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Back-to-school week apparently just doesn’t apply to the youngsters and college crowd. Poker players are off to class too.
WSOP Academy will be coming to the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles this weekend to give poker players in Southern California their first taste of Academy teachings.
"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,” said Brandon Rosen of Post Oak Productions. “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.”
Tran, a popular L.A.-based pro, will be joined at the Academy by Annie Duke, Alex Outhred and former FBI agent and current BLUFF columnist Joe Navarro. The two-day camp, which focuses on No Limit Hold’em strategy, includes in-depth seminars, live-hand demonstrations, workshops and all attendees will receive a customized handbook.
But one of the highlights of every WSOP Academy is the sessions taught by Navarro. After working with the FBI for over a quarter of a century Navarro has become one of the world’s leading experts on non-verbal communication, or in poker lingo, “tells”.
“I look forward to working with WSOP Academy students in Los Angeles to help them see inside their opponents and change the way they view the game,” said Navarro. “I plan on spending time working with players individually and spotting tells that they are giving off at the table. I truly believe that this type of personalized attention can save a player a lot of money in the long run.”
At the end of the first day of sessions camp attendees will get the opportunity to play in a tournament where the winner will receive a $5,000 seat to any WSOP-Circuit event where they’ll be able to put their new skills to use.
“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,” said Rosen.
The camp costs $1,499 and space is limited. To book your seat today, call 1-800-909-WSOP, or for more information visit www.WSOPAcademy.com.
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