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Nov 01 2006, 12:10 AM
This week's Podcast features interviews with Tim West (Tmay420, PocketFives.com Online Tournament Player Ranking #1), and Andrew Wiggins (MuddyWater, Co-Founder and Staff Instructor at www.cardrunners.com).
The all-new PocketFives.com Online Tournament Player Rankings were released last week, and the one player who moved to the top of the field was “Tmay420”. Tim was also ranked in the Top 75 in the previous rankings system, but now becomes only the 4th player ever to be ranked #1 in the world at Online tournament play.
Our interview with Tim will give listeners some insight into the struggles that go hand-in-hand with making it to the top. While bankroll management, tournament strategy, and scheduling will highlight the interview, controversy will surely rise out of this week's Podcast when Tim reveals his story about how Justin Bonomo's (ZeeJustin) multi-accounting practices at single-table Sit & Go tournaments had a negative impact on his bankroll. (Up to this Podcast's airdate, ZeeJustin has denied allegations that he ran several of his accounts in the same Sit & Go tournaments, admitting to multi-accounting in Multi-Table tournaments only). We invite you to listen to Tmay420's story; then decide for yourself what you believe.
Our second guest is Andrew "MuddyWater" Wiggins, Co-Founder of www.cardrunners.com. Andrew is one of a handful of players who have made a very successful transition from tournament poker to cash games. Although he started his poker career by playing $.25/$.50 live games at college, he has since worked his way up to playing 4+ tables of $10/$20 No-Limit Hold 'em, where the full buy-in is $2,000 at each table. Andrew's story is interesting, and it shows a glimpse into the mind of a mature young man who refuses to sacrifice a college education, even if it means playing poker only part-time until he graduates.