| Crew Profiles |
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Welcome to our Insane Poker Crew profiles page. |
- Michael "TheBigSiCkO" Guzzardi
- James "Jimmyb15" Burgoine
- Matthew "Londolozi" Burgoine
- Nobbi "Nobbit" Tanaka
- Andrew "Adgee" Jeffreys
- Michael "Shuffleupagus" Bancroft
- Andrew "Fuzzbungle" Hinrichsen
- Josh "Oasis00" Budin
- Yann "Topdeck" Pauchon
- Jarred "FlopNutsOnYou" Graham
- Monica "Harmonikah" Nguyen
- Trung "Dynastyzz" Tran
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| Name: |
| Michael Guzzardi |
| Online Alias: |
| TheBigSiCkO |
| Location: |
| Melbourne, Australia |
| Age: |
| 25 |
| Favorite poker site: |
| Uncoverpoker.com |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
| Mates place |
| Favourite Game: |
| Hi Pot Limit Omaha |
| Career Highs: |
| * 3 WSOP Cashes including Final table Omaha 1500rebuy * 3 final table finishes at the 2009 Aussie Millions |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| Shooting Dice doesn't pay the bills |
| Most respected players: |
| most of the top aussie boys |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| eating little children, baking cookies |
| Advice to beginning player: |
| Fortune favours the brave |
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| Name: |
| James Burgoine |
| Online Alias: |
| jimmyb15 |
| Location: |
| Melbourne, Australia |
| Age: |
| 23 |
| Favorite poker site: |
| Uncoverpoker.com |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
| Watching my brother play limit holdem online |
| Favourite Game: |
| Pot Limit Omaha |
| Career Highs: |
* Winning 5 sit and goes in a row to build my bank roll * Cashing twice in WSOP event |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| Losing roll from playing the big games |
| Most respected players: |
| Bond18, monsterdong, Shaun Deeb |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| Tennis, snooker, drinking |
| Advice to beginning player: |
| Try to be the aggressor, if your hand is good enough to call u should be raising or re-raising. |
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| Name: |
| Matthew Burgoine |
| Online Alias: |
| Londolozi |
| Location: |
| Bendigo, Australia |
| Age: |
| 27 |
| Favorite poker site: |
| Uncoverpoker.com |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
| Working at Crown Casino in Melbourne |
| Favourite Game: |
| Limit Omaha Hi/Lo |
| Career Highs: |
* Chopping HORSE event at Nugget Grand Series. * 6th placed finish in WCOOP mixed Omaha Hi/Lo * 1st place finish in weekly stars $215 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| If your not enjoying the game, you can't be playing your best |
| Most respected players: |
| Hoss_TBF, McMang, Buckiz6, empyseat88 |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| Fishing, Camping, Golf |
| Advice to beginning player: |
| Be patient, poker is a game that will always be around. So many players with so much talent have been lost to Poker because they got ahead of themselves. |
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| Name: |
| Nobbi Tanaka |
| Online Alias: |
| Nobbit |
| Location: |
| Melbourne, Australia |
| Born: |
| 1987 |
| Years playing poker: |
| 4 |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
| Just playing with shrapnel at mates house, then Online by Mike Guzzardi |
| Favourite Game: |
| NLHE tournaments and Short handed PLO |
| Career Highs: |
* Winning Opening Event at Joe Hachem Deepstack Series for 20k * Winning Teams APPT tournament with Trung Dynastyzz Tran * Numerous Online Tournament wins * Getting to travel with the Crew. |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| Don’t tilt then play high limit cash games |
| Most respected players: |
| Jeff Fenech and Shane Warne |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| Chasing girls, Dining out, Boxing, Travelling and the Beach |
| Advice to beginning player: |
| Don’t limp fold, call river bets that make no sense |
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| Name: |
| Andrew “AJ” Jeffreys |
| Online Alias: |
| Adgee |
| Location: |
| Melbourne, Australia |
| Age: |
| 30 |
| Favorite poker site: |
| Uncoverpoker.com |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
| Was taken to a private game and never looked back |
| Favourite Game: |
| NL Holdem Tournaments |
| Career Highs: |
* WSOP Final Table, 8th place in event #23 * Winner PokerNews Cup $550 Celebrity Shootout * Winner PokerNews Cup Online vs Live Invitational - Heads Up * FTOPS 1k Event - Final Table |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| Bankroll management |
| Most respected players: |
| Apestyles , The Yid |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| Movies, Golf and my 2 dogs |
| Advice to beginning player: |
| Do not bluff, you don’t need to be a hero. Keep it simple and don’t force things. |
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| Name: |
| Michael Bancroft |
| Online Alias: |
| Shuffleupagus |
| Location: |
| Melbourne, Australia |
| Born: |
| 1980 |
| Favorite poker site: |
| Full Tilt |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
| Playing $5 games with mates after hours in a skate shop, Then 5c/10c 6max online games. |
| Favourite Game: |
| 6max NL Holdem |
| Career Highs: |
| 2nd PokerNews Cup for 12k (part of 20k week which included 5 final tables in 5 days) |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| Accepting bad luck as integral to the game |
| Most respected players: |
| Tom Dwan, Patrick Antonius, Phil Ivey |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| Rollerblading, painting, writing and design. |
| Advice to beginning player: |
| Always try to keep a level head and play your A game at all times. |
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| Name: |
| Andrew Hinrichsen |
| Online Alias: |
| Fuzzbungle, andyhin22 |
| Location: |
| Melbourne, Australia |
| Born: |
| 1988 |
| Favorite poker site: |
| Full Tilt |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
| Pub Poker |
| Favourite Game: |
| 6max NL Holdem |
| Career Highs: |
2nd ANZPT Queenstown 2nd PokerNews Cup 6max 1st APPT 6max Winning 20 buyins in one day |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| 2 buyins is not a bankroll, Not quitting when tilting |
| Most respected players: |
| Ivey, aejones |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| Golf, Drinking |
| Advice to beginning player: |
| Always try learning something new, adding more dimensions to your game will improve your winrate. |
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| Name: |
| Josh Budin |
| Online Alias: |
| oasis00 |
| Location: |
| Melbourne , Australia |
| Born: |
| 1981 |
| Year started playing: |
| 2006 |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
With paper clips at my law firm by an office mate. |
| Favourite Game: |
| HU SNG's |
| Career Highs: |
* Turning a $3 SuperTurbo MTT Satellite into a 10k score * Making 100k in a year playing HU SNG's |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| Don't play higher and continue a session all night to win back big losses. |
| Most respected players: |
| Tom Dwan, Brian Townsend, Jay Kinkade, Haseeb Qureshi, Mike McDonald |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| Guitar, piano, tennis, boyboarding, snowboarding |
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| Name: |
| Yann Pauchon |
| Online Alias: |
| Topdeck |
| Location: |
| Melbourne, Australia |
| Born: |
| 1983 |
| Year started playing: |
| 2006 |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
| Born in family of gamblers |
| Favourite Game: |
| PLO |
| Career Highs: |
* Number 1 ranked Australisian player * 3 titles from the APT, Joe Hachem Deepstack Series and NZ Poker Championships |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| Bankroll management is key to success |
| Most respected players: |
| MonsterDong, Jarred Graham, Simon Watt |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| eating little children, baking cookies |
| Interests outside poker: |
| Sports Betting |
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| Name: |
| Jarred Graham |
| Online Alias: |
| Try__An__Hit, FlopNutsOnYou |
| Location: |
| Adelaide |
| Age: |
| 19 |
| Favorite poker site: |
| FullTiltPoker.com |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
Watching WPT on TV, then started playing play money online and $20 SNGS with friends. |
| Favourite Game: |
| No-Limit Holdem |
| Career Highs: |
* Wins: APPT 15k Highrollers, UB 80k, PokerRoom 70k, Cake 60k * 2nd: Titan 300k, UB 200k, Pacific 150k *3rd: Stars 500k |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| Variance |
| Most respected players: |
| Menlo, Patrick Antonius, Phil Ivey |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| Golf |
| Advice to beginning player: |
| Position, Position, Position |
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| Name: |
| Monica Nguyen |
| Online Alias: |
| Harmonikah |
| Location: |
| Sydney, Australia |
| Age: |
| 24 |
| Years playing poker: |
| 3 |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
| Pub Poker |
| Favourite Game: |
| NL Holdem Tourneys and PLO Cash |
| Career Highs: |
* Winnning Joe Hachem Deepstack Series 2009 High Stakes Event * I think cashing in anything is a good effort |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| Don't play when your not feeling 100% |
| Most respected players: |
| Most of the Australian online guys have taught me a lot, aggression in NL and discipline in PLO |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| Partying, travelling and being a nurse |
| Advice to beginning player: |
| Patience, don't play in limits beyond what your bankroll allows and always look to improve your game and skills |
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| Name: |
| Trung Khac Tran |
| Online Alias: |
| DYnaSTyzz |
| Location: |
| Melbourne , Australia |
| Age: |
| 25 |
| Favorite poker site: |
| UncoverPoker.com |
| How were you introduced to the game: |
Watching the aussie mills at crown around 5 yrs ago |
| Favourite Game: |
| HORSE |
| Career Highs: |
* My first 5 figure score which i came 8th in feature event in 2007 for 15.7k * 5th in joe hachem deep stack series main event * Recently winning the teams event with nobbi, my first trophy * 2nd in GSOP event 1 on mansion88 for 23k |
| Toughest lesson learnt: |
| Bankroll management |
| Most respected players: |
| Phil Ivey |
| Interests outside Poker: |
| Fishing, Outdoors, Cars, Movies |
| Advice to beginning player: |
| Play what u can afford |
