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Owen Gaines
Owen ‘QTip” Gaines is a professional poker player from the United States. Gaines, unlike many players, has stayed as an online only player to spend more time with his family, and because he has found a very profitable niche. He is known as MamaCoolJ on America’s Cardroom which is part of the Winning Poker Network.

Playing Career
Gaines has rose to prominence playing as MamaCoolJ on ACR. There he competes in the weekly rake race known as “The Beast” and has ranked 1st in it many times in the past. Gaines has recorded himself playing 41 tables with a very special setup and has talks openly about how being a losing player pre-rakeback is fine, because he can gain so much money by placing highly in“The Beast” and getting other bonuses from the benefits programs offered by Winning Poker Network.

Writing Career
Owen Gaines is the author of 4 books with two of them receiving exceptionally high praise for what they added to their respective subject areas. The first was “Poker Math that Matters.”  This book received high praise for being a good primer for a lot of players. While it’s not the most in-depth, it allows players to get their feet wet with the math that matters in poker without getting overwhelmed. The second is “Poker’s Postflop Course Part 1: The River” This book started at the end of the hand which surprised a lot of people, but created a lot of discussion across different forums and review sites. His books, blog, and thoughts can be found on his website QTipPoker

Other Poker Related Work
Owen is a coach for DragTheBar, an online poker training website. He was also recently hired by the Winning Poker Network to be a consultant focusing on player promotions, vip programs, bonuses, player retention and more.