Isaac Haxton is regarded as one of the best poker coaches and is an instructor for poker training site Poker Savvy Plus. However you might recognise him better as the guy with $800,000 stuck in Neteller, or by his Full Tilt Poker alias luvthewnba. In this article we will look at the achievements of Haxton and why he is considered one of the best coaches in the world. Isaac Haxton grew up in Syracuse after being born in New York City. His family were all academically gifted and so was Haxton, who achieved excellent grades. At an early age he learned how to play chess, however his interest shifted to the game Magic: The Gathering, which many of the new generation of online poker players have a background in. Many of his friends were making the transition from Magic to poker and Haxton was fascinated with how successful they were. Haxton decided to play at the Turning Stone casino in New York and began by playing $3/$6 Limit Hold'em. After getting a taste of poker Haxton wanted to take it more seriously after realising how much money he could earn by playing, so he read a variety of poker books and strategy articles in the hope of becoming a better player.
After high school Haxton enrolled in Brown University studying as a computer science major, limiting the amount of time he had to play poker. He would play in home games hosted by university friends, and during university holidays he would return home and go to the Turning Stone to play poker. Although he had a few successful sessions and came away as a winner, Haxton had to return to university but he created an online poker account at Ultimate Bet where he deposited $50. Beginning at the $0.25/$0.50 Limit Hold'em stakes he would grind at the online tables when he wasn't in lectures. When his freshman year was finished he decided to play as much as he could over the summer to see if he had what it took to play full-time, and he did. Within three months he moved from the $3/$6 Limit Hold'em games to the $30/$60 Limit games and had won over $40,000.
After having so much success Haxton made the decision to take a year out of university to play poker full-time, and was surprised his parents supported his decision. After enjoying success playing online and moving up to the high stakes games, Haxton decided to enter a live poker tournament, and what an impact he made! He finished second in the 2007 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $861,789. All players who cashed in the event were paid by PokerStars via their PokerStars player account. Haxton then cashed $800,000 of his winnings out to his Neteller account with the aim of transferring the funds to his bank account. However the Neteller founders were arrested and over $55 million of funds were seized. All Haxton could do was wait and hope he would receive his $800k, and he continued travelling the tournament circuit becoming a famous face as the guy with $800k stuck in Neteller. The story made all the headlines and the forums were buzzing, launching Haxton into the spotlight.
His funds were released just in time for the 2007 WSOP and he cashed three times, for almost $200k. In 2008 he made five cashes, but it was the 2009 WSOP where he would earn the biggest score of his career. He finished second in the special 40th Anniversary NLHE $40k buy-in event, winning a staggering $1,168,565. He went on to make two more cashes, one being a final table where he finished 8th in the $10k Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship event.
Alan P is a professional poker writer who has reviewed all of the best poker training sites and has written a guide for the ub poker download
After high school Haxton enrolled in Brown University studying as a computer science major, limiting the amount of time he had to play poker. He would play in home games hosted by university friends, and during university holidays he would return home and go to the Turning Stone to play poker. Although he had a few successful sessions and came away as a winner, Haxton had to return to university but he created an online poker account at Ultimate Bet where he deposited $50. Beginning at the $0.25/$0.50 Limit Hold'em stakes he would grind at the online tables when he wasn't in lectures. When his freshman year was finished he decided to play as much as he could over the summer to see if he had what it took to play full-time, and he did. Within three months he moved from the $3/$6 Limit Hold'em games to the $30/$60 Limit games and had won over $40,000.
After having so much success Haxton made the decision to take a year out of university to play poker full-time, and was surprised his parents supported his decision. After enjoying success playing online and moving up to the high stakes games, Haxton decided to enter a live poker tournament, and what an impact he made! He finished second in the 2007 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $861,789. All players who cashed in the event were paid by PokerStars via their PokerStars player account. Haxton then cashed $800,000 of his winnings out to his Neteller account with the aim of transferring the funds to his bank account. However the Neteller founders were arrested and over $55 million of funds were seized. All Haxton could do was wait and hope he would receive his $800k, and he continued travelling the tournament circuit becoming a famous face as the guy with $800k stuck in Neteller. The story made all the headlines and the forums were buzzing, launching Haxton into the spotlight.
His funds were released just in time for the 2007 WSOP and he cashed three times, for almost $200k. In 2008 he made five cashes, but it was the 2009 WSOP where he would earn the biggest score of his career. He finished second in the special 40th Anniversary NLHE $40k buy-in event, winning a staggering $1,168,565. He went on to make two more cashes, one being a final table where he finished 8th in the $10k Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship event.
Alan P is a professional poker writer who has reviewed all of the best poker training sites and has written a guide for the ub poker download
