WSOP Academy

Scheduled for 6 & 7 September at The Bicycle Casino, the two-day, World Series of Poker Academy will feature world-class instruction by WSOP bracelet winner Annie Duke, 2008 WSOP Heads-Up World Champion Kenny Tran, acclaimed poker tells expert Joe Navarro, noted poker professional and instructor Alex Outhred and many more.

“The WSOP Academy is coming off another amazing summer at the World Series of Poker that saw one of our Academy grads again at a final table just days after attending our camp. And we’re now excited to offer our first academy experience in Los Angeles and welcome 2008 WSOP bracelet winner Kenny Tran, one of LA’s most noted poker professionals, to our family of instructors,” said Brandon Rosen of Post Oak Productions, the company that produces the WSOP Academy.

“Like all of our WSOP Academy events, our Los Angeles event will give players the confidence and skills they need to be a threat at the table, whether they’re playing in a home game with friends or at the World Series of Poker against the best in the game.”

The WSOP Academy Los Angeles event will provide participants with in-depth seminars, live hand demonstrations, interactive workshops and customized handbooks while covering all aspects of No-Limit Texas Hold ’em strategy, from playing position and calculating pot odds to the importance of aggression and changing gears.

The upcoming WSOP Academy event will also mark the first speaking appearance in Los Angeles for acclaimed poker tells expert Joe Navarro. After 25 years with the FBI, working in the areas of counterintelligence and counterterrorism, Navarro has become one of the foremost authorities on reading the nonverbal communications that people exhibit when they are lying. Applying his expertise to poker, Joe has revolutionized the science of detecting and interpreting tells and is eager to share his knowledge with WSOP Academy participants.

“I look forward to working with WSOP Academy students in Los Angeles to help them see inside their opponents and change the way they view the game,” said Navarro. “I plan on spending time working with players individually and spotting tells that they are giving off at the table. I truly believe that this type of personalized attention can save a player a lot of money in the long run.”