looking to stake people part 3

[auto111032]

Started off playing poker at a local homegame 2 years ago, 1/2 & 2/5 FR. Played 20 sessions or so, winning about 14 of those and killing the game for > $6000 overall. I spent all profits immediately (furniture, TV, a week in NYC). I figured I could beat the game indefinately, safely on a 2 BI BR. Few weeks later busted a BI @ 2/5 when I got it in with QQ against KK in rr-pot on an 8-high flop. Tilted off 3 buy-ins that night ($1500), and decided to quit the game a winner overall. No poker for the next few months, then one day, bored, I deposited $200 @ FT. Within 2 hours I'd run it up to $1400 playing 1/2 FR, moved up to 2/4 FR and bustoed in the next 1.5 hr. Redeposited 2x that night, for a total of $800, and went promptly busto. Thought, Wow, I'm a degen and poker will break me, so I quit, I thought for good. One year later (5 months ago), I still hadn't stopped thinking about poker, so I bought and read some books (HOH, TOP, NLHAP, Poker Mindset, et. al.), found 2+2 through TOP, obsessively lurked, and decided to put my newfound NL knowledge to the test. Deposited $500 3 months ago, 4-tabled .25/.50, ran up my BR to $1900 @ 7.22 PTBB/100, moved up to .5/1, doubled the roll to 3900 @ 5.78 PTBB/100, moved up to 1/2, played 4k hands @ +9 PTBB/100, then had to bust my roll because my dentist (who I hadn't seen in 7 years) said I needed 2 root canals and 16 other fillings, and I had no other way to pay for the $5200 of dental work but to withdraw my BR. Now my roll is $287, or will be when last month's rakeback comes through, and I'm starting again this Saturday, looking to grind my way back up from (LOL) .1/.25. I'm really dreading the lower limits because I've never played so low before and $25 just doesn't mean a hell of a lot to me. A stake would be huge.

My ambition is to improve as a poker player and make some good money doing it. I'm intelligent (1590 combined SAT, back in the days of the 1600 point scale, and, according to the International High IQ Society, I have an IQ of 139, documentation available by request), and I have a real interest in excelling and improving at poker. I'm competitive, studious, driven, and I listen and learn well. All of this is documentable one way or another (PT graphs, screenshots, dental records and bills, SAT reporting, etc., etc.). If interested, PM me and I'll send whatever info you'd like to review.

Edit to say that I'm a 6-max player. I haven't played FR, with the exception of like 200 hands @ 1/2, since early '06.

Edit2 to say that I'm interested in staking for .5/1 or 1/2 but would like to play 2/4-5/10 eventually.

[Mat]

jfish, your posts in msnl often make my nose bleed because they are the exact opposite of what I think. But I saw your graph and all and it makes me sick. I make 4ptbb at 400NL, plz coach me so I could reach the 7 ptbb.

[jfish]

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jfish, your posts in msnl often make my nose bleed because they are the exact opposite of what I think.

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lets not mince words, just call me a fish [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

[RikkiDee]

Hope I'm not too late for this.

I've been entertaining a staking/coaching/mentoring relationship for a while but never really knew how to get involved or find a staker.

I've been playing full time for 2 years. The first year I played mostly STT's and did very well. At the beginning of 2007 I moved to cash and have had decent success. I have beaten every level and type of poker that I've ever attempted and am confident that I can play higher than 200NL (my current level). The 2 main reasons I haven't moved up are:

1. I don't play nearly enough as I should (lazy?)
2. Monthly expenses (house, car, loans, etc) are too high to consistently build a roll to move up as well.

Here are most of my cash game stats from Jan 01, 2007 to the present (a bunch are missing from different sites I played on that didn't support ptracker)


And here are my sharkscope graph and stats

[KhalynYohrk]

Ok, I went busto a month ago, got some cash and put 600 on FT. Started playing @ 100 plo, made a few hundo, moved into the 200 nl, got it to 4k, in 12k hands. The big swing in the middle was one long session I started out 8 tabling 200 nl, got smacked down right off the bat for like 5-6 buyins and moved up to chase. Had 800 left when I sat at 1 400 nl table, 6 hours later I was back to 4k. Started over the next night @ 200 nl and worked it up to 6200 in two sessions in one day. Then I tried 8 tabling again and got beat up again. Got fed up and moved to 3-6 where I ran decent over 900 hands and ended @ 7k. Cashout plz, ty. I definately am interested in coaching. I especially enjoy HU play, and would consider myself better @ HU than 6max, but I know I can beat 200nl 6max for 5ptbb easy.






Just bought PT this last month... (I play live a lot)

[Injection]

Hey jfish and other high stakes guys,

Awesome work getting this happening here at 2+2, I've never liked the look of other staking sites so I'd given up on the idea of being staked. This seems like a good opportunity though and I'd like to be considered if anyone is interested in staking/giving advice as low as the $5/6 level SnGs.

I've been grinding the $2 turbo SnG's from a $50 deposit, and here are my results so far: (220 of the 404 regular games are actually turbo's, PT started counting separately after update..)





Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Cheers guys.

[Mat]

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jfish, your posts in msnl often make my nose bleed because they are the exact opposite of what I think.

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lets not mince words, just call me a fish [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

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Yeah, one day you'll stop running hotter than sun, just like this aba guy.

[Piece of Cake]

AIM: pocakey

Looking for long-term coaching relationship more than a pure blind stake. Money at this point is not a real concern, but would like the coach to have a vested interest in my success.

[krazyace5]

Would like stake for $200 NL.

[kerk]

Hi i have been consistantly grinding 5c/10c for about 1 month now. Although i havent been able to part with the money to invest in Pokertracker and have been told quite a few times that its not worth the hit to my BR at this stage and to just work on moving up. So i have no graph or stats yet.
I think im running ever so slightly on the tighter side of a regualr TAG player. Although im working on a Laggier game at the moment beforee i do move up, as being a nit sucks.

Im interested in moving up/getting staked for any higher limits, would be interested in trying 25c/50c as i have watched tables while i play and think its possible for me to be beating this limit.

This might be way to low limits for you guys to want to stake So just let me know.
Ta