Brag: they only wanted to check out my frolf discs in the backpack. Beat: Security pulls the backpack to inspect after it’s scanned. I have a full-size tube of toothpaste in my backpack. We travel balla-style with just carry-ons, except that means we have to watch out for the liquids police at security. Steve, Alex, Matt, Nate, & I leave Chicago Thursday night. one kid and doesn’t get to see the rest of us very often, so when he does, he goes big. Fraternity brother & my world cup trip companion last summer. Ubaldo (Rolf): Some poker experience but still learning.

Goes to school with me & is on quest to drink 365 different beers this year. If you look closely at the picture you can probably figure out my real last name. Scott: tries to play limit like Steve but not as good. Fraternity brother & another ex-roommate. Steve: Tight-(usually) aggressive textbook limit HE specialist.

Sam: Limited poker experience but knows the basics. Jon: Decent home game player, but never played in Vegas. He put together the above picture as a CD inlay for the trip's soundtrack album (another party favor). Has a side-job in Phoenix as a distributor of energy bars & drinks, so he brought along a couple cartons as party favors for everyone.Īlex: Best NL player of the bunch. poker, except he plays a ton of of 4-8 and PL HE in Phoenix at the Double Deuce club. The person who sent the email leading to Scotty's bad beat while teaching.ĭave: Hard to tell re. Matt: Real loose-aggressive, sticks to NL.

Quick poker/personal bio of each, L to R, top row first: Real pictures of all participants will be included later, but let’s start with this: 2p2er D-FENS (aka “Steve”) has been planning it for at least 4 months. I’m getting married in May, and this trip was my bachelor party. **cliff’s notes will be posted at the end of each segment**įirst, some backstory. poker content will be adjusted based on reader preferences** **will contain pictures, but they might be big, and some are from a cell-phone, so they’ll be crappy** Betting on sports futures, props and lay bets.

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