The time of your poker life

[TightEnd]

In a recent interivew at the PCA Barry Greenstein revealed that he won $5m at the Moneymaker WSOP playing cash

""I jumped in and I have drilled those guys so bad that it was just like Sailor said — a bloodbath," Greenstein said. "I was easily the biggest winner. I really just nailed them.

"During the World Series in the year when Moneymaker won, I made more than $5 million playing in the cash games. I remember laughing when people said [Moneymaker] was the biggest winner. He won $2.5 million and I said, 'Well, I won twice that.'

"I probably ran good, too," Greenstein continued. "But the truth is, that at that time I was the best player."

http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2015/01/barry-greenstein-2003-wsop-cash-games-16304.htm


so, what i want to know was...what was the time of your poker life?

That event, festival, cash session etc where you felt you had the biggest edge, that it translated into results and you knew you would win at whatever level/buy in you were playing?

and do you think you will ever see it again for yourself?

[Woodsey]

The tourneys and cash games in gala notts back in the day, even after 2 bottles of rose wine! And no those days are gone forever....

[Graham C]

I've not won anything big in poker but a few years ago Star ran a lot of VPP sats which I seemed to do OK in.  After winning a seat in the next tier up, I'd unregister and save the points.  I saved up enough points for a few  Amazon vouchers which then paid for my tele and a few other bits. I always enjoyed those and seemed to do pretty well in them.

[Marky147]

Online 2005-2008, or rather Ladbrokes 

[sonour]

Mansion Poker 2006 - 2009 ish.

Tournaments every day with massive ( 50% ) overlays.

£100k guaranteed on a Sunday that only made about £50k.

[arbboy]

May 2010 playing 40,000 heads up all in pre/one hand stt coin flips in 31 days when i had 150% rakeback for the month as part of a betfair promo to boost their poker rake prior to floation.  

[Graham C]

Mansion Poker 2006 - 2009 ish.

Tournaments every day with massive ( 50% ) overlays.

£100k guaranteed on a Sunday that only made about £50k.

Ah that reminds me!

Mansion had a thing with blonde where the top rakers got entry in to a $100 tourney.  Had several entries into that and it was quite easy to min cash!  Happy days.

I've really enjoyed playing blonde comps.  Won a ticket to the GUKPT at Blackpool in 2008 from a blonde/Virgin league that ran.

[exstream]

 

In a recent interivew at the PCA Barry Greenstein revealed that he won $5m at the Moneymaker WSOP playing cash

""I jumped in and I have drilled those guys so bad that it was just like Sailor said — a bloodbath," Greenstein said. "I was easily the biggest winner. I really just nailed them.

"During the World Series in the year when Moneymaker won, I made more than $5 million playing in the cash games. I remember laughing when people said [Moneymaker] was the biggest winner. He won $2.5 million and I said, 'Well, I won twice that.'

"I probably ran good, too," Greenstein continued. "But the truth is, that at that time I was the best player."

http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2015/01/barry-greenstein-2003-wsop-cash-games-16304.htm


so, what i want to know was...what was the time of your poker life?

That event, festival, cash session etc where you felt you had the biggest edge, that it translated into results and you knew you would win at whatever level/buy in you were playing?

and do you think you will ever see it again for yourself?

 

[scotty77]

These threads always make me jel! Poker sites tend to get scared now even when theres a few hundred quid of overlay!

Usually online/live I'm aware that I'm not the best player at the table and happy to be second or third.  2 years ago in Vegas I went off strip to Red Rock and found a 2/5 game.  Was the easiest money that I've ever made live and in 4 days I took $15k from the room.  Went there this year and all the regs remembered me and said we wondered when you'd be back!

[Longines]

Online: 2003/4 onwards on Lads like quite a few other blondes. 2 or 3 tabled full ring games after work every night, did nothing but play AA/KK and set mine between $1/$2 and $2.5/$5 and made loads. I wasn't any good, I was just slightly better than most.

Live: Around 2006, one session at the 2/2 456PLO game at Walsall. Sat with £200, left with £3000.

Doubt I'll ever be good enough again to repeat.

[vegaslover]

Online 2006, before my son was born. Come home from work every evening and win all my mtt buyins playing stts and then be disappointed if I didn't final table a comp every night.

Live 2007 and 2009 in Vegas. Tournies were so easy, even accounting for the ridiculous rake. Just used a basic mantra of tight against tourists and loose against locals. Paid for my holiday both times

[bobAlike]

Online: 2003/4 onwards on Lads like quite a few other blondes. 2 or 3 tabled full ring games after work every night, did nothing but play AA/KK and set mine between $1/$2 and $2.5/$5 and made loads. I wasn't any good, I was just slightly better than most.

Live: Around 2006, one session at the 2/2 456PLO game at Walsall. Sat with £200, left with £3000.

Doubt I'll ever be good enough again to repeat.

Those Walsall PLO games around 2006 were immense. 1 evening I turned £50 in to £9200

[The Camel]

Easy for me:

The week starting 17th January 2005.

On the Monday Gary Jones rang me up and asked to be on UK squad for one of those team tournaments on TV where he was captain. He said "I think you're the best tournament player in Britain at the moment and I want you on my team"

It was probably bs because he couldn't persuade anyone else to play but it did wonders for my ego and confidence.

I drove down to Luton on the Wednesday to play the last 3 tournaments of their festival.

Here are the results:

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=9967

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=9970

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=9971

Actually chopped the last two of those tournaments and cleared over £40k for 4 days play.

Also (too much information) Jake was born almost exactly 9 months 1 week later...

[redsimon]

Pot Limit Holdem rebuy tourneys at Gala Nottingham in 2001 to 2003, £20 and £30 rebuys, many four figure cashes for minimal returns.

[Omm]

Not had mine yet, is it too late?