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Nikki

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About Me

First! I have been an army brat since the day I was born. I LOVE our troops and respect them! I feel that the government should take total care of our men & women in the field when they get home. Putting their lives on the line for the greed of politics! I'll end this now before I rant.
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While I am on this continual mission to find out who I am, I'll be listing some of my cashes and final table accomplishments in the poker world incase someone cares.
I'll spare you the listing of various wins in town. Do you really care anyway? If you do, ask me.
2005 WSOP Circuit Harrah's: Event 13 - 6th
2005 WSOP Circuit Harrah's: Event 4 - 5th
2005 WSOP Circuit Harrah's: Event 2 - 21st
2005 WSOP Main Event: Table 77 Seat 7. Being in Las Vegas, I just knew it was an omen of sorts. Obviously, my intuition was off that day because you didn't see me at the final table but what a rush just to be a part of it.
2005 WSOP Super Satellite - 3 entries, 3 Final Tables:
1st entry - 9th, 2nd entry - Won, 3rd entry - Won
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I come from a long line of gamblers. Though most of them gambled through cards and dice, some just gambled with their sanity. Wait! You can't be sane AND gamble. They were bluffing, the whole bunch of them are insane! Maybe that's why I love them so much.
Since I was a kid, I dabbled in acting/modeling. Never pursued it hard though. Much to the dismay of my agent, I still haven't pursued it like I should. I have done some really cool gigs locally and nationally though. Currently a S.A.G. member and still work now and again (when it doesn't interrupt my poker events, of course).
I trained with Second City and co-founded the very popular Las Vegas Improv Troupe "Unlikely Probability" running over 3 years now. We still do corporate/private gigs, character entertainment and even co-managed some major events.
Wow. that's alot about me. I think I might have learned something about myself while writing this!
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My Interests

Poker (No limit Hold em & Omaha Hi), Performing improvisational comedy, Modeling, Acting (outside of poker too), backgammon, playing pool, lighting up a cigar once in awhile is a good thing, vegging out in front of the TV, pigging out on food that will give you a heart attack by smell and I'm probably the best you'll ever meet when it comes to the hula hoop. Muscle cars are my weakness! I took 2 yrs of auto mechcanics and it helps working on mine (calling a mechanics bluff is always fun too). :) There's a bunch of wierd stuff after that, so I'll spare you.

I'd like to meet:

People who are mentally unstable just enough to be more interesting and more intelligent than what today's society calls normal. Basically gamblers and comics!

I wish I could have played/met Stuey Ungar. I think he was one of the most intriguing and daring players of all time. It appears the truely great card players have all traveled a hard road and are all battling demons, present or past, in one way or another. After all, they are gamblers.
**IMPORTANT** I am NOT a friend collector. I do NOT not want to meet people who will spam my page with advertisements, men who "collect women" as friends or ignorant know it alls (because I know it all).**
Signed, Management.

You scored as World-Class Champion. What needs explanation? You're on top of your game, you're inside your opponents' head and ou'e playing the game within the game and the game outside of the game. Control those tables, champ.

World-Class Champion


58%

Rounder


58%

Professional


54%

Fish


25%

Intermediate


21%

Amateur


4%

Douchebag wannabe


0%
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Music:

All music. Seriously. Anything - Xzibit, DMX, Ludacris, Buddy Holly, Greg Allman, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross (of course), Oleta Adams, Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, George Straight, Vern Gosden, Boston, David Bowie, Cheap Trick, Billy Joel, Los Lonely Boys, Dean Martin, Cinderella, Skid Row, a variety of classical & opera, you get the idea. Basically all of it ... if it's good.

Movies:

Comedies first and foremost. Off the wall, dark, slapstick and some romantic comedies. You have to laugh or "the man" will have you crying. Like Shallow Hal & Half Baked -- YES, I said it! A few dramas or scary movies but I tend to like things a bit less bloody or with a bit less sobbing.

Television:

Is there really anything entertaining on television? The "train wrecks" from reality TV are always great. I do love Discovery, The Learning Channel, etc. Sometimes I'll sneek in the middle of the night and watch HSN when they are selling food! Laugh but it looks soooo good! Night munchies? Ok, now the biggie. Rollergirls.

Books:

When I do read books, they're non-fiction (a wide range of subjects). Some really great poker books. Maybe 4 or 5 are honestly worth the money but I can't list those and give away my secrets. I really try to keep my reading down to a minimum, it bores the ADD part of my brain.

Heroes:

My Grandmother for her many, many achievements for the communities in Southern California, through her efforts running AARP Div. for seniors rights! And the rest of my family. They are masters at dodging my bullets and have worked hard at handling my explicit, mostly funny but sometimes gross or not PC comedy.
My poker coach, Gary, would be a SUPER HERO if I pull off a win at the next WSOP circuit event!

My Blog

Im Back!

Watch your stacks!  Ready or not!  After a year long hiatus from myspace, poker and etc.  I'm finally coming back.  Here at the end of March, I'll begin "training" for the 2008 WSO...
Posted by Nikki on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:35:00 PST

We all play the Donk sometime

I wanted to share a pretty embarassing session and welcome any comments or stories.  I haven't been able to get to the poker tables in a long while and was missing it badly.  I would watch e...
Posted by Nikki on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:45:00 PST

Which seat do you prefer?

The seat I'm referring to is the airplane seat. Are you a window or an aisle person?After a few rides, I've decided the perfect seat is the middle seat. Yep, the middle one. Here's why.The window s...
Posted by Nikki on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:24:00 PST

Another opinion on A Womans Guide to Winning at Poker

The majority of this blog is focused on live poker play. I only have a small comment on this subject while playing online. Through my experience it's simple, don't use a handle that let's them know ...
Posted by Nikki on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:00:00 PST

Has TV Really Been That Great For Poker?

Poker, in all forms, has been around forever. What happened to make poker the "IT" thing? No matter what region you're in, there's a poker game to be found. Someone, please tell me, what was the ex...
Posted by Nikki on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 08:35:00 PST

Does being short stacked mean being stack stupid?

I am writing this blog because there has been so much talk about the "short stack" and would love to get everyone's input. I hear over and over (and have seen) that any two cards play but being the s...
Posted by Nikki on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:13:00 PST

Article from Cardplayer Magazine

I got pretty lucky when Lee Munzer from Cardplayer Magazine saw me kick ass during the WSOP. He was kind enough to run this mention and a photo in the 2005 WSOP Main Event Article. I got even luckie...
Posted by Nikki on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:12:00 PST

Quotes / Excerpts

Here are a few quotes/excerpts about me from blogs and articles that refer to poker and will contain nothing about my criminal record:"Nikki Caballero, is the first of what may be partygaming's acknow...
Posted by Nikki on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:30:00 PST