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[GreekStein]

Funny picture by Matchbook.. wtf is Jungleman doing?

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Isn't James Bord in team Matchbook?

[DMorgan]

oioi didn't know you were team sheffield too, deece number of regular posters on blonde that went to sheffield.

Mantis went there too so I've heard 

[pleno1]

Funny picture by Matchbook.. wtf is Jungleman doing?

Click to see full-size image.

Isn't James Bord in team Matchbook?

I guess he is just Mr Matchbook.

[pleno1]

oioi didn't know you were team sheffield too, deece number of regular posters on blonde that went to sheffield.

Mantis went there too so I've heard 

gtfo mate! We've discussed Sheffield shenanigans loads of times.

[DMorgan]

fml shitty airport wifi, been awake for 28 hours and gotta stay awake for 5 more to have some semblance of a reasonable sleeping pattern for the next few weeks!

Remember our musings about the 1/1 cash games now. Poker was joke simple then

[mondatoo]

fml shitty airport wifi, been awake for 28 hours and gotta stay awake for 5 more to have some semblance of a reasonable sleeping pattern for the next few weeks!

Remember our musings about the 1/1 cash games now. Poker was joke simple then

Feel bad for you, 

[smashedagain]

Funny picture by Matchbook.. wtf is Jungleman doing?

Click to see full-size image.

Isn't James Bord in team Matchbook?

I guess he is just Mr Matchbook.

And he does not really fit into this boy band image. Plus getting his head in this shot would require him stood on a stool

[pleno1]

Sam Trickett
I had money stolen from me by a well known poker pro,that i thought was my friend! If he dont call me soon,Igoing to expose him 4 what he is

[AlunB]

Funny picture by Matchbook.. wtf is Jungleman doing?

Click to see full-size image.

Isn't James Bord in team Matchbook?

I guess he is just Mr Matchbook.

Is he though?

[david3103]

Reagrding where do I see myself being in 5 years time I think there will be 3 options.

1) Carry on in the poker industry I think I'm one of the most knowledgable guys in the industry about poker. Not how to bet/fold/call/raise, but what is needed for the industry to survive, to flourish and to improve. I have many many thoughts about how poker rooms, networks, affiliates and players should strive to improve and really want to make a big difference. I envisage that I will most likely carry on working in this industry. I currently work for one of the biggest gaming companies in the world in a nice country with great weather and have a great family, I would love all of the above to continuing to develop and improve and think that either in this company or somewhere else I have the potential to move up to very senior positions and #makeadifference

2) Play poker full time I currently really enjoy the game and think I am continuing to improve on a monthly basis. I understand which parts of my game need developing and improving. Alot of people say that the downs alot are alot worse than the ups are good. This is definitely not true for me, I hate losing ofc, but I absolutely love winning I think I have the potential to play full time and have the attitude and desire to make it a good decision. I think that if I decide to play full time I will play cash for 3 months and then go to Vegas. This is onyl really viable once the American legislation goes through.

3) Entrepreneur I believe I have a good business mindset, I try to learn about business as much as possible and have lots of good ideas and like to hear other peoples good ideas. In 2013 I hope I am in a position where I can financially afford to invest in different start up companies, preferably none poker so that it doesn't have conflicts of interest with PokerStrategy.com


When I'm 35 I think I would look back at all three of these options and be proud. Hopefully I can be successful in one of them and I think having different options is really good.

If I aksed myself 2 years ago where I'd be in 5 years I think I would have had a very different answer..

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[pleno1]

Yeah I'm pretty sure he is. He's definitely not being staked by them to play $1500's that's for sure, so wearing the patches for these "bowl" events wouldn't make so much sense and he is good friends with alot of them and natural progression is for them to join "his" team. Last year they were wearing PokerFarm patches, Bord was behind the PokerFarm operation that was in Costa Rica, South Africa and the UK. John Hewitt from the Costa Rica house was the WSOP bubble boy last year and is part of Matchbook team now.

The PokerFarm is basically dead now though after the famous hacking incident around 8 months ago.

[AlunB]

Yeah I'm pretty sure he is. He's definitely not being staked by them to play $1500's that's for sure, so wearing the patches for these "bowl" events wouldn't make so much sense and he is good friends with alot of them and natural progression is for them to join "his" team. Last year they were wearing PokerFarm patches, Bord was behind the PokerFarm operation that was in Costa Rica, South Africa and the UK. John Hewitt from the Costa Rica house was the WSOP bubble boy last year and is part of Matchbook team now.

The PokerFarm is basically dead now though after the famous hacking incident around 8 months ago.

Yeah I don't know the guy, but I don't think he is on his own there and people I've spoken to seem to suggest it's more than one investor. My impression was the main money man was Matthew Benham, but I could be way off and it's Bord's show with Benham just investing some cash.

They certainly have a lot of cash to spend, whoever is the money man. And sponsoring pokerplayers to try and attract players to bet on your betting exchange is just odd. I presume they see the poker thing as pure +EV on its own though much as the investment scenario you suggested earlier.

[smashedagain]

Cos was with Pokerfarm was he not?

[pleno1]

I dont think it really comes down to that mate. They see staking poker players as being +ev, they've identified a group of very good players and believe they will see a profitable return for the summer.

Having the Matchbook logos on cannot be -ev and will help brand awareness to some extent and even if it doesn't they still have their players that they believe will be profitable over the summer.

These deals wont be stars/full tilt deals where the player keeps 100% of the money, it will be either 50/50 or whatever they have agreed on. I also saw that they were going to put Tricket into the $1m drop, perhaps they will put Jungleman in too.

[pleno1]

Cos was with Pokerfarm was he not?

Yeah, myself and Alex Martin also played for them for a while.