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Gary Spitzer

Im gonna come at you like a Spider Monkey!

About Me

Put a Bad Beat on CancerI'm a 4th generation Texas gambler(is there any other kind?) living, winning and losing in Sin City. My grandfather won over $52,000 dollars shooting dice and playing poker on the ship home from France after WWII. My Dad was a professional gambler and drag boat racer for decades in Texas and the Southwest. Gambling and thrill seeking are a family tradition, its in our blood.
I live and breath no limit Texas holdem action. You can find me all over town in various cash games or tournaments. If you see me dont be a stranger, I love meeting new folks.
Currently, I spend most of my time running my consulting firm, playing live poker and on the side I help some very promising poker players. (check out my girl Nikki in my friends section, she has done really well).Ive had my share of success, some WSOP cashes a couple of WSOP circuit event final table appearances and numerous Vegas tournament wins.
I'll be updating my blog and sharing some stories (hopefully successful ones) from the Las Vegas tournament circuit. I consider myself very lucky to live in Las Vegas and play with some of the best players in the world. I am very fortunate to be at the right place at the right time. Wish me luck.
There is alot more to me than just playing poker. Im a warm, generous, um..um......Hell! who am I kidding Im an obsessed poker playing psychopath who will stop at nothing to win, and I dont care who knows it!!!!!
Phew, that felt good.
Background notes: I grew up on a working cattle ranch in Texas, rode bulls for fun and money, went to state in H.S. debate(insert master debater joke here), gambled and booked my way through college, played football from the ages of 6 thru 20(I walked on at Texas Tech, picture "Rudy" with a bad attitude and a not so happy ending.) and backpacked across Europe and North Africa for two years. Ive also owned and operated my own business for the past 10 years.
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My Interests

Family, Poker, golf, chess, guitar, trying my best to write a good song, good wine, vegging on rainy days, fires(contained), the beach, horseback riding, water skiing, live music and concerts by original bands, travel, philosophy, a good debate, politics, meditation, people older than 70(a resource of wisdom that unfortunantly goes untapped) and did I mention POKER!!!!!

I'd like to meet:

I met him and he is an incredibly cool guy.

Music:

SRV, Texas blues, Texas country, Texas rock, Southern rock, The Eagles, BTO, ELO, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Santana, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Bad Company, CCR, Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Queen, the WHO, Los Lonely Boys, Nirvana, Bob Marley, Al Green, Sam Cooke, Albert Collins, Billie Holliday, Jack Johnson, U2, Alabama, George Strait, Jerry Jeff Walker, Kenny Chesney, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Buffett, Kieth Urban, and of course any Motown.Honestly, I can find something I like in all forms of music as long as its original.

Movies:

www.hittingthenuts.com

Thanks to my friend AK-suited (Jonathon) for making this graphic for me, its too cool!

Television:

Discovery Channel, A&E, The Travel Channel, The History Channel, The Daily Show, CNN, MSNBC, SNL, Simpsons, Family Guy, Reality shows, Football(Dallas Cowboys, of course), and any poker show.

Books:

Books that helped my game:
"The Prince" by Machiavelli, "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. Get your mind right.....
"Super System" by Doyle Brunson, "Harrington on Holdem" volumes 1 and 2 by Dan Harrington
However, books can only take you so far. It is up to you to create your own unique playing style that you feel comfortable with.

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Heroes:

People who KNOW they dont know squat.

My Blog

Check out the trailer for the poker reality show

I was lucky enough to get selected to be a contestant,  Click the link and let me know what you think.  Yep, looks like Im the bad guy. www.ten-stories.com    Thanks, Gary &n...
Posted by Gary Spitzer on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:26:00 PST

"Hitting the Nuts" movie update

Our movie project "Hitting the Nuts" is moving along at an amazing clip.  We have just signed a production deal with a studio at  Warner Brothers Studio's.  Pretty amazin...
Posted by Gary Spitzer on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:16:00 PST

Even poker has a farm system.....

I am currently Co-executive producer for the soon to be released feature film "Hitting the Nuts".  I would like to invite all my readers to visit our website at www.hittingthenuts.com If you hav...
Posted by Gary Spitzer on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 07:25:00 PST

Happy Holidays Everyone!!

I would like to wish  all my friends a wonderful Christmas and happy new years. Cheers!
Posted by Gary Spitzer on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:15:00 PST

Jamie Gold is not my champion....

I know that Jamie Gold won the WSOP and that is a hell of acheivement and my hat goes off to him. I cant quite put my finger on it but when I watched the final table of this years WSOP, ..Jamie's win ...
Posted by Gary Spitzer on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:42:00 PST

The ugly cloud of self doubt has finally lifted.....

Well it took awhile, but Im over the brutal beat that put me out of this years WSOP main event. I was one of the first day casualties, lasting all of 8 hrs.I was playing good solid poker, I never felt...
Posted by Gary Spitzer on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:42:00 PST

Is live poker action turning into a team sport?

If you're new to "live" poker games in casinos you need to be on the outlook for collusion. I play in numerous different casinos and I ALWAYS see the same 2 or 3 guys "working" a table. I know the "t...
Posted by Gary Spitzer on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:12:00 PST

Final table negotiations....Don't get screwed!!

Saturday I played in a 100 player tournament at Harrah's with my friends Nikki and Josh. After five hours of play, I made the final table with an average chip stack. I waited for the short stacks to b...
Posted by Gary Spitzer on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:29:00 PST

Yeah, this is a poker blog...but WTF is congress doing......

I created this blog to document the trials and tribulations of a aspiring poker player living and playing in Las Vegas.....but I am compelled to right about some of the crap that really burns my ass. ...
Posted by Gary Spitzer on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:48:00 PST