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So I'm here in Macau until tomorrow morning and I'm here meeting casino owners cause they are asking me to consult for them for this and that project, flew in here from Korea and was in Japan two days before hand. I hate flying.
Coincidentally, there are two full tilt pros here playing in the big cash game at Galaxy Starworld, Tom was here about a month ago, but right now there is just John and Ivey. They are really nice guys, I don't have a bad thing to say about them. Ivey just crushed, crushed a business man heads up last night for a sik amount of cash, just crushed. Business man knew he was going to get crushed, but being a rich Chinese business man, he wanted to show he is fearless...to each their own I guess. But yeah, I think those two are really great guys.
One of the pros I really like a lot is Erick Lindgren, I met him in Japan and hung out with for a fews days a year and half ago and we met again at the Aussie Millions this year as he was at the same table as my own Hero Poker Pro Gavin Griffin. Sadly, Erick wasn't on this trip, but I think he is a really cool guy, a real man's man you know, they kind you drink a beer with and shoot the shit with.
I've always had a lot of respect for all the pros I've worked with such as Joe Hachem, Lee Nelson, Fossilman... and I don't count Elky cause he is family. But of course I'm most proud of my own Pros,
Gavin, Terrence, Mig, Rekrul, Ewing & Powell because they aren't so young, but not old yet and there represent a lot of real hard fought achievement and they are always getting better or trying to be better.
I just signed on a new regional pro that will be announced in May, a very different pro, but has my respect and has notable achievements.
I've also signed on a model, and so I'm not going to be shy about that I picked her cause she is smoking hot and yes there will be lots of pics forth coming. But she is really quite intelligent, 3 languages does acting as well, etc. But my thinking is very much a Korean man's thinking, so I figure, if you're gonna sign a female player to represent the site, it doesn't necessarily mean she needs to be the best woman's player, but if she is willing to learn the game, and she is more of a celebrity type sponsored player.
I think I will be adding in a online pros section as well, I haven't gotten the structure down yet, but right now I think: Team, Regional, Celebrity and Online is more than the mainstream standard. I reckon there is only value in that if you are going mainstream, and just online pros alone, well I think that is useless or just celebrity pros alone is even more of a waste of money. But even with the model, she is a knockout but she is uber capable, professional and a real fighter, I am really proud to have gotten her on board, she really is the total hero package for our brand.
But things are happening quite fast nowadays, my second son will be born approximately May 2nd, and then after a week I should fly off to the new market launch, then come back after a couple of weeks and manage things from Korea. I'm trying not to think too much of about what people are going through in the US, it really does pain me, especially when I read about guys who have kids, that really kills me cause I know exactly how it feels. exactly.
I do spend my day thinking of ways to contribute and I hope that I will in the long run be a respected part of the international poker community as a responsible executive.
Cheers,
David
Summary:
-in Macau and so are Ivey and John
-Ivey crushed a rich Chinese business guy last night HU, crushed
-I really think Erick Lindgren is the man
-I love my pros, they rock the free world
-Have a new regional pro, and celebrity model pro
-will likely launch some online pros as well
-fuck, I really feel bad when I think about the US still and those guys with kids as I have 1 with one due in early May
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MiPwnYa  Brasil. Apr 20 2011 00:31. Posts 5230 | | |
93 posts and all of them have been super insightful, respect to you David : ) |
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whamm! Albania. Apr 20 2011 00:44. Posts 11625 | | |
Seems like you are taking it to war by pulling out all the stops with the marketing campaign you will be engaging in soon. Best of luck and keep posting the good stuff here. |
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qwerty67890 New Zealand. Apr 20 2011 00:59. Posts 14026 | | |
name of female "pro" you signed?
hope shes asian |
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great read as always 
i really wanna check out macau someday. by the time i can afford to go there it will probably be ridiculous. vegas first though lol. |
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PanoRaMa United States. Apr 20 2011 01:46. Posts 1655 | | |
Always thought HeroPoker-CEO might've you, didn't put it together fully until midway through. Late welcome to LP |
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PuertoRican United States. Apr 20 2011 02:37. Posts 13103 | | |
Keep fighting the good fight~ |
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Thx gentlemen, really appreciate it as LP is a different beast of a community,
so I am going in guns blazing for this launch;
if you don't hear about from outside this forum by Aug, then I've definitely failed,
And on a side note, I find Taiwanese women quite beautiful.
David 'MA' Jung
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Arirang Canada. Apr 20 2011 03:40. Posts 1673 | | |
Best of luck, hyung!! FIGHTING!! |
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Gnarly United States. Apr 20 2011 03:41. Posts 1723 | | |
Congrats on the son, and the signings!
Good luck! |
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TheHuHu3 United States. Apr 20 2011 06:20. Posts 5544 | | |
Do you know the amount Ivey crushed for? Ball park? |
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It was such an outrageous number than I just forgot it as soon as I heard it, you know when they say hundreds of thousands, and you're like, thats a big number. I don't want to bother to guess, but it was enough for other guys to be like 'damn!' but over 100k USD for sure per game. |
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YoMeR United States. Apr 20 2011 13:52. Posts 12438 | | |
You are such a sick baller.
teach me |
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| | On April 20 2011 12:52 YoMeR wrote:
You are such a sick baller.
teach me |
i'm not, but many many failures and many good friends to see you through. Cheers |
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