"I felt a sense of calmness that comes with age."
The second my focus goes anywhere else, it's kind of an indicator for me to bring it right back to the present moment," said a focused Moreno. It's the hand I'm dealt, who's in the pot, where are people seated, how many chips do they have. "The way that my brain works is that I am really good at just being present and blocking other things out. The pro has almost $800,000 in lifetime earnings, and now has a real shot at eclipsing the $1 million milestone and earning his first gold bracelet. "The thing that's really supported me as poker has gotten so difficult, is that I really saw that as an opportunity to grow myself," explained Moreno. He recently came in second place in the WSOP Circuit Main Event in Los Angeles for $130,295 back in March, after a gap of no tournament results in 2018. I felt a sense of calmness that comes with age."Įxperience is something Moreno has a lot of, being a cash game and tournament player for many years.
"Like yesterday, I had a couple big hands that went my way, and then when I started to lose some chips back, I could feel the experience having been there before." He continued: "I didn't feel the need to rush anything or jump back in and make up chips that I lost.
"I definitely feel the experience," Moreno told PokerNews. All these factors, all these pros that are at your tables. "It's really easy to get caught up in all the excitement. What makes this deep run extra special is Moreno finished in sixth place in the same event in 2016, earning his biggest career cash of $219,632. Sitting in the top five counts is professional poker player Andrew Moreno. It's Day 3 of the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack and the field is thinning, getting closer to the first-place prize of $1,008,850 and a coveted gold bracelet.
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