Ace Up My Sleeve - Professional Poker Player

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mrtreyk

Had $6700 blinds $600/1200/200, I shoved As3h, SB woke up with JJ, flop J 8 9, turn Q, river A...Obv :( Out 39th of 117...

mrtreyk

$13K at 2nd break...< 60 left...Avg is $24K...Pretty card dead again... :( Havent seen a pair bigger than TT...Haven't had more than $15K...

mrtreyk

Playing @theorleans Friday night deepstack...Have $12950 at 1st break...116 runners...

This is who I am ...

My name is Kerry Knoll, I am originally from the Midwest and moved out West almost a decade ago. As you can probably tell I am a Web Designer/Developer by day, Rounder by night...I put this site together from my passion for poker.

Since the age of 18, I have been fascinated with the idea that there's a certain edge a player can have over the House in the game of blackjack. I did my fair share of studying and reading any and all books I could get my hands on. For a couple summers during my college days my summer job was playing blackjack at local Indian Reservation casinos.

But even though you can gain a certain percentage over the House in the long-run by playing perfect Basic Strategy along with counting cards and a few other tricks of the trade, you cannot truly count on winning as consistantly as you can by mastering the game of poker. Here you're not competing against the House, but rather the skill level of the other players. It's the only true casino game where every decision you make has a direct result in your overall monetary expectation.

So as I had done with blackjack in the past, I decided it was time to learn as much about the game of poker as humanly possible. In the game of poker it's not only important to play every hand to the best of your ability, but to out think/play your opponent. That's where the psychology of poker comes into play. No matter how much one can learn from the numerous excellent books on the subject, nothing compares to the actual experience of real live action in a card room. That's where you can learn to read your opponents and learn from the mistakes you make (and you will make them). The key, whether you win or lose the hand or session, is to play each hand correctly based on all the elements (i.e. position, strength of hand, pot odds, bluffing odds, number of outs, reading your opponent, etc.) of the game.

Hopefully with the skills I have refined you will recognize my name and this site at the final table of the World Series of Poker.

You will probably find me sitting in a local cardroom near you...I look forward to making your acquaintance. Don't be shy, say hi and let me know what you think of my site.

Good Luck - Kerry

It's Been Awhile 111009

It's been awhile since I posted anything and everything before this entry was lost to the wild wild web... :(

Most recently I went to L.A. for the L.A. Poker Open at the Commerce Casino. I played Event #1 $220 buy-in $500K Guarantee No Limit Hold'em. I finished 31st out of 3294 entrants.

Two days prior to that I played in the Venetian Deepstack Extravaganza IV - Event #7 $340 No Limit Hold'Em where I finished 14th out of 361 entrants.

I will be attempting another Venetian Deepstack event in the coming days. As always you can follow my progress on Twitter.com/mrtreyk.

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3/8/2009 - Finished 161st in $215 Sunday Million NL Hold'Em at PokerStars.com

11/8/2009 - Finished 31st in $220 LA Poker Open Event #1 - $500K Guarantee - No Limit Hold'Em

11/5/2009 - Finished 14th in $340 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza Event #7 - No Limit Hold'Em

3/8/2009 - Finished 161st in $215 Sunday Million NL Hold'Em at PokerStars.com

Hello my name is Kerry Knoll, and I'm a professional poker player. I've taken down dozens ...

of tournaments and have been at many final tables. You can take a look at some of my finishes from this past year.

This is for a stake up to 50% of my my earn for the single event. You''re percentage of earn will be based on the number of dollars you stake me up to 50% of the earn.

Examples:

100% stake = $10,000 = 50% of the earn
1% stake = $100 = 0.5% of the earn

I''m interested in finding a backer for any and all upcoming events. First place in many of the preliminary events should be upwards to a quarter million dollars. I would also be interested in sponsorship for any main events, buy-in is normally around $10,000. First place in the main event is usually around three-quarters of a million dollars depending on the number of entrants of course. For more details on upcoming events please visit CardPlayer.com''s website here.

Finally, I will also commit myself to helping the winning bidder with their own poker game.

Bidders should understand that I make no guarantees of my performance and that I will play my best game. Poker tournaments have highs and lows, and the best poker players do not win every single time they play.

Here''s a few FAQs:

(1) If you''re such a good poker player, why are you too broke to buy-in?

- It''s just the price of these buy-ins are too much exposure for myself. If I''m not staked for this event I will just have to wait until the next event and hope someone has decided to take a chance on me. But one of the secrets to surviving as a professional poker player is to not expose yourself to too much risk, and right now with the start of my new poker career I would rather not expose myself to the $10,000 risk. It''s all about money management.

(2) Why don''t you just go online and win a few grand? If you can''t do that, why would I want to back you?

- I do play online nearly everyday, but it''s like anything you can do a lot of good and still not win enough money, not to mention I''d still rather not expose myself to the full amount.

(3) Have you drafted a contract?

- Yes, there is a service agreement that protects the investor(s) and myself. Feel free to download them below.

Contract
Payment Terms
Milestones

Thanks,

Kerry Knoll

For questions/concerns or if you''d like to setup a private stake feel free to email me ...

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