I had a bankroll
once I was made redundant I had bills to pay
I am not that much of a degenerate that I would keep my bankroll and not pay my rent/credit cards/mobile etc
The whole reason for wanting to join a stable is so that my bankroll could be managed separately, having only ever played for myself with my own money I don't know if this would be a viable option but it seemed like a good idea to me

I am currently mostly playing £50-£100 comps at my local(Luton) Gentings and Grosvenor
I have played the last couple of £440 comps at Aspers Stratford after winning £30 satelites and played the last few pokerstars live events (£170 and £220) after winning satelites online
Up until June I was working as a Department Manager for Sainsburys so couldn't play as often as I wanted but could afford to play, unfortunately I was made redundant and now have plenty of time to play but no bankroll
My reasons for wanting to join Brs were to be part of a stable where my ultimate goal was to play Live large buy in events that would be out of my reach without backing, I was hoping to get help and guidance with my online game and looking forward to stringing some online results together but playing Live is where I see myself being a profitable player.
As far as studying my live game, I look back at key hands and think about how I played them and how I could have played them differently, If I feel there is a hand or situation that I don't understand or cant work out I will post on one of the facebook groups I belong to looking for feedback or occasionally for a particularly troubling hand I will post on 2+2. I also spend time talking through HH with a couple of friends who play to a high standard.
It is frustrating to not have a bankroll and to not be able to compete at the level I would feel comfortable at. When I get a chance to play the bigger tournaments I regularly make day 2 and get into the money but have so far been unlucky not to take one down yet

I am not suggesting that I am as good as the top pros, but I have a good understanding of the game, I play well but am always looking to improve and am confident that if I could put a string of results together and get myself a bankroll I could do well.


Good Luck at the tables

Terry P

Hi Simon
Thanks for your input
I totally understand what you are saying and to be fair I would think twice before staking me

The truth is I have a good understanding of the game but for reasons that escape me I cant seem to transform my live results to online which is why I was hoping to join a stable that were prepared to start me small and work with me, From everything I had heard about Brs they were that stable. AS i mentioned previously I was reluctant to take the trial based simply on my sharkscope stats but I was encouraged to do so by Brs players

As for the job that Jesse does at the academy I wouldnt want to be in her shoes, I can only imagine the stress she goes through on a daily basis, I am also aware of her workload and am sure she would have got back to me with constructive feedback as soon as she could


Good luck at the tables

Terry P

Paul
thank you for taking the time to look into this for me
I am disappointed with your academy managers assessment of my play as I certainly wouldn't describe it as she did but at the end of the day it is her call so I have to trust her judgement
I would agree that looking at my mtt chart on sharkscope is not great reading but in reality it is not nearly as bad as it looks as I play a lot of mtts after winning satelites, my sharkscope shows me as losing $215 in a tourney that only cost me $11 to enter yet the profit of $204 by winning the ticket is not shown.
The idea behind this post was not to get you to change the decision but to give me a better insight into what you are looking for and where I can make improvements, its a shame as I feel with a bankroll and some help and guidance I could perform well for your or any stable.
Thanks again for your time
Good Luck at the tables

Terry P

Hello Guys and Girls

First of all I want to make it clear that the aim of this post is not to slate Brs or the work that they do in the Poker community. Brs have received some bad publicity from users on a number of Facebook groups recently but I personally do not believe a lot of the claims that are being circulated and although it is possible a few members are up to shady shit I don't believe their actions are supported or condoned by Paul Jackson or his team. So please I am looking for answers to my query based on this groups knowledge of Brs and how they operate, I am not looking for a bunch of replies saying don't deal with them they are corrupt etc as that does not help anybody.

I first contacted Brs a couple of months ago enquiring how their staking programme worked with an aim to being staked as a Live player. I got a quick response explaining that although there are a lot of opportunities to play live they primarily staked online players. I replied and was totally honest about my abilities, basically stating that although I was a competent Live player my online game was not anywhere near the standard it should be. Brs replied with a link to their academy and suggested that I take their trial and if successful they would help my online game improve. I was very impressed with their attitude and gave it some thought.

While at the Goliath festival I spoke to 5 players who were staked by Brs and they all told me how good Brs were and that I should give the trial a go as I had nothing to lose. When I explained that my online game was not great and I was worried about messing up the trial they said not to worry, of the 5 players I spoke to only 1 had finished the trial in profit, 1 had broken even the other 3 had lost money.

A couple of weeks ago I decided to go forward with the trial and was quite excited at the prospects of being a staked player
For stage one they deposited $55 in my account in the form of a bonus and asked me to play 10x $5.50 sngs
I won 3 and had 1 second place for a profit of $10
I was then accepted to move on to stage 2 where I was again asked to play 10x $5.50 sngs
i had a disaster with the first 5 and only managed one cash but won 3 of the last 5 for a stage 2 profit of $18
So over the 20 games I made a profit of $28 which I know is not great but knowing that players were invited to join the academy after breaking even and losing I was pretty confident
Also my strike rate of cashing in 40% and winning 30% seemed to be quite good to me,obviously a very small sample size

Unfortunately I received an e mail on Tuesday stating that after reviewing my performance i did not mahe the next stage of sponsorship and giving me instructions on where to send half of my balance (so I actually made a profit of almost $70 from the trial)
I did e mail them asking for feedback and if there was any way forward for me but so far have not had a reply

I assume this post will be read by staked players for Brs and other companies and was just wondering if anybody could tell me where I went wrong and what Brs are actually looking for in a player and what if anything I can do to help my cause

Many thanks for taking the time to read this

Terry P

I would stretch to £250 for a submariner comex

Funny you should say that

The Tag that was given to Scoop winners a couple of years ago comes up for sale every now and then for around £500  The most I have seen one go for is £650
The exact same model without the pokerstars motif sells for £900 all day

Good Luck at the tables

Terry P

No offence taken
At the end of the day if Mark gets £250 for it then fair play to all involved
As far as value goes it is worth what people are willing to pay for it
The guy who said £500 was either dreaming or trying to con you into buying his

The watch is a £75 citizen eco with a pokerstars motif
The question is how much is that motif worth to somebody  To me I was willing to double the price of the watch and pay £150
I have seen a couple sell in the last year one for £90 one for £110 so my offer of £150 is a fair one in my opinion
I need a new watch but as much as I would like the pokerstars edition I cant justify paying £250 for a £75 watch

As long as both the buyer and seller are happy I can live with that

Good Luck at the tables

Terry P

haha RED DOG

In my World too mate  believe me
Obviously I wasn't too pleased to see that post but you cant expect the guy with the watch for sale to ignore a better offer

Good Luck at the tables

Terry P

Thanks Marky

If you don't manage to secure a sale or if anybody else has one for sale I have money here
I don't want to do anybody out of any money but I can only justify spending £150ish
I am waiting for 2+2 to approve my post on their marketplace   maybe I will have better luck there

Good Luck at the tables

Terry P

the equivelant citizen watch retails at £75  obviously the pokerstars symbol bumps that up
The modovo and Tag pokerstars watches which were given to SCOOP and WCOOP winners go for around £500 
The last citizen pokerstars  watch on Ebay went for £110   I had bid £100 with the intention of bidding again if necessary when auction was finishing but I got distracted and missed it

I was hoping to pay £150 or less but looks like you may have a customer at a better price

I obviously have the same luck off the tables as on them at the moment

Good Luck

Terry P

 Hi
Before Pokerstars got rid of their fpp system and replaced it with the terrible chest system they used to offer a pokerstars edition citizen eco watch to exchange for fpp. I am looking to buy one if anybody has one in unused or good condition
Thanks for your time
Terry P

Thanks Guys

I am really pleased with the result

Good Luck at the tables

Terry P

Hi ripple11

Martin Pugh no longer works for Rank, I got an automated e mail telling me that
Within an hour of e mailing Henry Birch I got an e mail from the reinstatement team lifting my ban
I assume the timing was a coincidence but I am very happy


Terry P

I was kind of hoping it might work the other way
The ban was put in place 14 years ago and there is no reason on file so maybe they would give me the benefit of the doubt and let me back in
after all if I had been caught cheating or been aggressive or abusive to staff or customers that would definitely have been recorded and those are the only reasons I can think of that it would be justifiable to keep somebody banned after 14 years
That's why I would like to get the e mail addresses for the two top guys in the hope that one of them is prepared to help

Terry P