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VIDEOS: HEADS-UP NLHE
LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/LAS VEGAS, NV


Cpar1 is a poker pro with a bachelor's degree in Business Economics from the University of California-Santa Barbara. He spent his youth growing up in Laguna Beach, where he went to high school, competing in both soccer and surfing. He currently splits his time between San Francisco and Las Vegas.


In Augusts 2007, Cpar1 joined CardRunners and began to play heads-up with the help of some training videos. He immediately fell in love with heads-up NLHE, which he found more enjoyable and less tilting than limit games. In 2008 he finally achieved his goal of moving up from 1-2 to 2-4; the process was long and difficult, but what he learned made him a much stronger player, and has propelled him to more success at higher limits. Today he plays as high as 10-20 and most commonly at 5-10. His biggest strengths include knowing when to quit a game and how to learn from his previous mistakes.


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