Robert Huxley

It’s not lost on me how fortunate it is to play in the World Series of #Poker Main Event year after year, so instead of posting about my experience, I wanted to highlight the players at my table this year, which had 6 Main Event first-timers! This is who was at Horseshoe Blue, Table 404, on day 1C: Seat 1: Igor, 70 years young, originally from Russia, now residing in Toronto, Canada. First time playing the main! Seat 2: Matt, 42, from Denver, CO, works in IT, first WSOP main because…FOMO finally got him! We feel you! Seat 3: Chris looks 25 but is 39, a software engineer from Los Angeles, CA; celebrity crush growing up was Gwen Stefani, a first-timer in the main! Seat 4: Dylan, 26, pro player from San Antonio, TX. Second time playing the main, first and only tournament of the year, rocking an ace of spades tatt. Seat 5: Tyler, 37, from Dallas, TX. Fun fact: he dealt the final hand of last year's main event! His first time playing the main. Seat 6: Hugo, 47, an engineer from Peru. First time in Vegas ever and first main event! Highlight of his trip so far- riding the High Roller at The LINQ. Seat 7: Wendy, 69, from Chesterfield, England. Has only been playing poker for two years. Founded the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline. First main event! Seat 8: me Seat 9: John, 51, Las Vegas local, professional poker player. I used to play $40/80 limit hold em with him at the Commerce 15+ years ago! I thought our whole table would make it to day 2, but sadly, Igor and Wendy busted the last level of the night. It was one of the most enjoyable day 1 tables I’ve ever had.

If you have a hand funeral for a pot that’s worth less than 10bbs, you should get a one-round penalty for wasting everyone’s time. #poker