{"id":22233,"date":"2012-06-21T08:25:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T07:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=22233"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:04:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:04:01","slug":"joseph-lipari-talks-to-us-about-his-jungleman-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/joseph-lipari-talks-to-us-about-his-jungleman-entry.html","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Lipari talks to us about his Jungleman entry, touring the US with his band and doing good deeds!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/joecatcher-213x3001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/>Joseph Lipari sent us a fantastic video the other day for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/jungleman-wsop-main-event-challenge-who-would-you-pick.html\">Jungleman WSOP<\/a> promotion and if you missed it then head on over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/jungleman-wsop-main-event-challenge-who-would-you-pick.html\">Daniel \u2018Jungleman\u2019 Cates WSOP Main Event Challenge \u2013 So Who Would You Pick?<\/a> and check it out! It&#8217;s well worth it! Earlier in the week I managed to catch up with Joe and we talked poker, good deeds and more:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about yourself Joe:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>28 years old from Sewaren, NJ, USA. I started playing poker when I was  20 just messing around didn&#8217;t have a clue. I didn&#8217;t start taking it  serious until about 4-5 years ago. Around that time I rented, borrowed,  and bought every poker book I could get my hands  on. I&#8217;ve read over 60 poker books.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What stakes and games do you normally play when playing online or  live? Do you mainly play online poker, live poker, or a mixture of both?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I used to play both online and live. I was a small winner playing the  micros online. After Black Friday I exclusively play live. However, it  wasn&#8217;t until this year starting in January that I decided to keep a  detailed log of my live play. I track my sessions  using an online client. I play 1\/2 nl holdem right now and I am working  my way up the stakes practicing strict bankroll management.<\/p>\n<p>I take  shots at tournaments once a month because they are too expensive and  high variance for my roll. I play 3-4 days a week  about 20hrs a week and I study poker using online forums, videos,  listening to podcast and reviewing hand histories with friends every  single day of the week totaling another 20hrs. I would love to sit down  with Dan Cates and pick his brain and learn as much  as I can from him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ever played in a major event such as a WPT, EPT, or WSOP tournament? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have played WPT and WSOPC Pre-lims and I satellited into a WSOPC main through a 12 game SNG league with friends. I usually just play the  daily tournaments at the casinos because that&#8217;s what my roll can handle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What other hobbies and interests do you have outside of poker?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a musician\/songwriter, play baseball, video games especially the  final fantasy series. I&#8217;ve toured the U.S. and Canada with my bands <a href=\"https:\/\/webmail.ongame.com\/OWA\/redir.aspx?C=ed68768659594a569ce2ca3e76960e0b&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fsilverstarband\">SilverStarBand <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/allnightdynamitemusic\">All Night Dynamite<\/a> over  the years and have Cd&#8217;s released in the U.S. and Japan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a day job or do you play poker professionally? Still in school? Some combination of all of the above? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have a bachelor&#8217;s in psychology and a few state certifications but  haven&#8217;t done anything with them yet. I&#8217;m a grinder. I play poker at the  casinos and clubs 3-4days a week and I deliver Chinese food 3 days a  week as well as volunteer at the animal shelter  twice a week.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a big winner over my sample size but paying bills and  emergency expenses along with going out hinder me from really advancing  up the stakes at a faster pace. However, I don&#8217;t mind the slow steady  grind.\u00a0 You really learn every player type  and situation at each stake if you take it slow. Even a min-cash in the  main event would double my roll. Going deep in the wsop main event  would really change my life!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who are some of your favorite professional poker players? Which  players would you be most scared to see at your table? Any pros you hope  to play with?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As much razzing as Phil Hellmuth gets I really enjoy watching him play  and take pleasure in seeing him win and lose lol. He&#8217;s a good  personality for the game. Phil Laak, Tony g, and Scotty Nguyen are also  fun to watch. I admire\/fear Phil Galfond, Tom Dwan,  Ben Lamb,\u00a0 and Phil Ivey along with the players I already mentioned.  Also, big ups to Bart Hanson his podcast have been a huge help to my  game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anything else?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a passionate, competitive, and dedicated person. I tend to set my  sights on something and never take them off. I am grateful for this  opportunity and would forever be in Cates&#8217; debt if I made it to the WSOP Main Event! Thanks again for this amazing opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Many thanks Joe, great chatting good luck with the challenge!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now go check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/jungleman-wsop-main-event-challenge-who-would-you-pick.html\">\u2018Daniel \u2018Jungleman\u2019 Cates WSOP Main Event Challenge \u2013 So Who Would You Pick?\u2019 <\/a>page, watch all the vids, pick which one moved you the most and comment like crazy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Lipari sent us a fantastic video the other day for our Jungleman WSOP promotion and if you missed it then head on over to the Daniel \u2018Jungleman\u2019 Cates WSOP Main Event Challenge \u2013 So Who Would You Pick? and check it out! It&#8217;s well worth it! Earlier in the week I managed to catch<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/joseph-lipari-talks-to-us-about-his-jungleman-entry.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":30387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2182,300],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30388,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22233\/revisions\/30388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22233"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=22233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}