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toddjackson · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 3:34 am

Hi everyone, I'm Todd. I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself. I met Alex during dinner break at Munchies. I asked him if he was affiliated or sponsored because he was wearing an AVP patch and he just explained that he was a friend of Jon's. I didn't know who Jon was or even what the AVP was and he explained a bit about it. It looks like a very cool thing going on here and I Iook forward to being a part of it. The tournament has been run extremely well. The structure is just about perfect imo and Jon seems to really care about the quality of the product. He's right on the tournament floor and is very accessible. Good Job AVP team...and I appreciate the schwag too.

A bit about me; I'm 31 and recently moved to Vegas with my girlfriend who's originally from here. I've been a professional hockey player for 7 years (minors, europe) and just returned from a season with a team in the northern part of Italy called Pergine. A few years back I was at the tail end of a slowly declining hockey career and was looking for what was next. I graduated with my degree from the University of Maine, but seven years removed from a field (New Media) that has evolved so quickly, I feel my knowledge base is outdated and irrelevant in today's markets. So I decided to move to Redondo Beach and grind online (FTP obv ) while I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Then Black Friday hit and I was unemployed with few options and a significant amount of money stuck on the site. I started grinding the 25/50 at the Hustler which was fine; It paid the bills but wasn't a viable long term solution. So just as I was starting to get restless, the phone rang and I had an opportunity to play hockey in Italy despite not having played for almost two full seasons. Within a week, we craigslisted most of our possessions, tied up some loose ends, and moved to Italy. When that stint was over, we decided to make Las Vegas our home base. For the next two years, while my girlfriend finishes school, I'll be around town playing this crazy game. So say hi if you ever see me at the table. Alright, need some sleep before Day 2 starts up. I'm semi-short stacked with 75k going into 2500/5000/don't know ante, so will need some run good if I want a shot at the final table. 22 left. Gl everyone.

larfingravy · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 4:06 am

Welcome Todd.

That was a beautiful part of Europe to be based in.

GL with your new life in Vegas and run good in day two of the tourney :-)

BentonBlakeman · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:09 pm **Posts:** 1631

Welcome to AVP!

24fanatics · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 4:01 pm

Welcome to AVP!!

chuck_mingus · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 10:34 am

Welcome to AVP. Nice introduction - I've always really enjoyed minor league hockey. Where all have you played? Good luck in Vegas!

toddjackson · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:25 pm

chuck_mingus wrote:

Welcome to AVP. Nice introduction - I've always really enjoyed minor league hockey. Where all have you played? Good luck in Vegas!

Sorry Chuck, I never saw your question. I was drafted by the Redwings out of high-school and signed with them after college. I played in their farm system (Grand Rapids/AHL and Toledo/ECHL) for 2 seasons. Then I played for the Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL). Then I went overseas and played for Newcastle, England. I had a very brief stint in Hungary before signing with the Ontario Reign (ECHL). I played there for 2 season before retiring. This past December I came out of retirement to play in Italy for half a season.

carrera993 · **Joined:** Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:34 pm **Posts:** 553

Hey Todd, welcome to the community. You will certainly enjoy it as it is filled with great people always eager to help with virtually anything Vegas related. I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet or not but to become a full-fledged member there is an initiation. It's fairly simple but a little bit dangerous.

You need to buy a t-shirt or cap that has large and clearly legible writing on it that says.........."TBC FANBOY" and you need to walk the strip for 2 days and play in 5 tournaments wearing that garment. Should you make it through that 48hrs unscathed, you will be considered an AVP FULL-MEMBER of the highest standard and you will have met many new friends for having accepted that challenge.

GOOD LUCK !!!!!!!!!!! (and welcome)

JonFriedberg · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:29 am

Welcome Todd!!

AlaskaGal · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:52 pm

Welcome Todd! Hope to see you around town. My brother in law plays in the ECHL for the Alaska Aces. Go Aces!

If you don't see me in a dealer uniform I can often be seen at the tables in an Alaska Aces hoodie.

chuck_mingus · **Posted:** Sat Aug 11, 2012 1:58 pm

toddjackson wrote:

chuck_mingus wrote:

Welcome to AVP. Nice introduction - I've always really enjoyed minor league hockey. Where all have you played? Good luck in Vegas!

Sorry Chuck, I never saw your question. I was drafted by the Redwings out of high-school and signed with them after college. I played in their farm system (Grand Rapids/AHL and Toledo/ECHL) for 2 seasons. Then I played for the Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL). Then I went overseas and played for Newcastle, England. I had a very brief stint in Hungary before signing with the Ontario Reign (ECHL). I played there for 2 season before retiring. This past December I came out of retirement to play in Italy for half a season.

Cool, thanks. Sounds like you travelled quite a bit. Hope you had a little time to enjoy it. I possibly cheered against you in Houston - no offense

welcome again to AVP.

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