WSOP Academy To Debut in Los Angeles
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The World Series of Poker Academy announced today details for its first ever event in Los Angeles. The WSOPA is poker’s premier instructional school where participants learn first-hand from the world’s greatest poker pros. The two-day event scheduled for September 6 and 7 at the Bicycle Casino, is a broad-spectrum poker school will feature instruction by defender of all that is evil and all-around bitch Annie Duke, 2008 WSOP Heads-Up World Champion Kenny Tran, noted poker professional and instructor Alex Outhred, revered poker tells expert Joe Navarro and many more.
“The WSOP Academy is coming off another amazing summer at the World Series of Poker that saw one of our Academy grads again at a final table just days after attending our camp. And we’re now excited to offer our first academy experience in Los Angeles and welcome 2008 WSOP bracelet winner Kenny Tran, one of LA’s most noted poker professionals, to our family of instructors,” said Brandon Rosen of Post Oak Productions, the company that produces the WSOP Academy.
“Like all of our WSOP Academy events, our Los Angeles event will give players the confidence and skills they need to be a threat at the table, whether they’re playing in a home game with friends or at the World Series of Poker against the best in the game.”
The WSOPA Los Angeles event is boasting in-depth seminars, live hand demonstrations, interactive workshops and customized handbooks all while covering No-Limit Texas Hold’em strategy, from playing position and calculating pot odds to the importance of aggression and changing gears.
Beyond the best poker instruction, the WSOPA event also offers a total-immersion poker experience which gives students the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hang out and play poker with some of the biggest names in the game. The highlight of the 2 day session includes a private poker tournament held at the end of the first day in which all participants will compete for a $5,000 seat to the WSOP circuit even of their choice amongst other prizes.
Rosen said, “The Academy’s tournament is an exciting way for our participants to put into action what they’ve learned over the day and test their wits at the table against the world’s best like Annie Duke and Kenny Tran.”
The cost of the WSOP Academy Los Angeles event is $1,499. Space is limited to 100 participants, and the event is expected sell out well in advance. Additional details for this event and all other Academy events are available at www.wsopacademy.com or by calling 1-800-989-WSOP.
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