Brad Willis began blogging in 2001 at Rapid Eye Reality. At first a vanity blog and online journal, it became Willis’ home away from home. Then a television news journalist, Willis adopted his online pseudonym “Otis” while working on Rapid Eye Reality.

Two years later, Willis expanded his personal blogging efforts to Up For Poker where he chronicled his exploits in the casino and underground poker worlds.

After working anonymously in the blogging world for several years, Willis received an offer to step out of the shadows in 2005. He founded one of the first professional online poker blogs, the PokerStars Blog. Under Willis’ guidance, the PokerStars Blog branched out to more than ten different languages and covered live events all over the world.

Willis continues to write for all of the blogs. He is constantly looking for new technologies and blogging mediums.

Photo Paradise Island, Bahamas 2007 — Eric Harkins/IMPDI