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A lot has happened in my poker career since my last post. I was still backed by James Atkin until January where I was lucky enough to have a $42k score in TCOOP. It's pretty comical looking back the fact I was in debt due to a failed business and it took me so long to get back into the game, yet a bink in a $200 turbo just flushes all the debt away. I had been working hard at my game and always improving, and I was earning ok money at poker at the same time.
The improvements in my game actually began in August 2014 where I was diagnosed with depression. I won't go into it here, you can find the articles about it on pokernews as I am happy being open about it. For a while that was holding me back, but I've been crushing since.
October 1st - January 31st. The end of the backed by Atkin era.| Click to see full-size image. |
I then learned something once I left Atkin, but it wasn't until afterwards. Don't try to run before you can walk. I got ahead of myself and tried playing poker off a very low bankroll. I also learned that playing lots of tables is really bad for your game. I had the argument that every tourney I booted up I would be making $x amount, so just boot up as many as possible to improve my hourly. I couldn't have been more wrong.
February 1st- April 30th. End of the small stakes mass tabling.| Click to see full-size image. |
I decided to get backed again. I wanted something a bit different, I wanted to play higher stakes and for what I wanted, Atkin didn't want to give it to me since he had himself to look after. He's really looked after me in the past and I am massively grateful, however, this time I went with Mat Frankland and John Eames. They have experience at beating high stakes mtt's and I wanted a little guidance. I ran insanely hot and won the big109 as well as some other turbo for $6k.
May 1st- June 10th. End of the Eames and Frankland era.| Click to see full-size image. |
It was June 10th where I made the biggest jump of my career. I had already a good year of poker, the best for many years, but I decided to take a leap of faith and join Plenos stable. I used to always wonder how some of the online mtt players could do it. Playing day in day out and constantly crushing. I used to always find that I would regularly unregister from a schedule in frustration, or play badly too often. I do have to give some credit to myself of course, I have worked my nuts off and strived to be the best, but I have learned a colossal amount working with pads and the other coaches in the stable. I have never enjoyed poker like I do now. I would say playing higher stakes and less tables has definitely given me that spark. It's so much more interesting using your brain!
The BitB era. June 10th- Current day| Click to see full-size image. |
I just came back from Amsterdam playing the master classics of poker festival. I skipped the main but decided to play the side events. Mr James Atkin himself joined me and later on in the week one of my horses who is also a good friend came by for the weekend. I was really loving the game and I was so fortunate to win an event- the €700 8max. During the first hand of the 2nd level I managed to lose 80% of my chips!
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Finally, I have also been given the exciting opportunity to manage my own "small stakes stable" with Robbie Bull (AKA Adreny) as part of the BitB stable. They are going to be recruiting 10-12 for me and Robbie. As well as a private 1-to-1 coaching session a month you get group coaching with us as well as being able to join the group coaching sessions with the sickos that run the main stable (Pads, Crownupguy, European, omyg0t and Elmerexx). If anyone reading this blog is beating small/mid stakes online and wants the chance to become a sicko, move up the stakes and make a load of money, then apply. The stable will be going live in the next 2 days. I couldn't recommend jumping on board enough.
Hope this hasn't been too dreary and I hope to not be so lazy in regards to updating my blog (and perhaps discuss how the new stable is going!)
Dan "lucky_scrote" Carter
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