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Poker Pro Reflects on a Year of Challenges and Triumphs
NewsJanuary 16, 2019·1 min read

Poker Pro Reflects on a Year of Challenges and Triumphs


In a reflective post, a poker player shares their experiences from the past year, highlighting both challenges and memorable moments. The author mentions a conflict situation in a HU turbo tournament for $2,100 and a call during parallel hands in a $10,000 tournament against LlinusLlove.

The player also recalls results in a regular $2,600 tournament on PartyPoker, final tables with repeats in $2,100 tournaments on PokerStars, and winning the Sunday Million tournament. Additionally, the author discusses a deal in a $5,000 HU tournament with Black.

Looking back on their poker journey, the author played two months in Chinese poker rooms, showing 17 bbs/100 on local NL600 (NL1.4k FR). They note that 6-max tables at reasonable limits in Chinese rooms are mostly bots and timpley. The top club in China stopped accepting foreigners, reducing the appeal of playing there. The future of poker is uncertain but not hopeless, and there is still room for growth.

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