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This list is not meant to be exhaustive, if you think you should be on it and aren't, it's not personal


but look at the number of 19-25+ year olds tearing it up in live biggies for UK Poker


In no order


Toby Lewis

Jake Cody

Matt Perrins

J P Kelly

James Keys

The Hit Squad of Akenhead, Carl, Praz etc

Sam Trickett

(Flushy is too old  :-* )


Is the emergence of all of these players and more (lets include Middleton and Eames and Houghton and Brammer who surely must be amongst the next ones...) in one period of less than three years coincidence?


Could we have said the same of one era throwing up Channing, Thew etc 10-15 years ago?

If it isn't coincidence, what factors are at play here?

I would suggest

- quick and thorough groundings online, that give them experience way beyond the years it would take to get such, live alone that previous talented generations did not have

- Generally mathematical/Professional backgrounds. By and large these lads don't come from gambling/betting backgrounds

- This gives them, generalising, level heads and bankroll skills.

Anything else?


Your thoughts please.

Isnt Liv in that age bracket too?

Also, Im sure I read Karl and Praz are closer to 30

they can't be, that would mean I have to include Flushy.


Anyway, Liv yes, Pab too


You know the sort of names....I'm asking    "why?"

I would say there is certainly a community aspect to this, all these lads are friends with each other and presumably discuss strategy non stop with each other. Plus you have blonde/blackbelt etc Everyone is the M1 away from each other and the big fessies, its easy for everyone to travel round together etc.

Then you have all the affordable deepstack events in the Uk which are a good proving ground

Also you dont pay tax on gambling in the UK, which must make it easier for young wippersnappers to turn pro.

But mainly I would say its Tikays advice on Sky Poker, and the Deans books.

 Oh to be 20 again....

 It certainly helps being young free and single.

Once you score big/get some backing, there nothing to stop you travelling the live big event circuit.....the ball has started to roll.

Plus nowadays playing online anywhere anytime,  practicing your skills, making more money, qualifing for events.....all with no fear.

Good luck to them.

Team Bocce imo

+1

This is bullshit

your forgetting the champion of ireland tighty! this thread is bullshit without him!

The main quality all those guys posess is fearlessness. They don't mind bubbling or going bust holding pestes as long they make the correct play.

They don't even consider laddering, they just make the best EV decision at all times.

Very impressive.

I am sure I have forgotten plenty


you are referring to james mitchell?

One thing I will say about all these "kids" is they really have a good head on their shoulders.

Jake, Toby, Pez, eames, Flushy, Bas, Middy etc- all top blokes. not really leading a "balla" lifestyle but having fun and all really nice guys.

also incred tekkers (whatever the fuck they are)

yeah, can understand if you thought he was 35 though!

He had a shave and a haircut, looks more like a geography student than teacher again.

Hopefully he won't mind


but I enjoyed NoFlops guest article on Dr Pauly's blog today

http://taopoker.blogspot.com/2010/09/brit-watch-new-golden-age.html

ty sir.

Could be all of the things mentioned so far. Could be the fact there have been fewer Scandies playing internationally recently because of exchange rate issues.

Could also just be an example of the Texas sharpshooter fallacy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_sharpshooter_fallacy).

There are a load of poker tournaments played. Some people win them. A group of these people happen to be similar/come from a similar place. Not necessarily a trend.

I think the US and British players now play against the Scandies with an optimum line in many respects which is another reason along with the tax one. But yeah, as I say in the post, there's no golden age, just a conveyor belt of very talented players coming from online, country unimportant, who are all maybe within a percentage point or two of each other in terms of talent.

Variance,ldo!!

interesting that your thread's about the golden era of 18-25 year old players when we just had our best ever WSOP and yet none of those players who won bracelets would fit into your age bracket. Some guess work here but I think the rough ages of our bracelet five are....Flushy 27, Praz 32, Chufty 37, Steve Jelinek 39, Mike Ellis 45....so where's the golden era?!

And I don't think any of the Hit Squad are young enough to fit into your age bracket...perhaps it's correct to say English poker is on the up and up and the standard and players are better than ever, not sure it's that connected to a new breed of players coming into the game particularly tho.

Who would believe Praz is five years older than Flushy, maybe wearing a cap all the time protects your hair

OP clearly states:

"but look at the number of 19-25+ year olds tearing it up in live biggies for UK Poker"

19-25+ even includes TK.

The "Golden era" must include all 19+ year olds from the UK.

Flushy 27? WTF? He must have had a fair few late nights.

 I wasn't thrown-up fifteen years ago. I only started playing more than ten events a year in 2005 and I was busy being seriously ill in 2006.

 Young whippasnappers. See how they're doing in five years time.