Poker Passion™ Seminars

Western Caribbean • January 27th – February 3rd, 2008

This page will familiarize you with the Poker Passion offerings.

The conference fee is $595 and includes all classes and class materials; entrance fee and participation in our all-day tournament; five evenings of casual poker play; and the Bon Voyage Cocktail Party.

Our all-day tournament, on February 2, will be proctored by Dr. Michael Binger who will be walking the floor offering advice and kibitzing in general! This is a non-stakes, non-cash tournament.

For those interested in playing poker for money, the cruiseline's casino provides a large table for Texas Hold'em. Cash or "for stakes" betting in Poker Passion events is not permitted.

Bright Horizons attendees may participate in any and all of the Poker Passion events for no additional charge.

	DAY	TIME	PORT / EVENT / PROGRAM SESSION(S)
	JAN. 27 - SUNDAY	7pm	TAMPA, FLORIDA BON VOYAGE COCKTAIL PARTY
	JAN. 28 - MONDAY	8:30am – 11am 11:30am – 6pm 6pm – 7:30pm	Casual Poker Play* KEY WEST, FLORIDA Casual Poker Play*
	JAN. 29 - TUESDAY	8:30am – 5pm: 8:30am – 10am 10:30am – Noon 1:30pm – 3pm 3:30pm – 5pm 6pm – 7:30pm	FOUR CLASSES: A Thinking Person's Game No Holds-Barred No Limit Hold'em The Why And How Half Art, Half Science, and Half Discipline Casual Poker Play*
	JAN. 30 - WEDNESDAY	8am – 6pm 6pm – 7:30pm	BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Casual Poker Play*
	JAN. 31 - THURSDAY	6am – 6pm 6pm – 7:30pm	SANTO TOMAS DE CASTILLO Casual Poker Play*
	FEB. 1 - FRIDAY	8am – 5pm 6pm – 7:30pm	COSTA MAYA, MEXICO Casual Poker Play*
	FEB. 2 - SATURDAY	9am – 6pm (1.5 hour lunch)	Proctored Poker Tournament**
	A casual gathering of all those interested in meeting to play a non-stakes, house-only chips (i.e., non-cash) Texas Hold'em game. House-only chips will be used for this non-cash, all-day tournament. Dr. Michael Binger will be walking the floor offering advice and kibitzing in general! InSight Cruises' Chris Campbell will be the official Tournament Director of this multi-round elimination event.

A Thinking Person's Game
Speaker: Michael Binger, Ph.D.

Get World Series of Poker '06 third place poker player and theoretical physicist Michael Binger's personal introduction to the diverse world of poker. A carefully reasoned answer to the eternal question: "Why play poker?" Michael will orient you to the poker landscape:

The fundamentals (and it's all about the fundamentals)
HORSE and the poker alphabet soup
Hi only, hi/lo split, and low-only games
No-limit, pot-limit, and limit-betting structures
Tournaments vs. cash games
Basic strategies for No-Limit Texas Hold'em (NLHE)

No Holds-Barred No Limit Hold'em
Speaker: Michael Binger, Ph.D.

When to hold'em and when to fold'em. Michael will present what you need to succeed in various NLHE settings, and will lay out strategies for your all-important end-game moves:

Cash games and deep stack tournaments
Playing short-handed games
Tournament-specific concepts
End-game final table play

The Why And How
Speaker: Michael Binger, Ph.D.

Where do you start in a game with an infinite number of variables? Get a handle on sizing up and analyzing the mathematical aspects of the situation, along with understanding the subtle behavioral clues your rivals — and you — display:

Poker theory
Probability and statistics overview
Analyzing poker hands and your plays
Managing your tells

Half Art, Half Science, and Half Discipline
Speaker: Michael Binger, Ph.D.

Game to game, luck dominates, but in the long run, skill becomes much more important. Dealing with the numbers is important; dealing with mindsets — yours and your opponents — is critical. Join Michael and hear what it takes to become a superb poker player:

Advanced topics and other secrets in NLHE
Learning to play different poker games
Planning your future path to becoming a great poker player
Poker etiquette

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