Richard Brodie Wins Global Poker TOC & $5,000 Live Tournament Package
The Eagle Cup II at Global Poker handed out more than SC$750,000 over the three-week series in October, and for the first time ever, they held a Tournament of Champions after the series. The winners and runner-ups from each championship event - both Sweeps Cash and Gold Coins events - gathered last Sunday to play for $10,000 in prizes.
Richard Brodie came out on top of the TOC, locking up a $5,000 live tournament package that will provide him buy-ins, travel and accommodations for a live event of his choice.
"I didn’t realize the learning curve was going to be so long; it took me a few years to get to be a winning player."
A former Microsoft programmer, he got into the game after watching it on TV, and stayed at it through a rather long learning curve.
“I first started playing poker when I saw my friend Andy Block on TV in a World Poker Tournament and I thought ‘I want to do that,’" Brodie recounted. "But I’d never really played much poker, and I didn’t realize the learning curve was going to be so long; it took me a few years to get to be a winning player. Everyone has gotten so good these days,” he continued.
Brodie qualified for the TOC by navigating his way through a field of 396 players to ship the SC$110 buy-in Medium Main Event for SC$7,580. He kept the momentum going one week later, taking down the TOC after receiving a personalized trophy that he was excited about.
“I got that big Eagle Cup Trophy; I love it, it’s fantastic!” he said.
Eagle Cup II Tournament of Champions Victory
With a schedule that doesn't allow him to play during the evenings, Brodie capitalized on his chances to play during the day on the weekends, taking down one of the main events as well as the TOC. He is a fan of the new TOC format that gives players who may not be able to play all the events a chance at some bonus cash after the series.
“Even second place gets a ticket [to Tournament of Champions]. Obviously I won so I’m a big fan, but it’s super nice. There’s still incentive to play if you haven’t won yet,” Brodie said.
"...There are lots of fun people who like playing rather than hard-core pros you might see on other sites."
When it came to playing in the TOC, Brodie was able hang in until the end and win all his flips.
“I got lucky,” he said of the win. “I kept winning every all-in."
Brodie, who was one of the programmers back in 1981 to work on the iconic Microsoft Word program, plays for the love of the game and didn't really know what was on the line in the TOC. He was happy to find that he won the live tournament package, which will allow him to play at the live tables for the first time in quite a while. Since discovering Global Poker, Brodie hasn't felt the need to play live as much.
“I like Global Poker’s focus on recreational players, it makes it fun; there are lots of fun people who like playing rather than hard-core pros you might see on other sites and makes it a more enjoyable playing environment,” Brodie said of his online site of choice.
Global Poker is solely available to players in the U.S. and Canada.
