They really cater to you and want you to have the overall best experience.” Jeremy Becker wins at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood. “The dealers, the supervisors, comfortability, everything. Everything about the place is A+,” he said. Not surprisingly, the Wynn is Becker’s favorite place to play poker in Las Vegas. So, I talked with my friend, Jake Ferro, and basically, just said if I go out there do you wanna come with? And neither of us could think of a good reason not to make the move.” “A couple of weeks prior rather than renewing I basically just thought, ‘Why am I still here?’ There’s much more opportunity for tournament players in Vegas and I have always loved it when I’ve been out there. “My lease was up in Tampa the last week of February,” he explained. Head West Young ManĮarlier this year, Becker opted to leave Florida behind and head out to the bright lights of Las Vegas. A collage of Becker's winner shots from the Wynn. He’s had several five-figure scores down in Florida, including $33,615 for winning the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event #8: $400 No-Limit Hold’em and taking down the 2021 Super Stack Poker Series Tampa Event #3: $600 NLH Deeper Stack for $27,200. I was always into gambling with my friends, and not being 21 yet, I could only play poker at the casino where you only have to be 18.”Įver since he graduated college, Becker has been making his living by playing poker. “My sophomore year of college I started going to the casino which was 10 minutes away from my school and instantly was addicted. “The only job that I ever had was a caddy at a golf course in high school,” the 27-year-old Becker said. He then attended the University of Tampa, where he graduated back in 2018. Could this kid be the next “The One?”- Daniel Negreanu out the Wynn Poker Room review here on PokerNews! Cutting His Chops in Floridaīecker was raised alongside his younger sister in the suburbs of New York City by his parents.

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