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VIDEOS: HEADS-UP AND SIX-MAX PLO
LOCATION: ITHACA, NY 

Brian "Stinger" Hastings began playing poker his junior year of high school in small home games, and started online at .05-.10 NLHE. He grew his bankroll in tournaments and then went back to cash, where he's currently playing as high as 500-1,000 PLO. You can also find him at the NLHE and 7-game tables. 


He holds the record for the largest winning online session, after defeating Isildur1 for over $4 Million at $500/$1k PLO.  

 

Although he's playing some of the highest cash stakes online, Brian still plays an occasional tournament. He finished 2nd in an FTOPS XIII event, a $2500 NLHE six-max tournament, for $297,500. After graduating from Cornell University in 2011, he won Event #12 of the WPT Regional Summer Splash, earning $213,877 and his first WPT Title.


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