PokerPages FREE School Contributor Barry Tanenbaum
Professionally, Barry started in computers after completing his graduate work, did various jobs in the industry for 35 years. Barry did hardware design, writing, quality, education, diagnostics, a little programming and a lot of managing. During this time he also taught bridge for seven years, and played a lot as well. For the last 1o years, Barry was a course developer, instructor and manager in a computer education organization.
In college, Barry started playing poker in home and frat games, where, he says, "I had no idea what I was doing, and probably lost a lot. Well, a lot at quarter-half, anyway. There was one guy who won all the time (Jim Bangel, wherever he is) and I had no idea why. But I knew that there was something he did that worked."
After a few years of not playing, Barry took it up again in company home games. He faired a bit better, but not much. Then he discovered California cardrooms, and Garden City in particular. Barry started playing hold'em at $1-$2.
"It took me a while," says Barry. "But with the help of books, study and lot of thinking about hold'em in particular and poker in general, I worked my bankroll up through $3-$6, $6-$12, $10-$20, $15-$30, $20-$40 to $30-$60, where I play today."
"You will rarely find me playing tournaments. A friend says 'It is hard enough to beat nine players,' and I agree with that. Presently, I play around 30 hours a week, never more, sometimes less, at the Bellagio. I play hold'em, Omaha/8 stud/8 and Seven-Card Stud. My expertise is limit poker cash games."
Barry Tanenbaum's Poker Results
| Event | Place | Prize | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARGE 2008 No Limit Hold'em TOC Style |
1st | $3,000 | Aug 1, 2008 |
| Valentines Day Night Out No Limit Hold'em |
5th | $150 | Feb 14, 2003 |
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