Julian Thew: "in the well"

[Tonji]

Hi Mr Thew,

Some questions:

Do you keep notes of players (live tournaments) if so how detailed?

What are your current ipod favs & embarrassments?

Any further poker ambitions?

Thanks & continued success

[julian]

Do you ever bet for information?

i guess all bets are information, so yeah....having said that, i do like a bit calling from time to time & the main problem with that tact is that you don't get much info until it's on there backs.

[julian]

Julian. When you first started playing what was your motivation? Were you playing just for fun or were you definitely on a journey with a specific destination in mind? If you did have specific goals how did you set about achieving them? And did you "know" something was going to happen for you in poker?

my initial motivation was a non-psychical competitive pursuit - once i started hitting the clubs, that probably shifted to having an opportunity of topping up my wages.
i was far from a natural talent in those early days & never dreamt that i might end up as a pro one day.

[julian]

3 quickies for you Mr Thew.



Who is the best female player you have played against in your opinion?

You always seem very placid and genial but have you ever thrown a hissy fit after a bad beat?

Have you ever had a potential transvestite at your table and did you check to make sure?

hey rod,
lucy rokach,
no hissy fits, just miserable with a real urgent need to get outta there real quick,
yes lol, that cat-eye person in dortmund, & i'm still waiting to hear some tales of derring-do with regard to what you found out 

[julian]

Do you need a PA to answer these questions for you ?

If so, where do i apply ?

how do you look in a skirt?

[julian]

Assuming you do have a tilt mode.. How does it manifest it's self in your play?

a year or two ago it woulda been raise, raise, raise...these days, i think i've virtually erradicated it & now it's just plod, plod, plod

[tikay]

Julian, these replies are just wonderful, you've got the blonde mood perfectly, thanks chap, you'll be a tough act to follow for whoever's next.

I just have one question for you.

You are playing Online, & a pop-up box appears, "YOU HAVE WON $10,000 IN OUR FREE DRAW, HAVE YOUR CREDIT CARD READY".

What do you do now? After the wife has told you it's a scam, like?

[Colchester Kev]

Thewy,

How many times a month do people try and nip you ?

and how do you deal with the nippers ?

[julian]

What's the worst/funniest tell you've ever seen?

Which do you find hardest to read, people who make the same raise whatever hand or people who constantly change the size of the raise?

What are next weeks lottery numbers?

probably the pause, the big sad sigh, then the inevitable push.
i think it's player dependant rather than sizing of the bet.
5,7,12,14,17,32











ok so the last one was a bit hopeful!!

[julian]

Is it true you won't be playing the GUKPT this week?

Is it because i have qualified for it and you see 2nd place in a GUKPT as failure?

Vinny

yes, word of your entry had reached me...

[julian]

Julian what sort of buz was it winning an ept ,what i mean is you've won plenty of tourneys ,how long did it take to sink in .
and then go on and win another gukpt ,thats some achievement .
whats the difference in you game ,how is you game so differant to how it was in the early days of your carear.

hey big man,
a great buzz, the best & yeah it prob took a day or 2 before i stopped grinning.
play-wise, i calmed down a bit, learnt not to fret about falling behind the average chip count, just try & get thru to the next day.
very sensible eh

[julian]

OK, slightly more sensible now. The Carlsberg Home Question from the thread of the same name:

Name your fantasy 10 player home game, with one of the names being your own. Put down your reasons for the invite and seat yourself in a favourable position - with an explanation for why you are sitting there...

Oh, the game is a NLH SNG for the first part of the evening and that will be followed by a mixed Cash game..

Players can be dead or alive - but for the purpose of the game they're alive!

Ok, to set things off here's mine:

1.Phil Ivey - will loosen the game up and likes the odd prop bet...
2.Amarillo Slim - there to dream up prop bets for Ivey..
3.Phil Hellmuth - we just need someone to tilt him!
4.Doyle Brunson - great player, great stories to tell...
5.Larry Flynt - a little crazy and he's gonna tell some interesting tales.(in mid position so everyone can hear him)
6.Winston Churchill - to keep some of the guys in line and offer snippets of wisdom..
7.Me - its my house!(Winston didn't play hold em so I reckon I could raise him for a little while!)
8.Devilfish - Well someone needs to wind Phil up don't they and who better?(Lets seat him across from Phil)
9.Stu Ungar - was he really the greatest?
10.Elky - Is the internet generation better than the old school?

Dealer - Tighty? :-o

But you must name individuals, not answers like 9 rich idiots etc etc

simon nowab - fish
rob yong - big fish
ariston - so i wouldn't be the first one out
tikay - superb value at any game
chili - eye candy #1
bad girl - eye candy #2
el blondie - a legend
woodley - someone to pick on
phil quayle - cos he'd absolutely love it
me - fish

oh what fun we'd all have

[julian]

I have heard several players comment on how they divide a 3 day tourney into 3 one day tourneys. Or atleast into two 1; get into the cash, 2 get it won. Do you do the same or do you go for the win from the start?

i used to go for the win in level 1 at one point lol but experience teaches you that you need to get thru each day, make the final, get short-handed, then heads-up.
it sounds obvious but you've just got to find a way thru each part.

[julian]

Hey Julian we all have players we dont like to be on the same table as  for there style of play name yours please.

hey jim,
pressuring players with position - having a roland or a ram type character on your left will normally mean that you are in for a hard day at the office

[julian]

Would you rather be a badger or a giraffe?

er, giraffe