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Multi question time

Who   -    who do you wanna be    whats your poker ambitions

What  -     What type of player are you   mtt/sng/cash   holdem/omaha/mix      pl/nl/fl

Why   -     Why did you get started in poker

When -    When did you start playing poker

How   -     How are you getting on  are you reaching your targets

Thought the new year would be a good time to post this

who  -   i play about an even split of live and online poker     live i dont wanna be a constantly on the festival circuit  just play a few festivals a year. i have won four    smaller festival events   so i wanna get a main event title

what    online i play 90% pot limit cash omaha   and 10% mtts

why     as i think a lot of people got started  i got into cards by playing 3 card brag and shoot pontoon around the kitchen table with mates  that evolving when the poker boom hit

when  id say i have been playing for just over 2 years now   but its the last 15 months that have been profitable

how    strange how as time goes on you forget what your original targets were.  im happy with my game these days wanna play the wsop main event this year plus a couple side events

Who   -   I play small STT and HU games on a few different sites. I am just in it for fun really and have no real intentions to become Gus Hansen's next door neighbour.

What  -     What type of player are you   STT and HU games

Why   -     I watched LNP with friends back in about 1999 ish. At about the same time, I watched Rounders and thought it was cool. It wasn't until Oct/Nov 2005 that I started playing on VC Poker.

When -    Oct/Nov 2005 online.  Before online, I played a few games with friends but it was really slow and I abandoned those games fairly quickly.

How   -     I have found that it is much tougher than I first thought it would be. I don't really have targets, I just play because it is a calming and fun thing to do. This year I want to really find a way to work on the maths side of the game, I would estimate that 95% of my game involves not using any form of poker maths. I know this holds me back, but I am terrible with numbers. HU really suits me and I win more than I lose at this type of poker.

Who - I'd like to make a lot of money and win a major event one day.

What - Small stakes NL/PL HE and small/mid stake Mtt's.  I like Omaha too, but only for mtt's

Why - Not really sure, just fancied a bash when I was logged into Betfair one day and was instantly hooked.

When - October 2005

How - Getting there I suppose.  I started out playing £1 stt's, £2 mtt's and wouldn't even consider playing cash games, yet alone NL cash games.  I think I've moved on a long way in the last year but need to get out and play live.  I'm quite happy with the level I'm but could do with a few more mtt wins under my belt.  2007 is going to be a great year for me - I just have a feeling :)

Multi question time

Who   -    who do you wanna be    whats your poker ambitions
i want to be me and win the wsop ladies event. also, im going to win one of the pokerstars sunday games. ill need to book a few mondays off work first though as they do go on.

What  -     What type of player are you   mtt/sng/cash   holdem/omaha/mix      pl/nl/fl
mostly sit and goes (180 player) holdem no limit but i also like cash and mtts. really depends what i see when i first log on

Why   -     Why did you get started in poker
when i was a young girl my family used to play cards all the time. poker was one of those games although no holdem. then my uncle and his friends would play brag and i loved watching. the 'underground' feeling of poker was great although thats no quite the same now. wish i was in cin cins the night of the raid. thats would have felt like old school poker :)

When -    When did you start playing poker
very young although i didnt have a clue about holdem until a few years back. after watching it a few times on late night TV and after purchasing a pc, the penny dropped that i could play online.One night when i was pissed i decided to put 50 quid into laddies and i dont know how but i trebled it up and left thinking, this is great. ive never had any gameplan and played just for fun but now im structuring my play much more because im thinking of what im doing and what i want to achieve.
   How are you getting on  are you reaching your targets
i didnt have any targets til 4 weeks ago but now i have im well on my way to them. infact only 400 bucks off the first stage of my masterplan.

Thought the new year would be a good time to post this

yes you are right. nice one and happy new year


mad

Who     -        Ideally go full time by the end of 07, but I know that will be a stretch. Fall back option would be to combine with working part time. Also aim to improve my MTT game to a point where it makes me a profit. (Currently win lots at cash and give back a fair chunk in MTT's). Will also start to play live this year - Jan/Feb I hope.

What    -       Mix, but primarily NLHE cash, $1/$2, and $2/$4. Fave game is Omaha HiLo.

Why     -       A couple of years ago someone from the golf club I played at told me there was an old bloke from the GC who was on the telly presenting a poker programme. Thought it was the most boring thing I had ever seen, but watched it again and eventually got hooked by the challenge of learning to play.

When   -      First online game August 05.

How     -      Keep setting challenging targets each month and missing them. Tend to be there or thereabouts in terms of cash and sit n go's but get steadily worse at MTT's. Main target for Jan is to finish +$4000.

And most important of all, try and get to know some of you blondeites a bit better!!

Jak.

  Who......My ambition like most people I guess is to give-up work and play poker for a living,even if it's only for a year just to take a break from the daily grind of
               getting up at 4.30 am six days a week

  What.....Mainly NL holdem stt's

  Why.....I have always had an interest in cards from an early age.My dad always played and in turn taught me on the basics ie.3 card brag and pontoon

  When...About 3 years ago i got into poker online after seeing it on TV, I thought to myself I need to find out more about poker and once I had come across
             VC poker online that was it I was of and running.

  How.....Well I've only started taking the game seriously in the past six months or so,and just taking things steady at the moment.I want to be able to take a regular
             amount out for the time being and then see where it all goes from there.

Who   -   I want to win a seat to a major tourney and then do well in it.  I don't mean as big as the WSOP though.Not     yet anyway.

What  -     NL MTT hold'em but do quite well on the 5 handed STT's too. Played live twice.

Why   -     Played it years ago for petrol money but got into it this time round via my husband.

When -    Started playing on-line last November

How   -     I have improved ten fold but still have a very long way to go.  Make it to end stages of most tourneys but find I always end up in the all-in or fold senario.

"...an old bloke from the golf club..."

Eh?

lol

Did I say old? Apologies, I meant to say mature!

Wouldn't you rather win the main event?

a woman win the main event ? 

 ;popcorn;

yes but thats next year :)

Ssssss. I set the cat on you!

A woman giving orders?

Who - in common with most people I suspect (even if they won't admit it to themselves!) I'd love to be good enough to make a living and travel further and further afield

What - I play micro limit NLHE cash ($0.05/$0.10) and $10 STTs and MTTs all NLHE. I also play down the local pub STTs for £10, £20 and very occasionally £50 buy-ins.

Why - I always had a feeling that it was a 'sexy' game and anyone who played it was 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. I watched last year's Poker Million final live on TV and that's what got me started.

When - I was playing on play money sites from July 2005 to learn the basics and finally took the plunge on Nov 27 2005!

How - Rubbish! I think I'm getting better and until Christmas (when I played a lot) was making a small profit which is now a small loss. But my luck will turn again soon I'm sure.

Multi question time

Who   -    who do you wanna be    whats your poker ambitions
I've just thrown myself into playing lots of poker, and I'm happy if it just pays for itself. :)

What  -     What type of player are you   mtt/sng/cash   holdem/omaha/mix      pl/nl/fl
Mainly cheap NL Holdem STT & MTTS and a fair bit of Limit Holdem Cash (0.25/0.5), but these pay for the Omaha, Razz and Stud games which I win buckleys at but I enjoy playing anyway.

Why   -     Why did you get started in poker
To forget

When -    When did you start playing poker
The very, very end of January 2006. I learnt Hold'em from The Hendon Mob guide, searched around for another few hours looking for other things to read, played with play money for another few hours before deciding that I was prepared enough to play with real money. Haven't stopped playing since.

How are you getting on  are you reaching your targets
In terms of the poker paying for itself: I started off with a $5 STT win so I was in the black from the start. Dipped into the red shortly after, until I had my first MTT win in March. Some other high cashes and small wins were making it look easy until I went on a 28 session losing streak which put me back in red, but a good end to the year meant I finished comfortably ahead  (albeit with a $/hr of $0.15) - so short answer:- so far so good

However - it is true that your expectations change without you necessarily realising. A couple of weeks ago I was getting annoyed because I kept on finishing a place or two off the final table on a number of MTT's. Then I remembered that I used to get annoyed because I kept on finishing a place or two off the money.

I'm happy as long as I cover my entry fees in winnings, but if I ever get annoyed that I keep on finishing a place or two off of winning - It'll be a happy kind of annoyed :)

Who   -    who do you wanna be    whats your poker ambitions

My poker ambitions are to improve my MTT game and learn how to play cash games. Keep building my bankroll.

What  -     What type of player are you   mtt/sng/cash   holdem/omaha/mix      pl/nl/fl

$10 NL Holdem Speed STT
Small MTT for practise

Why   -     Why did you get started in poker

I had started to become addicted to the casino and I always wondered what was going on in the card room, I had watched poker a bit on tv and had gained interest in it so I spoke to one of the croupiers who told me about a texas tutor night so I decided to go along to that and played my first live game the following friday. Then I met Ruth (ruthless1) who got me into online poker.

When -    When did you start playing poker

September 2005

How   -     How are you getting on  are you reaching your targets

I'm doing ok. I am proud of the fact that I have managed to build a $10 bankroll up to $800. I won a bit in a small MTT (roughly $400) lost most of it and was down to $90 so asked RookieITB to help me out and I got back up to $500 and fished my way up to $800 last night in an omaha cash game (even though I don't really have a clue about omaha!)

So I'd say I'm doing ok :)

Woo-hoo!!!!!  ;first;

Won my 1st MTT - it's the regular PNL tourney not sure whether it'll be on at midnight. Anyone who wants to - feel free to critique my play! ;whistle;

Excellent stuff. Can't stay up to watch though too tired.
If there was more than 100 runners stick your result in the MTT thread within the Internet Poker section.

WHO - Took severence from my job end of August. Told my wife i'll play poker for a month and withdraw the same wage as I was earning at work every month, the first month I fail to do this I have to get another job.
Lasted four months so far, would be chuffed if I can last a year. Made the equivalent of two months wages in the first two days of 2007 so I'm confident I'll do it.
To qualify for a major live tournament is my main dream for the year.

What - Play 90% MTT's up until last month $25 was the max entry fee, however have just started playing $30+ Rebuy's and $100 freezouts. Cash $1/2 NL or $5/10 Limit.

Why - Played it in my lunchbreak at work and was hooked. Got an addictive personality and Just wanted to play all the while. Won Ladbrokes 8k guaranteed tournie in my first month, only knew how to fold or go all in at this stage.  ;D

When - Started in July 2005

How - Pleased with the last four months, constantly want to improve though and keep reducing my mistakes late on in tournaments.

interesting to see how diverse a lot of the answers are   i guess thats the beauty of blonde

Good Post Jim.

WHO

The best

WHAT

Tournament or Cash, no On-line

WHY

Uncles took me to Notts Casino after a Greyhound meeting was called off, finished above them all.

WHEN

Jan. 2006

HOW

Managing to pay for the comps. l want to play which is my one and only TARGET.

 ;angel;

WHO-  
I wanna become a player who makes the least mistakes as possible every game. i consider myself to be a perfectionist and winning money is not my main aim. That is just the topping on the cake after you can be sure you played as good as you humanly can. Big believer in Sklansky's fundamental theory of poker!

WHAT-
A combination of live and online low-med MTT's and STT's as well as home games.
Mainly just use my online tourneys to keep my game u for big live tourneys.

WHY-
Just turned up at a mates home game. Would say i was a fish for a month. Then discovered online poker and just created my own style of play. Lost a fair amount of money at the start but clawed my way back over the next 6 months. Then turned to the books to improve my game and now consider myself to be a competent player. Love playing in the casinos. Grosvenor cardiff being my home casino.

WHEN-
Started in may 2005

HOW-  
My online game is fluctuating so much so try not to risk too much till i hit a rush then up the ante and stakes. I seem to do well in freerolls more than cash MTTs. Came 12 out of 1500 and won.......nothing! (a few ultimate points!!!)
My live game is going from strength to strength (go deep usually) and play consistantly well in most tourneys and home games. Just wish i had way to get into the bigger tourneys!!

 Ks KingPoker  Ks

Careful James l'm just at the end of my calming down period. TGWM

:D

Took u a while to get that one.  ; ;nana;

Who   -    who do you wanna be    whats your poker ambitions
I lost two jobs between sept 04 and Mar 05 so had a go at playing for a living but the sudden disappearance of wages and the arrival of our second child wiped out my modest bankroll. I managed 14 months grinding a living in £20 - £50 live tourneys and $10 - $50 STTs online. but it was hand to mouth. I went back into work in May last year as a fruit machine test player so fortunately I no longer have to define myself in terms of poker. people told me it made a better hobby than a living but I had to find out the hard way. with a proper bankroll and less demands on me financially it might have been different but the situation I was in took all the fun out of the game. Now it's a hobby again I aim to concentrate on qualification to big events, and particularly WSOP. with the possible exception of a 7 figure payday, I could never see myself quiting work for poker.

What  -     What type of player are you   mtt/sng/cash   holdem/omaha/mix      pl/nl/fl

Mainly Live NLHE MTTs. I spend my pre / post tourney time playing backgammon at the minute. I have been known to dabble in Omaha / Hi-Lo / lowball draw / superstud but only in the comfort of my own home games

Why   -     Why did you get started in poker
When -    When did you start playing poker
like many people thanks to Late Night Poker in about 1999. didn't start playing live til Jan 04 which I think is when you start really learning the game. for me Online is a simulation, Live is the real thing.

How   -     How are you getting on  are you reaching your targets

Don't really have any anymore. DTD opens in April and my only goal is to get their regularly anmd enjoy my poker. with a wife and two kids I don't like the idea of finacial targets. I make a modest profit. that's all I aim for.