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Up close and personal with John Juanda

Amother quality poker player from the Full Tilt stable, John 'JJ' Juanda

Fresh from success in Monte Carlo and Melbourne the quiet man of poker talks tournament tactics

• What’s your game?
Anyone can play me at FullTilt.com [his sponsor] for $5-$10 no-limit Hold’em or $5-$10 limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split. If I’m feeling confident I might play the $2,000-$4,000 games. A lot of players will lose at $400-$800, go on tilt and play $1,000-$2,000 to try to get their money back. That’s an absolute no-no if you want to be successful.

• Poker on TV?
I don’t think the World Poker Tour will be the number one show in three years’ time. The World Series of Poker is already bigger than the WPT and there’s other projects coming out now.

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