Ask anyone who knows anything about cooking steak what pan to use and the answer will be an almost unanimous “Cast Iron!”. Ever since I begun cooking and starting my journey to the perfect steak I’ve been looking to get my hands on one — you wouldn’t think they would be difficult to find but … Read more →

I’ve decided to take on two new students. If you’re interested in receiving PLO coaching from me then check out my coaching page for more information. It will be on a first come, first serve basis but if both places get filled I will create a wait-list for coaching in the future when I have … Read more →

Ahoy hoy (this has become my standard greeting message lately). I started a conversation with Andrew a couple of days ago that went something like this: Me: Ahoy hoy Andrew: Ahoy! Me: How’s poker going? Andrew: Arggghhhh Me: That bad, huh? Andrew: Oh.. no.. I was just doing a pirate voice So there’s that. Moving … Read more →

This post is more of a PSA than anything else. Some months ago I was turned onto the website Khan Academy from someone/somewhere (quite likely 2p2) and it is one of the most amazing websites out there. The general premise is that this one guy, Salman Khan, creates and publishes lectures on literally hundreds of … Read more →

So it’s that time of year again, the WCOOP is in town. For those of you who don’t know the WCOOP is the World Championship of Online Poker – a series of tournaments held on PokerStars that spans approximately 3 weeks in early Spring (or Autumn depending which side of the world you’re on) each … Read more →

If you’ve made it this far into the guide then you’re serious about hitting Supernova Elite. Hopefully you’ve read the first three parts: Is it worth it financially?, Social, Mental & Physical Considerations and Having a Plan B. So by now you should have established that it’s worth it for you to attempt to make … Read more →

For those of you scratching your head wondering what on earth basil has to do with poker you can wipe the confused look off your face — the two parts to this entry have nothing to do with each other. I’ll start with the pot plants and then move onto the poker. A recent bout … Read more →

Hola! Despite my recent trip to Spain and even more recent trip to Mexico I’ve still mastered less of the Spanish language than Basil Fawlty. Language barriers aside — this trip was amazing. Puneet and I flew into Cancun from Vegas (via Denver, an airport we remember distinctly for its “TORNADO SHELTER” signs everywhere; yeah, … Read more →

I’m going to delay the posting of beautiful photos of sunny Mexican beaches and bright turquoise waters and instead bore you all with some poker nonsense. Wait, what kind of a blog is this again? May & June were some pretty brutal months and involved the biggest downswing I’ve had so far this year — … Read more →