Hi Replay community! A little about me both poker, nonpoker. Im 53, live in WA state. Unfortunately going thru divorce process, separated(thats not to try to solicit non poker interest, and not trying to get some to feel bad for me, etc, as I am ok). I work at Subway.
Poker wise, I started playing poker back in 2005(Has it really been that long ago), and have been playing for about 18,19 years since back then.
This is not to brag, etc. Altho I am either not a poker pro, and dont consider myself a Pro yet, I am a long term semi poker shark, long term winning player, etc.
I have studied, and do study Harrington on Hold Em, Super System, Skalansky’s book, Mike Caro, Upswing Poker, Jonathan Little’s Poker Coaching Academy, Bart Hanson’s Crush Live Poker, Nathan Black Rain Poker, Doug Polk Poker Videos, Negreanu Poker Videos, Poker Profit Vlog, 2+2 Poker forums, And luckily for me a Poker Coaching Mentor Associate of Shaun Deeb(Luckily for me I won a bet with Shaun Deeb, and Deeb said he would have a poker coaching associate at 2+2 poker forums, coach me, if I won the bet with Deeb. That was a long time ago)
So why dont I have a lot of money, and why am I here, etc?
I built $15 into $1850 on, at Pokerstars online, playing sit n goes, tournaments. I cashed about 36% of tournaments, sit N goes, and had a 19% ROI
Offline I have played in about, around 300+, about 75 person, $30 buy in tournaments, and have cashed about about the same 36% of tournaments, about, around 115 to 120 to 125 to 130 out of about 300 tournaments, about the same 36% cashing ratio, 19% ROI.
Then Online Poker Black Friday hit in 2011, to temporarily shut down online poker, Poker Stars, and permanent shut down Full Tilt Poker site, so I had to, and cashed out my $1850.
Then WA State had to go make playing nonfreeroll, real money online poker, illegal, a Class C Felony. Playing free online poker in WA is ok, if dont purchase play chips, and only play Free and freeroll online poker.
Then Recently, offline casinos in my area, have lessened offline Poker tournament, to between about 1 a day to 1 every 2 days, greatly lessening Volume, and making it hard to get to the long term to profit long term, which caused me to temporarily until I get to the long term, if ever get to long term, at their, the rate of the casinos, to be about either a just barely losing player to break even player to just barely winning player.
Until I move to Phoenix, Arizona to be closer to my 5 year old Daughter, where both online, offline poker is flourishing, then until then, Im stuck playing the occasional real money tournament offline, and playing free online poker online, and playing Poker Freerolls for both real money, and play chips online, and playing those prize, sweepstake poker freerolls online.
Now a lot of free online poker sites, way the heck too many insane, crazy donks, that put variance at such ridiculously high level, that would have to play for years to beat that variance, unless variance smiles on you, in your favor.
But despite that, there are a few free online poker sites with a couple, few, some donks, enough to not be crushed by variance, and enough good players to make one a better player, while not too many good players that would either cause variance to crush you, and or cause you to either break even, be a slightly losing player, reduce your winning too much, etc.
So having the right amount of Fish, Rec players, Donks, Regs, Good players, etc, is very important to those who are, want to be good players.
And Replay poker seems to be one of those sites, communities.
I like how the community, players are competitive, focus on trying to improve, play the best they can.
I also like how me, others, we can help each other out to help each other to playvbetter.
I also like the resources Replay, the community, etc, have to help me and others, to continue to stay good, improve, etc.
I also like the great selection, balance of Tournaments, Sit N Goes, etc, the play chip payouts, etc.
I also like the Replay teams thing, and would like to join a good team.
It doesnt have to be the best team. But shouldnt be a average to bad team.
Already I have 3 poker pro endorsements and have built the 20k new player stack to 219k, playing a lot of tournaments, and so far cashing about 30% of those tournaments, so its not just only luck, variance, eyc, but skill, etc.
So which Teams are good to join, which should I avoid, etc?
I also plan to contribute, help with poker advice, suggestions, to help players get better.
Again this is not to brag, as I, others, we all have room for improvement, and it doesnt matter where on the ladder you are, as long as going up it, instead of down it, no matter how slowly going up ladder. And those higher up ladder, helping others up ladder, are no better then those others on ladder, its just that they are in position to help others up ladder, because of time, effort, improvement, fortune, etc, combined together.
Also I am just introducing myself, and telling about myself, etc.
Also please intoduce yourselves to me, it would be nice to meet, get to know, etc, the community.
Good luck to you all on the felt. Try your best, dont goof off, have fun, etc, on the felt, and maybe I will see you on the felt, etc.
