I've talked before about my visa problems. They forced me to stay home in Russia all winter. As a result I spent a lot of time playing online poker and working on my game. Eventually it all paid off in a big way. March was an amazing month for me. In the span of 10 days, I won the Sunday Warm-up and two FTOPS events. I also got 3rd place in another FTOPS event. All told I won more than $307,000. I've never had a two-week period like that. It...more
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Grinding away life tilt
The last time I wrote a blog, it was all about my travel problems in 2012. Sad to say, it was a bad start to 2013 for me. My travel woes continued as I was unable to make it to the PCA. It was the same situation as EPT Prague...more
Moored in Moscow
2012 has been a trying year for me. As you know, back in April when I turned in my documents to apply for a U.S. visa to come out for the World Series of Poker, the U.S. embassy lost my passport. Not only was I forced to skip the WSOP,...more
Poker travel is no kiddie game
Well, it's been an interesting year, to say the least. Poker has provided me a lot of great opportunities, including the ability to travel and see the world. I have been on the road fairly consistently ever since I had my first big win at EPT Kyiv back in 2009....more
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