{"id":22329,"date":"2012-07-04T10:13:25","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T09:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=22329"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:03:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:03:57","slug":"a-weiss-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/a-weiss-choice.html","title":{"rendered":"A Weiss Choice for Michael as he gets ready for his WSOP 2012 adventure!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The WSOP 2012 Main Event<\/a> will soon be upon us and a young Aussie named Micheal Weiss is getting ready for the adventure of a lifetime. I caught up with him to find out how he was getting on:<\/p>\n

Hey Michael thanks for catching up with us, okay so the basics where you from and how did you get into poker?<\/p>\n

I’m from Canberra in Australia, I first started playing poker at 16 after watching the WPT on TV.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So what kind of games would we usually find you in?<\/p>\n

The games i play online are predominately $5-$10 and $10-$20 6max and HU, however will play up to $25-$50. As for live anything up to $50-$100. I have had a lot of live experience earlier when i\u00a0was 18-19 years old. it was only around 20 when i started playing full-time online. However i still like attending the bigger events such as the Aussie Millions and plan to do a lot more traveling to the bigger events around the world.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So have you ever been to a live event before?<\/p>\n

The Aussie Millions<\/a> has been the only event i have been able to attend, as i just missed out on age at last years world series.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Nice, well any hobbies you want to let us know about?<\/p>\n

Interests outside of poker: Golf and tennis are my favorite sporting hobbies playing \u00a0a few times each week. I also trade the stock market though in-spite of recent events haven’t been doing to well : ) Also like to cook and i love eating out, I also try to balance poker\u00a0with some sought of a social life, so going out is something i will to do on a regular basis.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So is poker a full time gig for you now?<\/p>\n

I have been playing poker full-time for the last 2 years. Prior to that i was studying psychology at university only finishing one semester. at which point i started a cleaning business and worked in retail. all that lasted about a year until i was ready to move to poker full time.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So when you walk into the Main Event next week and sit down who would you love to have at your table?<\/p>\n

Favorite pros would have to be Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan<\/a>. I would like to play cash against any of these pros one day but it might be a while before that happens. However if it were to be in a\u00a0tournament i think Ivey would be the guy i would fear the most.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Fair enough, well Las Vegas is going to provide you with a few interesting stories and we wish you all the best there Michael! Good luck at the tables!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The WSOP 2012 Main Event will soon be upon us and a young Aussie named Micheal Weiss is getting ready for the adventure of a lifetime. I caught up with him to find out how he was getting on: Hey Michael thanks for catching up with us, okay so the basics where you from and<\/p>\n

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