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Brandon Shack-Harris
Nov 11, 2022
Since last we spoke Pt. 10 2019: Poker and pre WSOP goings-ons 1 of 3
By June of 2019 my head was a vice. I redeposited my 2018 WSOP earnings back into crypto, which swiftly got cut into a third. It didn't...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Oct 30, 2022
Since last we spoke Pt. 9 WSOP 2018 was interesting 5/5
Quick Preface: I realize my lack of consistency hasn't made it easy to follow along fluidly with these posts, but recapping the highs and...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Sep 2, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt. 9 WSOP 2018 was interesting 4/5ish? FINAL TABLE!!
It's the night before the official Final Table of the 2018 10k PLO, and fuck me, I can't sleep. If we Wayne's World back a few years to...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Aug 29, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt. 9 WSOP 2018 was interesting 3/5?
The remaining two tables of the 10k PLO Championship Event merged into a nine-handed unofficial Final Table, and the plan was to play...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Aug 18, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt. 9 WSOP 2018: The Lex Luthor Interlude 2.5/5
Before we get into the Final 9 of the 2018 WSOP PLO 10k it's fun to discuss the history I have with fellow table-mate Loren Klein up to...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Aug 13, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt. 9 WSOP 2018 was interesting 2/5ish?
Day 2 of the 10K PLO was about staying alive for the first 9 hours or so of play. I managed to tread water with essentially the same...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Aug 4, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt.9 WSOP 2018 was interesting 1/5ish?
"If you look around the table, and you can't spot the person who got pump and dumped..." 2018 Summer Camp is upon us! I'm half a million...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Jul 24, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt.8 An intermission from the WSOP recaps to get closer to financial ruin
I briefly considered starting this entry off with a series of bullet-points demonstrating my history of being a come to life Mr. Magoo (...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Jul 19, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt.7 The 2017 WSOP Recap: Poker after 10K On The Table
The above statement was one from my penultimate entry in the 10k On The Table Blog, and very accurately described where my head was...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Feb 1, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt.6.5 Polar Bear goes bracelet hunting
The latter half of the the entry before this one detailed my tribute to Altered Beast for the $1,500 Stud 8 or Better Event, leading to...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Jan 25, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt.6 Bracelet come down, Hellmuth rants, Polar Bears & PPCs
After the 10k PLO wrapped up, I sat in my car, and did some last minute selling for the 50k Players Championship already underway....
Brandon Shack-Harris
Jan 10, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt.5.5 2016 10k PLO: 2/2
Loren Klein and I have an incredible history, but it's something I plan on really elaborating on in the 2018 recap. We'd played twice...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Jan 9, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt.5 2016 10k PLO: 1/2
The 2016 10k PLO is a predominant blur for me up until the money bubble, which was one of a few that I can recall being as fun as a...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Jan 3, 2021
Since last we spoke Pt.4 A text from Phil Laak, my weird dream, and a declaration of thanks.
Oh boy, did this blog collect dust! I began parts 1-3.5 in late 2016 with the intention of summarizing the after-effects of my best year...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Dec 21, 2016
Since last we spoke Pt.3.5 A tangent on self-awareness in a new venue.
Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2. Click here for Part 3. Leaving Chicago was very difficult for me. From a poker playing...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Dec 13, 2016
Since last we spoke Pt.3
Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2. I would feel moments of anticipation heading into WSOP 2015, but nowhere near the dialed in...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Dec 8, 2016
Since last we spoke Pt.2
Click here for Part 1. Playing a full World Series of Poker schedule quickly becomes an exercise in attrition. There are typically 2...
Brandon Shack-Harris
Oct 29, 2016
Since last we spoke
I fell off of the grid shortly after the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific which was held in Australia. The months prior were a...
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