About the Author

Curtis Mayfield III

Curtis Mayfield III is a freelance poker writer with several years of online and live experience.

He is also the son of R&B superstar Curtis Mayfield. As a player Curtis excels in all forms of poker and prefers No Limit Deep Stacks tournaments.

Curtis is author of the Do or Die Poker blog

He resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and 2 daughters.

Favorite Quote: “In order to live, you must be willing to die!” –Amir Vahedi

WSOP Circuit event coming soon

The WSOP circuit is coming to my neighborhood in a few more days. I have been looking forward to this event since playing in it last year. The fanfare associated is not exaggerated by any stretch. The structure is fantastic and the field is tough as usual. Last year I played well with absolutely no cards and lasted deep into day one on nothing but a bunch of timely bluffs.

This time around I am looking forward to a bunch of playable hands at the least and making it into the money. The way I see it the field will be a bit smaller this year due to the economy. I do realize that every player that enters the tournament will have the exact same mindset as I do. However, I have always thrived playing in space so with 45 minute levels and 10k in starting chips I feel like I have more than a good chance of making a run at this tournament.

Keep your fingers crossed and I will post as soon as I know what tournament(s) I am playing.