Player Spotlight: Jason McPherson
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The trip to Las Vegas was already planned for three friends from Kentucky. What wasn��t planned was jumping into a $10,000 buy-in tournament when your largest buy-in to date was only $500. It took some arm twisting, but eventually Jason McPherson made, what is turning out to be, a profitable decision to join Event #10: $10,000 Limit Omaha Hi-Low Championship.
His friend Jeremy Tincher is on his rail, while the third member of the group, Charlie Dawson is currently playing in day 2 of Event #11: $1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold��em. When asked how it was decided to stake McPherson in the tournament, Tincher responded, ��he is the most consistent player in our home game.��
Tincher went on to describe McPherson as a recreational player, who mainly plays cash games anywhere from two to five days a week. Their home games are all about Omaha and while there is some high/low they mostly play Big O (five card Omaha).
PokerNews' Kim Yuhl caught up with McPherson as the players went on their first break of the day.
PokerNews: Congratulations on your run. I hear you guys play a pretty mean Big O game back home.
Jason McPherson: Pretty much. We play a lot at the Tropicana Evansville Casino in Indiana.
We heard you talking about your largest buy-in being $500. What made you decide to buy in to the big one?
I am not a tournament player but it��s my best game and I have a lot of faith that I know how to play the game right. I feel comfortable and I feel like I know what I am doing. I didn��t even make my mind up until Thursday or Friday to play.
Was it a hard decision?
I sold off some pieces to people in my home game but I was undecided until Thursday or Friday. I just don��t want to let them down.
Your friend said you were the most consistent player in the home game. What do you say to that?
I am probably not the most volatile player, I��m probably pretty consistent.
How are things going today?
Good. I almost tripled up early on. I started the day as the short-stack and now I have almost 200K.
It��s a pretty stacked field. Is that intimidating at all?
Not in this game, no. I��m just comfortable. I��m having the time of my life. It��s a dream come true.
Any plans to extend your trip with a win here today?
I am going to play on the $1500 Hi/Lo on Wednesday and if I make the final table then I will have to extend the trip but that is the only tournament I have scheduled to play. I plan on playing cash games the rest of the time.