Hands off son no old man games this next couple of weeks!!

Sorted now i'm pretty sure thanks and good luck for the series!!

Hi Guys,

Any idea about how to secure a seat for the £2500 6 max, heard it might sell out/ is sold out.......



Thanks

Hey guys sorry if anyone has been actually stung by this person .

I arrived in Vegas last night and couldn't log into facebook or hotmail then I tried full tilt and that didn't work either. Nightmare anybody been hacked before i'm not sure what i should be doing to protect myself or what i should cancel etc.

Just running a full scan now see if i can get rid of anything, any advice would be much appreciated.

They are really bad......

But who cares come on Praz.....The super Praz!!!!

No worries guys it was a bit awkward at times to respond quickly but I was more than happy to answer questions. I play the APT in 2 and a half hours, yesterday was a nightmare journey with so many things to tilt me along the way but we made it and I am looking forward to playing this and the APPT.

Well I actually just got hold'em manager yesterday so i've yet to see how good it is but i have used poker tracker a lot and am familiar with that. I'm not really a stats player but more of a feel player so i'm prob not the most qualified to advise on stats and how to interpret them and use them. I would say use poker training sites like cardrunners, things can be so simple that you are doing wrong like i watched one last week and knew i'd been playing too many hands especially out of position which in PLO, position is so huge.

Good question sovietsong......

This is my opinion of poker overall, the vast majority of players over estimate their skill level on the whole. Instead of working out where they are going wrong they blame external factors and anything but their own play. I also think that like any activity or sport there are just going to be naturally better players and those who stumble across poker and take a bit of time to get good at the game will have a head start over others no matter where in the timeline they come in. There are also players who maybe realise their weaknesses and work hard to plug those leaks that aren't naturally as good but they know how to beat the game and have big success with that style. I think a lot just try and play like everybody else and say everything is "standard" when it isn't.

So i kinda rambled on there but my point in answering this question is I probably wouldn't have given up playing if I started later but you never know. I was intrigued by poker when I first started playing and has become an obsession of mine since I was 16-17. I am always re-evaluating my game and being honest with myself. I am always the first person to say when I play a poor hand or do something stupid. I also know my strengths and weaknesses quite well. When I returned to play online more seriously after my live success my game was horrible but I took the time and effort to see where i was going wrong and didn't just say "I can't win online" and stick to live. Also, I was losing a lot of money playing big stakes PLO so I didn't just stay there I quit PLO for 6 months grinded NLH and tourneys and then re entered PLO when the time was right and it is my main game now.

Hey, sorry been out of commission for a couple of days had a deep run in the FTOPS $2500 but came up short in 29th. I had a mammoth cash session as well where I played for what seemed like 24 hours virtually non stop.

So, first of all thank you very much to my friend Ian 'xpressman' Needleman for a really nice post so I will answer some of his questions to begin with.

I'm normally very relaxed when I play as you probably know regardless of the buy in and line up. Of course I still get nervous from time to time but I would call it more of an excitement like last year before the main event I proabably slept about 1 hour total was it nerves or excitement or maybe both!?!? I finished the day as one of the chip leaders so it obviously didn't affect me overall. I think when I play I become wrapped up in the tournament i'm involved in especially when I go deep and am already thinking ahead to who I think will blow up/ could be a threat and what my image is to the rest of the table etc. Maybe try not  to look around so much at the room and focus in on YOUR table and how you are gonna navigate your way through it. Also, just because it is a bigger buy in doesn't always mean there are better players, they might just be richer with more money to burn.

I think good amateurs can definitely step up and do well that is the beauty of poker. Overall though, like anything, the people who dedicate the more time and effort will for sure have more of an advantage and hanging out with other players as well is another plus factor in improving and staying ahead of the game.  But if poker is a serious hobby and you can't dedicate as much time to it then just try to play as well as you can when you do get the chance to play and have as much fun as possible.

With regards to kalooki I love that game! But i'm always getting bashed up whenever I play so don't come to me for any tips or advice! Tips....try not to leave yourself 5 or 2 cards as it is harder to win the game unless deep and trying to minimise points. But like I said I always lose at that so don't listen too much to me!

Camel - I actually haven't made any massive purchases in my life I guess my watch for about $5000. I guess i'm not a "balla"

Phat - In all honestly I think my parting with blue square was a blessing in disguise as it got me away from the glory hunting of one off EPTs and got me back to the grind of online poker and making consistent money. Don't get me wrong I was grateful for the opportunity but I think I was a bit young and not really ready for it and leaving them allowed me to mature as a player on my own terms.

Repost anything you would like answering as I accidently missed some out.

Hat: I remember it was the bubble and i'd been raising loads, seemed like a good idea at the time!

 Jeff: I wouldn't put myself in that bracket but I guess I had a memorable game in Vegas 2007 but there were a few mishaps along the way but I think I played well overall.

EvilPie: I got a sponsorship with BlueSq and they put me into EPTs and the WSOP but I played badly to be honest in all of them and I took shots at bigger UK ones in the beginning ( the standard was a lot worse then)
         
          I don't sell 100% but I occasionally sell 10% or so to Neil Channing and Flushy and I have had pieces of each other in the past when one of us went anywhere for some interest.
 
          Most will tell you i'm not too fussy in the girls department and I don't have a set preferance.

Byron: I'd go to uni if it all stopped tomorrow and get a degree and a regular job i have no idea what though.
         
          No idea, can't be much though strength is hardly my specialty.

Flushy: Too technical for me, I always have it just remember that

       

Hatthehole: Play tighter in PLHE as there are no antes.
                 Um not entirely sure who that is but will stab at KK+
                 I'm a sick left handed riffler relatively speaking!
                 My objective would be to find another game!!

Ok just got in from night out it's 7am and just been in the pool for an hour! Will answer a handful now and do my best to get up to date when I wake up!

Le Knave - I would bash Flushy up no worries
               Um I thought "wtf you doing you fish what you doing getting it in with 2 outs v 2nd in chips when you're chip leader.............
               OmgClayAiken, Stinger, WestMenlo, ActionJeff and Cole South.
               Mickey Wernick, Neil Channing and Keith Hawkins
               I got given a $3k budget by Mr Channing after he went in earlyish but I paid the majority of a $4k dinner bill. I had change from the $3k as well but not much lol.
               Moon in Palms
               

Hi, sorry for the delay but accidently wiped my answers as I was about to post earlier which was quite annoying so these might be a bit more condensed

1) My fav 2 footy teams are Arsenal and Newcastle. I used to be a really big fan of Alan Shearer so that made me like Newcastle by default really

   Arsenal play awesome football and are the closest big team to me.

2) I currently don't have a sponsor and am not actively seeking one but would be willing to take the right offer should it come along if not then i'll carry on as normal.

3) EPTs are way tougher.I get recognised more for my online name outside of the uk. The games are slightly tougher I would say with NLH becoming almost unplayable.

   I do think PLO has evolved with more emphasis on preflop play but the standard is still pretty bad overall people are just spewing in different spots.

4) I don't know what i'm going to be doing tomorrow never mind in 10 years time! I would love to win some more big tournaments and am definitely not a settle for one big
   score kinda guy.

5) My ideal world table would be: Me, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Daniel Negreanu, Sammy Farha, Eli Elezra, Shane Warne, Phil Hellmuth and Durrr.

6) I watch some cardrunners videos and talk through situations with friends to make sure my feel for the game is still good. I would advise watching good players and seeing
   what they are doing. Also, read and watch as much material as you can as it all helps but most importantly play loads as that is the only way to get better.

7) I got a big stack by flopping golden (flopped flush v set and top 2), lost a race, blinded off and ran KQ into AA all in all a very standard tournament!

Hi guys finally made it to Thailand after boarding two flights while having no sleep and getting drunk in Hong Kong which was great fun but we all felt bad on the planes! I've read the thread and I do think a lot of the questions were done for the poster's benefit and to get a cheap laugh. I personally am not bothered by it but I think Tighty, Dingdell and Tikay are well within their rights to voice their opinions as they want this to be a success and bear in mind I have to take time out of my day to answer all of these questions which I am more than happy to do in the main. Lastly, I have no idea where these Annette rumours came up and Mr Trigg can safely collect on his bets as it is 100% not true! If the questions are funny and in some kind of context then I am all for answering them.  Anyway, time to answer some questions!