deucescracked.com - 6/19/2009
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Busto adj. 1. broke. busted. penniless. Robusto adj. 1. rich. wealthy. rolling in the dough. Episode #1: CAPTAIN ZEEBO Greg Lavery worked at a McDonald's in Wisconsin. He nursed a video game addiction. He collected Simpsons figurines. Then, Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of ...
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Review: "Busto to Robusto" a documentary series.
RGC2005 on the "Other Stuff...." —
... coming issues way back before he started playing online. He still plays online and has over $2 million in verified winnings. Just the first in a series this documentary was two years in the making and pulls no punches with the online crowd. Made with the cooperation of and interviews with some of the biggest "Young Guns" of online poker you get a unique perspective of how they think, why they play, and what it all means to them. Take from it what you want. Link Here: Busto To Robusto Moderator Poker Dot Com Forums ...
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The Surly Poker Gnome —
... Limit one entry per qualifying entrant per month. Eight lucky winners will be invited to the inaugural Camp CardRunners. Reserve the Date for Camp CardRunners: February 22, 2010 to February 25, 2010. ___ DeucesCracked has posted a documentary (no subscription required) that tells the story of Greg Lavery, aka Captain Zeebo, a reclusive dude who found riches through online poker. Check out "From Busto to Robusto." ...
A year long downswing!!!
ROSSI poker —
... A documentary here that i found via an american pros blog about a online pro from a the USA, the guy is a typical computer game Nerd!! but has made over $2 million plaing poker online. Online Pro documentary ...
Worth 29 minutes of your life
Poker Grump —
http://www.deucescracked.com/robusto A surprisingly interesting and well-done feature about an online poker player. (Thanks to Cardgrrl for the pointer.) ...
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