My thoughts on the tournament: I had a few strategies I used in winning this seat.  First was to be observant and take advantage of position when I could.  I didn’t want to get involved in any big hands early in the tourney.  The play is just crazy in the early stages.  When the blinds started getting bigger I tried to take as many blinds as I could, uncontested.  When I did go all in, I made sure I went in with the best hand.  There were 2 hands I can remember that I didn’t have the best, but I lucked out on both…fortunately for me.

I heard about NLOP during the Milwaukee’s Best Light tournament and have been playing there ever since.  It’s the only poker site I play on.
My advice to other players would be to always go with your gut.  If you get a good feeling when you look at a hand, raise it before the flop….even if its 74 suited.  If you flop a big hand you almost always get money.  If the flop doesn’t hit you, you can sometimes take it anyways, as you displayed strength before the flop.  Intuition is huge.

I have been playing poker my whole life almost.  I used to site on my father’s lap while he raked in the pots.  I started playing hold’em 5 or 6 years ago and lost a lot of money before becoming a consistent winner.  I mostly play live games in my area.  I try to play as much as I can, but sometimes I only get to play once during the week.   NLOP is the only online site I play at and I’ve never been to a real casino.

NLOP is great because it’s perfect for people like me who don’t have the money for things such as WSOP sears or even big games for that matter.  I have recommended it to all my poker friends.  Thank you for your service.  I’ll be proud to wear NLOP’s merchandise at the world series.  Thanks for this once in a lifetime opportunity.

David Marshall A.K.A. Odd Thomas

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