betting sports, to go along with all my other plans. All signs point to Vegas.
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My Interests

Afros, Arm Wrestling, Back Massages, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Camping, Chess, Comfortable Shoes, Curly Hair, Darts, Drinking, Fans, Fishing, Football, Golf, Hats, Hiking, Lightning, Mariners Games, Michigan Football Games, Movies, Oceans, Penguins, Ping-Pong, POKER, Pool, Road Trips, Sandwiches, Seahawks Games, Sleeping, Steak, Tennis, Thunder, Tiffany, Traveling, Weight Lifting, Wrestling

I'd like to meet:

Jessica Alba, Charles Barkley, Doyle Brunson, Jim Carrey, Johnny Chan, Dave Chappelle, Dane Cook, Alan Cunningham, Devon, Eminem, Chris Ferguson, Will Ferrell, Phil Gordon, Ken Griffey Jr, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Lebron James, Jay-Z, Scarlett Johanson, Michael Jordan, John Juanda, Mike Matusow, Rachel McAdams, Alyssa Milano, Daniel Negreanu, Tera Patrick, Natalie Portman, Barry Sanders, Adam Sandler, Sarah Silverman, Mike Tyson, Vince Vaughn, Dwyane Wade, Christopher Walken, Tiger Woodsbr

Music:

2Pac, Atmosphere, Beastie Boys, Bob Marley, Buckethead, Cam'ron, Common, D-12, Devin the Dude, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Eric Clapton, The Game, Gavin DeGraw, Jackson 5, Jay-Z, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, Juelz Santana, Kanye West, Kurupt, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Maroon 5, Marvin Gaye, Method Man, Michael Jackson, Nas, Notorious BIG, Outkast, Ray Charles, Redman, Scarface, Smokey Robinson, Snoop Dogg, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, Sublime, The Temptations, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan

Movies:

8 Mile, 25th Hour, 40 Year-Old Virgin, Above The Rim, Ace Ventura : Pet Detective, Anger Management, Basketball Diaries, A Beautiful Mind, Big Lebowski, Billy Madison, Black Sheep, Boondock Saints, Bottle Rocket, Bowling For Columbine, Braveheart, Bull Durham, Captain Ron, Cinderella Man, Dazed And Confused, The Departed, Donnie Brasco, Donnie Darko, Double Jeopardy, Dumb 'n Dumber, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Field Of Dreams, Fight Club, Forrest Gump, Friday, Godfather, Godfather II, Goodfellas, Good Will Hunting, Grandma's Boy, Groundhog's Day, Half Baked, Happy Gilmore, Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle, He Got Game, A History Of Violence, Hoop Dreams, Hoosiers, How High, Kids, King Of New York, King Pin, Kiss The Girls, Legends Of The Fall, Major League, Matrix, Meet The Parents, Menace II Society, Monster, Napolean Dynamite, Office Space, Old School, Pulp Fiction, Ray, Red Dragon, Reservoir Dogs, Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky Balboa, Rounders, Rudy, Scarface, Shawshank Redemption, Silence Of The Lambs, Sixth Sense, Super Troopers, Swingers, Talladega Nights, Taxi Driver, Tin Cup, Tommy Boy, Training Day, Troy, The Truman Show, Tupac : Resurrection, Unbreakable, The Usual Suspects, V For Vendetta, Van Wilder, Very Bad Things, Vision Quest, Waiting, Walk The Line, Wedding Crashers, The Wedding Singer, Weather Man, What About Bob, White Men Can't Jump

Television:

Arrested Development, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Boondocks, Chappelle's Show, The Colbert Report, The Contender, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Family Guy, Lost, The Office, Pardon the Interruption, Sealab 2021, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, The Sopranos, South Park, Sportscenter, Unsolved Mysteries, The World Series of Poker

Books:

Art Of War by Sun Tzu, Fundamental Secrets Of Winning Poker by Mike Caro, Harrington on Hold 'em by Dan Harrington, Little Blue Book by Phil Gordon, Little Green Book by Phil Gordon, Online Ace by Scott Fischman, Play Poker Like The Pros by Phil Hellmuth, Pot Limit & No-Limit Poker by Stewart Reuben & Bob Ciaffone, Power Hold 'Em Strategy by Daniel Negreanu, Super System by Doyle Brunson, Super System II by Doyle Brunson, Theory Of Poker by David Sklansky

Heroes:

Phil Ivey, Michael Jordan, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Sanders....................

My Blog

Better to be lucky than good

By Bill Simmons I believed Mike McD for eight years. "People insist on calling it luck," he kept saying sarcastically. Sure. We all knew better. If poker was about luck, as Mike says, the same guys...
Posted by Michael on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:19:00 PST

Road to the 2006 WSOP - Part III

It's about that time to write a new blog, in case someone out there is listening. I had my poker tournament take place recently to qualify for the Main Event in Las Vegas. I feel I played almost as we...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:48:00 PST

Road to the 2006 WSOP - Part II

So I figured I'd update my progress for anyone who happens to read this blog or as any interest in what I'm up to. My online poker career is going strong and I'm still making good profits playing card...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:21:00 PST

Road to the 2006 WSOP

Last night I began my mission to get to the 2006 World Series of Poker. I've been playing online and in casinos for the last 6 months, after spending a year or so practicing in home games. I've read m...
Posted by Michael on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:14:00 PST