Bringing the WSOP to You

If you frequently visit the English Community forums, then you probably would've seen my name before. Am I the latest member of Team PokerStrategy.com? I really wish so, but no.

Who am I then, and why am I posting in the Team Blog? In short, I will be the guy that will be bringing you the live updates and daily round-ups for WSOP 2010 direct from Vegas.

I have been a member here for almost 2 years and have been working as a freelancer news writer for around 10 months now. I was responsible for the Weekly Quiz and Community Round-ups for some time, and also write a lot of the high stakes and tournament reports. When I'm not writing or playing poker (currently playing $6.50 SnGs on Full Tilt), I am a teaching assistant in a university.

This will be my first ever trip to Las Vegas, and in fact my first ever trip to the United States. Needless to say, when i heard about the offer to go to Vegas for 2 months, I accepted without much hesitation, even though it meant that I will have to leave my super comfortable existence in Malaysia for quite some time.

To say that i am really excited about the trip, would be an understatement. I am a pretty well travelled guy, but the next 2 months in Vegas will certainly be the most awesome experience yet of my life so far.

Not only would i get to experience Vegas, i will also get to be a part of an event that every poker player dreams of attending. I was told that one of the best things about the World Series of Poker is that, you never know when you will rub shoulders with some of the top pros. It would be amazing to have someone like Daniel Negreanu standing in line behind me, when I'm queueing up for a sandwich.

I am of course also really looking forward to meeting up with and hanging out the Team PokerStrategy.com guys. I've written and read so much about guys like Nazgul, PokerNoob, RobbieV, Allanon, BongBob, ScHnibL0r, Bokkie, and CuCbKu in the last year, it would be great to finally to meet them and just shake their hands.

As a show of my dedication to bring you the best coverage that I possibly can, I have even consented to having "PokerStrategy.com"  permanently branded onto my passport.

Maybe if i get really drunk one day, i might also have the PokerStrategy.com logo tattooed onto my forehead. But let's hope for my sake that, that day never comes.

The coverage that I will be bringing to you from Vegas will consist of the live ticker, daily round-ups, picture galleries, video interviews and so on. On top of that, I will also post up frequent updates on the Team Blog, to talk about some of the more behind the scenes stuff that happens in the WSOP.

If you have any suggestion on how I could improve the coverage, that will greatly welcome and if possible, incorporated into what I will be bringing you. If you are personally coming to Vegas to play in the WSOP or just as a spectator, do keep me informed as well as I am really eager to meet up with as many of our members as possible.

My flight to Vegas will depart in less than 48 hours from the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and I haven't even started packing yet. I guess I will sign off for now, and will put up another post once I arrive in Vegas and have everything settled.

I really am super psyched up about this trip, and can't wait to bring you my first report from the WSOP!

Cheers and beers,
Edwin