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All Inbox with Hoyt Corkins

In Card Player TV’s show All Inbox, fans can get advice from the world’s most successful poker pros by sending their questions to [email protected]. In this edition, Hoyt Corkins answers questions regarding his start in poker and his favorite kind of cash game.

Jen K. from Orlando, Florida: When did you first learn to play poker, and how long did it take you to became a pro?

Hoyt Corkins: I learned to play poker when I was probably about 10 years old, and I turned pro right out of high school, when I was 18.

Card Player TV: It must have been tough to get into Vegas games.

HC: I came to Vegas in 1979, and I was underage when I started playing at 19. I played mostly at the Stardust, and right here (the current site of Bellagio), where the Dunes was located; I played here back when Chip Reese had the room.

CPTV: They didn’t care that you were underage?

HC: Well, I think it mattered if I hit a big slot machine jackpot, but I didn’t cause any trouble, so everything slid.

Tim G. from Fayetteville, North Carolina: What would you prefer, a very aggressive cash game in which you can profitably sit back and wait for premium hands, or an extremely tight cash game in which you can run over the table?

HC: I would say a very aggressive cash game, because it’s about the big score. If it’s a tight cash game, you’re not really going to make that much money. It’s a lot of fun running over everybody, but I’d rather do that in a tournament when the blinds and antes are big. In cash games, there’s small blinds and small antes.

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