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Been lurking around a few poker forums for a couple of years now without really posting and now decided to post a bit more. I didn’t know the best way to introduce myself to the site so did it here.
About me
I’m 25 and live just on the outskirts of Leeds. Used to live in Blackburn but made the controversial move over the border to the place with the wrong coloured rose after going to uni in Leeds. Still travel back to Blackburn for the football (unfortunately).
Got into poker the usual way people start poker really. Played with mates at college, home games etc then made the transition to online poker with Full Tilt. Before it closed, I usually lost my small deposits and then would go on to blame anything bar myself for my losses before I realised I was a bad player.
Now play cash games solely on sky poker were I have managed to change my game around and built up from the 4nl cash tables to being a profitable 30nl player. One or two books helped me get there, but now I need to work hard on my game to try reaching new heights. I have a lot more to learn and unfortunately have quite a few leaks which consist mainly of spewing and making terrible calls which then leads to the inevitable tilt.
I am working on my game a lot at the moment which is why I have took the plunge into the poker forum world. Unfortunately, life circumstances mean I have to withdraw bits of my roll from time to time so it is harder to make the step up through the higher levels but those circumstances will change soon meaning the aim is to go from 30nl to maybe 100nl within a year or 2. This will be out of my ability at the minute but setting goals can only help.
I am thinking of regularly updating this thread with the ups (hopefully) and (the more likely) downs along the way to hopefully progressing through the levels and creating a decent amount of side earnings to whatever direction life takes me. I won’t be posting specific profit/loss numbers unless I decide to create some sort of challenge for myself in the future etc.
Right, well that’s the boring introduction out of the way. Anyone have any questions just fire away. I’m into sports, music, TV etc so doesn’t have to be poker based.
Ha ha, cheesy forum gifs FTW.
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Once a thing's been done, it's been done. So why all this nostalgia? I mean, for the 60s and 70s, you know, looking backwards for inspiration, copying the past. How's that rock 'n' roll? Do something of your own. Start something new. Live your life now.
- John Lennon
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First (in before G2L)
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Good luck getting what you want. I'm doing loads on motivation, goals, inspiration, mental game - as well as coaching and strategy work. Happy to join in where I can here.
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best place to live leeds or blackburn? did u enjoy leeds uni?
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Hi AJR14
Please rank the following films in order of brilliance and explain your reasoning:
Police Academy
Airplane!
Hotshots!
Goodfellas
Hook
The Dark Knight
Casino Royale
Rounders
Please note your answers will be
marked
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a panel of experts
anyone who happens to see your thread.
An excellent start to your thread-owning career, may I say, sir.
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In before bobAlike.
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Hi AJR,
Good luck with the Diary.
Think I MAY know of you from next door, though I have no idea what your screen-name there is. (An oddity of the Data Protection Act is that I cannot ASK you that question, but you CAN tell me if you wish. Weird thing, the DPA).
Good to hear you have moved up to 30NL, & are profitable at that level.
I have a question for you - a perfectly serious one.
If you are profitable at 30NL (we are talking £ here, not $), why are you hoping to move up to what is, without any doubt, a tougher level?
Why not just play more Tables, or put in more hours, at 30NL?
This question may surprise you, or others. "Moving up levels" seems to be wired into our minds - no matter what level ANY player plays at, & beats, they have a desire to move up to the next level. It's almost like a paternal instinct in a lady.
If you can make - say - £50 per week at 30NL, why not just stay at that level & count the £50's rolling in each week, or double the volume & earn £100 per week?
As a supplementary, & rhetorical question, I assume you know roughly what % of poker players actually make money playing poker. Not many...... So if you have found a level you are profitable at, & unless you are some kind of poker genius, why not stay at 30NL?
Look forward to this Diary.
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Are you the next Blackburn manager?
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Quote from: VBlue on March 19, 2013, 10:21:29 PM
Good luck getting what you want. I'm doing loads on motivation, goals, inspiration, mental game - as well as coaching and strategy work. Happy to join in where I can here.
tyty. Coaching is something i have been considering for a while so may take you up on that at some point in the future.
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Once a thing's been done, it's been done. So why all this nostalgia? I mean, for the 60s and 70s, you know, looking backwards for inspiration, copying the past. How's that rock 'n' roll? Do something of your own. Start something new. Live your life now.
- John Lennon
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Cool. I'm not doing the coaching though. I'm just paying someone else for it, but happy to discuss the merits of the course and other bits I have been doing,
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Quote from: Acidmouse on March 20, 2013, 12:46:46 AM
best place to live leeds or blackburn? did u enjoy leeds uni?
Leeds without a doubt. Blackburn is a dying town unfortunately. A lot of good people but absolutely nothing to do within the town. The complete opposite of Leeds.
Yeah uni in Leeds was good. Very good in fact. I was deliberately misleading in the intro though, i went to Leeds Trinity uni which happens to be the 3rd best uni in Leeds (unfortunately out of 3). But yeah, enjoyed the time there and finished with a degree and a battered liver. The bank account took a beating as well but was all worth it.
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Once a thing's been done, it's been done. So why all this nostalgia? I mean, for the 60s and 70s, you know, looking backwards for inspiration, copying the past. How's that rock 'n' roll? Do something of your own. Start something new. Live your life now.
- John Lennon
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Quote from: Tal on March 20, 2013, 01:00:28 AM
Hi AJR14
Please rank the following films in order of brilliance and explain your reasoning:
Police Academy
Airplane!
Hotshots!
Goodfellas
Hook
The Dark Knight
Casino Royale
Rounders
Please note your answers will be
marked
berated by
a panel of experts
anyone who happens to see your thread.
An excellent start to your thread-owning career, may I say, sir.
looking through that list i have only seen half of them. Out of the 4 i have seen:
Tough to pick between the top 2 between Dark Knight and Goodfellas. Both great films but think Goodfellas pips it for me. In fact just watched The Dark Knight Rises for the 2nd time over weekend and think i may actually think its better than the Dark Knight. Very close though and may be because i have seen Dark Knight a lot.
3rd would have to be Hook, there is a lot of good family films from when i was young and this is definitely one of the better ones.
Rounders is a good solid film, nothing spectacular but a good watch.
Out of the rest i havent seen, any you strongly recommend? i have just received Casino Royale on love film so gonna watch it soon. Also if there is any good recommendations i will stick them on the to watch list.
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Once a thing's been done, it's been done. So why all this nostalgia? I mean, for the 60s and 70s, you know, looking backwards for inspiration, copying the past. How's that rock 'n' roll? Do something of your own. Start something new. Live your life now.
- John Lennon
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Quote from: AJR14 on March 20, 2013, 11:52:29 AM
Quote from: Acidmouse on March 20, 2013, 12:46:46 AM
best place to live leeds or blackburn? did u enjoy leeds uni?
Leeds without a doubt. Blackburn is a dying town unfortunately. A lot of good people but absolutely nothing to do within the town. The complete opposite of Leeds.
Yeah uni in Leeds was good. Very good in fact. I was deliberately misleading in the intro though, i went to Leeds Trinity uni which happens to be the 3rd best uni in Leeds (unfortunately out of 3). But yeah, enjoyed the time there and finished with a degree and a battered liver. The bank account took a beating as well but was all worth it.
Trinity is excellent for certain courses
and in a great country location
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Quote from: AJR14 on March 20, 2013, 12:05:45 PM
Quote from: Tal on March 20, 2013, 01:00:28 AM
Hi AJR14
Please rank the following films in order of brilliance and explain your reasoning:
Police Academy
Airplane!
Hotshots!
Goodfellas
Hook
The Dark Knight
Casino Royale
Rounders
Please note your answers will be
marked
berated by
a panel of experts
anyone who happens to see your thread.
An excellent start to your thread-owning career, may I say, sir.
looking through that list i have only seen half of them. Out of the 4 i have seen:
Tough to pick between the top 2 between Dark Knight and Goodfellas. Both great films but think Goodfellas pips it for me. In fact just watched The Dark Knight Rises for the 2nd time over weekend and think i may actually think its better than the Dark Knight. Very close though and may be because i have seen Dark Knight a lot.
3rd would have to be Hook, there is a lot of good family films from when i was young and this is definitely one of the better ones.
Rounders is a good solid film, nothing spectacular but a good watch.
Out of the rest i havent seen, any you strongly recommend? i have just received Casino Royale on love film so gonna watch it soon. Also if there is any good recommendations i will stick them on the to watch list.
Ending of Goodfellas is something I have an irrational loathing towards. I don't care whether it is based on a true story. End it properly! Such a good film until then.
If you've never seen Airplane or Hotshots, I can't really take this any further. Both unimaginably silly, will fill two hours without you wanting to get up and make a drink and you'll find yourself quoting bits to other people without realising it.
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