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Jude Ainsworth aka  j.thaddeus capped off a memorable Spring with a runner-up spot in the PokerStars $109 Rebuy on Sunday the 7th June 2009. Jude amazingly had won the same event on the 1st June and 31st May, rounding off a three week ‘heater ‘accumulating prize winnings of over $1.3m including of course the SCOOP Main Event for nearly $1m.

Here is a summary of his recent results:

DATE  BUY-IN  ENTRANTS  POSITION  PAYOUT $  SITE
 
07/06/2009  109+  504  2  17700  PokerStars
 
01/06/2009  109+  225  1  10517  PokerStars
 
31/05/2009  109+  234  1  15539  PokerStars
 
29/05/2009  109    459  3    5250  PokerStars
 
12/04/2009  10300 502  1  963338  PokerStars SCOOP Main event
 
12/05/2009  322    911  1  54000  Full Tilt FTOPS Event 13 6-max shootout

03/05/2009  500    133  3  6750    PartyPoker
 
In the live arena, Jude, who hails from Galway, won the Party Poker Irish Championship for $212,000 in 2008  


Jude has this week joined blonde as "Thaddeus". He travels to Vegas on Saturday but will be around on this thread for the next week to answer questions for blondes, and hopefully impart some knowledge as to the secrets behind his successes.

Jude Ainsworth after winning the Irish Open

over to you guys.....

Hey Jude.

don't be so sad... Kev

Dont be afraid

if we took a sad song, how could we make it better?

OK I'll ruin this amazing thread by actually asking a credible question:

How long have you been playing for and what adjustments do you make when you play live as opposed to online?

nah, nah nah na na na, na na na....

Anyway, time to be serious for a minute.

Have you ever been to craggy island? 

Have you ever had a sick spin up? If so how sick?

Who do you look up to in the poker world?

Which gives you the biggest buzz after winning, live or online ?

Do you use the chat box when playing online or do you ignore it ?

Is there any point in playing the Sunday Million and Warm-up on stars or would you say it's much better to play a $100/$200 freeze out at any other stage during the week as the number of entries in the Mill and Warm up is simply ridiculous?

What do you put your recent run of form down to? Any major adjustments to your game that lie behind it?

What are your WSOP plans?

How long have you been playing? What games did you start in and how did this progress?

i have been playing just over 5 years did nt play much at the start until i discovered online games.
when i play online i play multiple tourneys on multiple sites which means alot of tables at the start so i generally play fairly tight to begin with, then loosen up the deeper i get.
i dont play too much live poker, when i do i probably play a few more hands than i usually would at the start. more importantly i try to watch every hand played at the table and gather as much information about each player to help me make a decision when i get involved in a hand against them. this is generally not possible when i multi table   

i think Annette is great player but andy mclouds would probably be my favorite  online player

the biggest buzz i every got from winning was the ipc 2008. this was my 1st major tournament win and it was done in my home town in front of all my friends and family.

i rarely use the chat box,  most of the time i don't see whats printed, when i do i frequently have too many tables up to be able to reply

I've just seen all of those great results on 'Stars and as someone who struggles to win on there I'm green with envy.

Tell me, in strict confidence of course, are you a superuser or just friendly with the guy who operates the lever ?

i think the million and warm up are definitely worth playing if your bankroll permits it. if you are struggling or trying to build a bankroll i would recommend  playing the smaller field tournaments

i reckon my recent run is a combination of running well and my play has really improved over the last 12 months

super superuser

Ambitions?

Are you not attending the WSOP?

Jude,

Just to say, on behalf of all of us at blonde, we appreciate you taking the time to do this, & wish you well in future Tourneys. But steer clear of Flushy when playing - we need him to win loadsa money.

Hi Jude,

Do people often call you Jake?

Bugger, thought I'd got away with that.

Cos, do people often say you are old?

pls don't hijack Jude's thread Tony.

Someone said I looked 23 the other day - I had to explain I'm actually not even that old.

Hey Jude congrats on your recent sick results just a few questions.

What has been your biggest purchase from poker winnings?
What do you plan to play in vegas/Have you got your main event seat yet?
Do you play cash games?Live or online- What stakes and what games?
The best and worst ''Big name'' you have played with?

Good luck!

how come you didnt do your well on boards first?  you have alot of fanboys on there

congrats on all your results.  at what stage of a online tourney do you think you have an edge over the rest of the field?

whats your plans for the wsop

events etc

Stars or Tilt?

500f or 100r?

Checkraise management, what is it? What do you aim to get from it?

Do you like Indian food, if so which is your favourite dish?

- what 3 things do you do throughout a tournament that set you apart from your opponents? i.e. opening wider, 3betting lighter, running better etc.
- what makes you uncomfortable at a poker table? i.e. another player having position on you, stack sizes etc.

my goals are to win a wsop and ept
leaving tonight for vegas, plan to be playing on the 15th

after my scoop win i paid off my mortgage  and bought myself a bmw.
plan on playing as much nl events as i can fit in, i have my seat already for the main event
very seldom play cash games when i do usually 5-10   6-handed
i know breeth has had some huge results but i would nt be a big fan of a lot of his plays
gboro & annette i think are some of the best players online

check raise management set up this well for me, i signed up with them 5-6 weeks ago
i think when the blinds and antes start to get big i have my edge

500f
CRM are agents, there job is to get the me best sponorship deal that suits

you hit 2 of them the 3rd would be my shortstack game
what makes me uncomfortable would be good players having position on me and using it well

Hi Jude,

you mentioned earlier that you played quite tight early on in online tourneys, I imagine some of your starting hands would be dependant on position (or would you disregard any holding). What range of hands would you be raising/calling with in early on in a tourney?

cheers for doing this

Bain taithneamh as an deireadh seachtaine

i googled check raise management cos i had never heard of them. some stuff they have presumably put out as press releases regarding your stable mate sammy george




this is the sammy george who showed the world on the poker den cash game thing that he is a huge fish right? your manager is saying he has won 3 mill in the past year in the biggest cash game outside europe which presumably is the big game at the bellagio?

something doesn't seem quite right about this....

anyway congrats on your big scores. I have been playing mostly cash for the past 3 years but I feel like it's time to get back into tourneys, what should I be reading/watching/learning to get up to speed on current MTT's?

cheers

Ya lol Sammy probably has the most exploitable style Ive ever seen

 ;booder;

Read OP ... Jude is in Vegas.

Hi Jude,

you mentioned earlier that you played quite tight early on in online tourneys, I imagine some of your starting hands would be dependant on position (or would you disregard any holding). What range of hands would you be raising/calling with in early on in a tourney?

cheers for doing this

Bain taithneamh as an deireadh seachtaine


in the early stages  i would raise from any position with a 10 or better, kj, kq or any pocket pair.
my range for calling would be any pocket pair aq or better. sometimes with ajs or kqs when in position

as for sammy george i cant comment, i know absolutely nothing about him never seen him play

i m not a big reader of books but did read pearljammers,rizen and apestyles. found apestyles section very good. i would also recommend watching the replays the ps  i.e million and scoop

Do you sleep with one pillow or two? If two, when you are flipping the pillow to get the cool side do you flip just the top pillow or both at once?

what was the reason for your huge improvement over the last couple of years?

how did you accelerate your learning in order to crush some of the toughest comps in the world right now?

 ;booder; ;booder; ;booder;

Buy In   $1,500       
Game   No Limit Hold'em     
Date   16-Jun-09     
Number of Entries   2,095   

99   Ainsworth, Jude   $3,631   Count Galway   Ireland


A good start? disappointing? how did it go?