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Title: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: Pharo on June 04, 2012, 05:18:30 PM
Hi there!

Having recently retired from online poker - hanging up my red-and-black, Pokerstars Spade-emblazoned jersey to move on to bigger and better and as yet undefined things - I now find myself, as many before me, in the predictable position of having accumulated a great deal of knowledge with no, or at least dubious, practical application in the world outside.

I'm 26 now. I've been playing poker seriously for maybe 6-8 years and winning decent amounts for maybe 3 or 4 of them. I primarily play(ed) online small/medium stakes tournaments and came tantalizingly and frustratingly close to crossing into (lifetime) six figure profits by the end of last year, but alas, fate is cruel and I never quite crossed that meaningless and imaginary line before going on something of a losing streak this year which would ensure that I never made it. Not this go round anyway.

So I offer a trade to any and all. Lessons in Hold'em, in the form of informal voice chats on Skype and by email, in exchange for lessons on whatever subject it is that you have an interest and understanding in. It could be Shakespeare or astronomy or chess or nutrition or something else entirely - I have an appetite for new things. For my part I can offer a pretty good education in small stakes hold'em to anyone who is a losing, break even or novice player. But really, your ability at poker doesn't matter, you just have to be good at something. :) In this way maybe I can get some added value from what seems right now to be a whole lot of otherwise useless information floating around in my head, and hopefully have some fun too.

Shoot me a PM if you have something to offer!

Steve


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: Ironside on June 04, 2012, 06:19:53 PM
i am an expert in gettting a decent lap dance


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: The Camel on June 04, 2012, 06:30:42 PM
I love this post/offer.

Just wish I was good enough at something to take him up on it.

Good luck, hope it works out.


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: geordieneil on June 04, 2012, 06:36:21 PM
I know its a long shot, but if you can meet me in boat quay or clarke quay Singapore on Friday then I will listen.....i'll buy the first round to show I'm serious


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: Claw75 on June 04, 2012, 06:37:05 PM
What a fantastic idea - good luck!


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: leethefish on June 04, 2012, 09:04:29 PM
Cool idea!


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: MTT DESTROYER on June 04, 2012, 10:00:38 PM
Whats your online aliases?


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: skolsuper on June 04, 2012, 11:36:34 PM
Don't need ssnl tutoring right now (I hope) and have pretty much nothing to offer from myself, but if you want to learn about all sorts of random different subjects www.khanacademy.org is really good. Can especially recommend the banking&finance section of videos.


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: DMorgan on June 05, 2012, 02:07:07 AM
With my maths skills I could teach you how to calculate your hourly rate playing small stakes no limit holdem tournaments


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: silverslick on June 05, 2012, 03:35:15 AM
I know its a long shot, but if you can meet me in boat quay or clarke quay Singapore on Friday then I will listen.....i'll buy the first round to show I'm serious
I can also do Singapore this Friday. Happy to get the second round.


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: jgcblack on June 05, 2012, 07:42:59 AM
I'll exchange Salsa dancing knowledge.......

I got rather handy a couple of years back, and its a fun and sexy world!


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: millidonk on June 05, 2012, 07:54:58 AM
I can teach you Farsi, how to put on 10 stone in 8years or teach you some of my best jokes to get a party started.

Taster:  What's the biggest cause of dry skin?...............................:.Towels

Online aliases plz.


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: RED-DOG on June 05, 2012, 08:34:41 AM
I'm good at pretending to be good at things.

Great offer. Best of luck luck.


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: welsh1980 on June 05, 2012, 08:40:09 AM
super post I like it good luck


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: JK on June 05, 2012, 10:14:10 AM
Really interesting offer. Unfortunately the only things I could really teach you are how to run/organise a cardroom lol.

Hope you can find someone to do the swap with


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: CHIPPYMAN on June 05, 2012, 01:22:47 PM
Hi there, I can offer u how to run a chips shop or hot food shop.


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: Pharo on June 07, 2012, 12:41:34 AM
Thanks for the kind replies. The idea came from a biography I am reading of Richard Feynman, who taught physics to an artist friend in exchange for drawing lessons (a lopsided deal if ever there was one!) I haven't received many offers so let me assure you that I am no Feynman, nor even particularly talented as a poker player, so don't be shy about offering what you can.

I'm not sure about Farsi but I do like the idea of a language tutor - I have long wanted to build on the small amount of French I managed to retain from school.

I did work in a chip shop when I was younger but it didn't suit me. :)

Still hopeful!!


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: BangBang on June 07, 2012, 06:14:28 AM
This is actually a brilliant post... Good Luck with it...

Wish I had time to learn and something to offer...

Peace..


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: leethefish on June 07, 2012, 07:31:47 AM
I would like to know more about your credentials as a tutor ....online alias ?

Not saying you have to be a Pro but no point in you tutoring me if your no better !! ( which to be fair is impossible)


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: RED-DOG on June 07, 2012, 08:11:37 AM
A tutor who tooted a flute
Tried to tutor two tooters to toot.
Said the two to their tutor,
"Is it harder to toot
Or to tutor two tooters to toot?"


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: SirPerceval on June 07, 2012, 09:18:16 AM
I can teach you to Juggle. Or Diabolo.  8)


Title: Re: Trade? My Poker Tutoring for Your X Tutoring
Post by: Acidmouse on June 07, 2012, 10:01:44 AM
How to run a Educational Portal for students..

How to run a successful large raiding guild in MMORPG's for a number of years. (very hard to keep 100 odd people happy)

How to tilt.