Hello everyone, my name is Derek Updegraff and I’m a 20 year old professional poker player from Cooper City, Florida. I have been playing locally in south Florida poker rooms for about 2 years now. I also travel the national poker circuit, spending time in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and other major poker spots. I have been playing poker since the ripe old age of 14 and have focused mainly on tournament poker. In my first 2 years of professional play I have earned more then 100k in tournament cashes. I’ll be writing articles for ptseats.com that range from tournament strategy to living the poker lifestyle. I hope to provide both valuable and entertaining content for you the reader. With that being said, let’s begin!

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