--- title: "News Desk" url: https://zenpokermentoring.com/news/ description: "Reports published by Zen Poker Mentoring between November 2014 and November 2015, covering the Las Vegas sessions and the school's lead pros." --- # News Desk Zen Poker Mentoring — The Next Level of Poker | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2015 Season | [Jump to the schedule](https://zenpokermentoring.com/schedule/) [Zen·Poker Mentoring](https://zenpokermentoring.com/) Live poker instruction · Las Vegas · 2015 season News desk 16 reports 1. November 20, 2015[Zen Poker Mentoring Makes Its Presence Known at the 2015 World Series of Poker sets record.](https://zenpokermentoring.com/zen-poker-mentoring-makes-its-presence-known-at-the-2015-world-series-of-poker/)Zen Poker Mentoring Makes Its Presence Known at the 2015 World Series of Poker Earlier this year, Zen Poker Mentoring launched their new training program, which was cofounded by two-time bracelet… 2. October 9, 2015[Straight Out of Big Brother 17 House, Rousso Joins Zen Poker Mentoring Nov.7 Session](https://zenpokermentoring.com/straight-out-of-big-brother-17-house-rousso-joins-zen-poker-mentoring-nov-7-session/)From November 7-8, just before the 2015 World Series of Poker November Nine – which will award the eventual winner $7,680,021 – plays out at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Zen Poker… 3. September 15, 2015[#Ask The Pros](https://zenpokermentoring.com/ask-the-pros/)Please feel free to submit any poker related questions it can also incompass hypnotherapy,psychology, health wellness and diet in poker. We will have one of our pro’s answer to the best of their… 4. September 1, 2015[How do you defend against bad beats?](https://zenpokermentoring.com/how-do-you-defend-against-bad-beats/)How do you defend against bad beats? I know, I know, everyone gripes about bad beats. If I had a dime for every bad beat story I heard at our booth during this year’s WSOP, I’d probably take home a… 5. July 8, 2015[Brian Rast Wins Inaugural $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl for $7,525,000](https://zenpokermentoring.com/brian-rast-wins-inaugural-500000-super-high-roller-bowl-for-7525000/)Chad Holloway July 05, 2015 The inaugural $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl started with 43 entrants, but on Sunday just seven players, who had each locked up a part of the $21.5 million prize pool… 6. June 10, 2015[Maria Ho featured Mentor June 25th Hand Labs](https://zenpokermentoring.com/maria-ho-featured-mentor-june-25th-hand-labs/)Zen Poker Mentoring is excited to announce that Maria Ho will be our featured Mentor this year for the June 25 th Hand Lab at the Rio! If you’re going to attend the World Series of Poker don’t miss… 7. May 1, 2015[Win a Seat to the WSOP Colossus Event](https://zenpokermentoring.com/win-seat-wsop-colossus-event/)Win a Seat to the WSOP Colossus Event With Zen Poker Mentoring By Jonathan Zaun Happy Holidays Everyone! You last heard from the team here at Zen Poker Mentoring last week, but we trust the wait will… 8. April 15, 2015[Zen Poker Mentoring to Host Live Coaching Sessions](https://zenpokermentoring.com/zen-poker-mentoring-host-live-coaching-sessions/)Mentor, Lead Pro, and Co-Founder: Brian Rast Learn From Us, Win With Us: If you’ve been lucky enough to attend the World Series of Poker in the years since it relocated to the Rio, the lineup of… 9. March 24, 2015[Life in the Rast Lane: Brian Rast's Incredible Poker Journey](https://zenpokermentoring.com/life-in-the-rast-lane-brian-rasts-incredible-poker-journey/)Chad Holloway PokerNews March 24, 2015 Brian Rast didn’t exhibit the demeanor of a man who’d be playing poker for more than $1.2 million in a mere 12 hours. But then again, why should he? He’d… 10. March 2, 2015[Recap and Review of Zen Poker Mentoring Debut Session](https://zenpokermentoring.com/recap-review-zen-poker-mentoring-debut-session/)Day 1 After months of meticulous planning, and a lot of hard work to make things happen, the debut session of Zen Poker Mentoring proved to be a smashing success. Held in historic Downtown Las Vegas… 11. February 19, 2015[Brian Rast on Debuting Zen Poker Mentoring Alongside Kristy Arnett and Vanessa Rousso](https://zenpokermentoring.com/brian-rast-on-debuting-zen-poker-mentoring-alongside-kristy-arnett-and-vanessa-rousso/)Chad Holloway Pokernews February 19, 2015 From Feb. 21-22 at the MEET Las Vegas special events center, two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brian Rast will debut Zen Poker Mentoring , a new… 12. January 30, 2015[Brian Rast Final Tables the Aussie Millions Main Event](https://zenpokermentoring.com/praesent-nibh-urna-viverra-vel-volutpat/)Jonathan Zaun | January 30th, 2015 Weaving through the field to reach the final table of any poker tournament – from your local casino’s daily shove-fest to the game’s big buy-in bonanzas – is a… 13. January 5, 2015[FREE 1K SEAT TO 2015 WSOP!](https://zenpokermentoring.com/sign-free-1k-seat-2015-wsop/)FREE 1K SEAT TO 2015 WSOP! Recent Posts Brian Rast Final Tables the Aussie Millions Main Event Brian Rast Takes 3rd at WPT Alpha8 Bellagio for $755,370 You Won’t Believe What Happened to Brian Rast –… 14. December 20, 2014[Brian Rast Takes 3rd at WPT Alpha8 Bellagio for $755,370](https://zenpokermentoring.com/jonathan-zaun-rast-3rd-wpt-alpha8-bellagio/)- Written by Jonathan Zaun A third place finish for $755,370 in the recent WPT Alpha8 Las Vegas high-roller event marks yet another fourth or better result for Brian Rast in the months since he… 15. December 6, 2014[You Won't Believe What Happened to Brian Rast - June 11, 2011 | Nolan Dalla](https://zenpokermentoring.com/nolan-dalla-2011-wsop/)Las Vegas, NV (June 11, 2011) – “The Butterfly Effect” is a well-known term which seeks to explain the unbreakable bonds between all universal matter. The phrase was initially coined as a relatively… 16. November 11, 2014[Brian Rast / Mission Statement](https://zenpokermentoring.com/brianrast/)Zen Poker Mentoring: Real poker lessons for the student to absorb directly from the master. We have a myriad of different services, all with the same goal of leading you to poker enlightenment. Just… ## Schedule *2015 season sessions.* | Date | Session | |---|---| | Feb 21-22, 2015 | [Debut Weekend, MEET Las Vegas](https://zenpokermentoring.com/product/february-21st-22nd-event/) | | May 26, 2015 | [Advanced Cash Game](https://zenpokermentoring.com/offerings/may-26th-cash-game/) | | May 28, 2015 | [Day Before Colossus](https://zenpokermentoring.com/offerings/may-event-details-coming-soon/) | | May 2015 | [Second Colossus Session, interest list](https://zenpokermentoring.com/offerings/interest-list-for-a-second-colossus-session/) | | Jun 4, 2015 | [Day Before Millionaire Maker](https://zenpokermentoring.com/offerings/june-4th-day-millionaire-maker/) | | Jun 11, 2015 | [Day Before Monster Stack](https://zenpokermentoring.com/offerings/june-11th-day-monster-stack/) | | Jun 18, 2015 | [Day Before Seniors](https://zenpokermentoring.com/offerings/june-18th-day-seniors/) | [Full schedule of events](https://zenpokermentoring.com/schedule/) ## Pro roster - Layne Flack - Joe Cada - [Jeff Madsen](https://zenpokermentoring.com/product/jeff-madsen-private-mentoring/) - [Brian Rast](https://zenpokermentoring.com/product/brian-rast-private-mentoring/) - Maria Ho - [Melanie Weisner](https://zenpokermentoring.com/product/melanie-wiesner-private-mentoring/) - Kristy Arnett - Vanessa Rousso [Full pros archive](https://zenpokermentoring.com/portfolio_category/pros/)