elindauer is in the well

[James.]

another one.

what 2p2 poster has most influenced your game over the years? any specific posts that opened your eyes?

fwiw, your carpal post about common leaks in the 2p2 game is among my all-time faves. some of the examples were admittedly weak, but as a whole it had some solid ideas and concepts.

[elindauer]

Thanks James, very kind.

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what 2p2 poster has most influenced your game over the years? any specific posts that opened your eyes?


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I presently think that Schneids gives the most consistently solid advice of any poster on the limit boards. Of course, that's just like saying "Schneids is the guy I agree with most often", which I suppose could mean that we both suck in the same way. :P

vmacosta also strikes me as a current poster who gives consistently very solid advice. I find that if I disagree with either of these guys, I often discover after reflecting that I am the one who is wrong.

Historically, I have really enjoyed TommyAngelo's posts. Great reads, and really interesting insights into the game. I wouldn't choose to play the way Tommy plays, but as an "expand your thinking about poker" author, he's fantastic.

I also found PeterRus' technical analysis of the game to be very interesting. I like any poster who tries to use data to "prove" an answer, rather than just guess at it. Peter's work with pokertracker was great, and his posts were probably the ones that had the most consistent, noticable, and immediate impact on the way I played. I credit him with my initial attempts at expanding my blind steal / defense ranges, a critical skill as you move up in stakes.

Those are just the guys that come to mind off the top of my head though. There are lots of other excellent players giving advice, and it seems that many people have a particular little section of the game that they really understand well and can explain. The hard part is trying to pick out the stuff people really know, from the stuff they are pulling out of their ass. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[teddyFBI]

A few rapid-fire Qs to keep this great well thread going:

1. What have been your biggest winning and losing days ever?

2. If you quit your job today and played full-time for one year, how much do you think you could realistically make?

3. Is your girlfriend / now-wife supportive of your poker-playing? Was she equally supportive when you were playing full time (e.g. without a 'real' job)?

4. You worked for a NY hedge fund, quit and played poker for a while, and now are back on Wall Street. What was it that persuaded you to jump back into high finance? All monetary considerations aside, Was there some aspect of full-time poker that you found emotionally unfulfilling?

5. What is your education background?

6. Although it seems you have been a winning player from the outset, what do you think was your biggest weakness or leak, historically, how did you come to realize it, and what did you do to fix it?

7. Ever thought about making the ever-so-popular LHE-to-NL jump?

8. Who were you on Party (pre UIGEA)?

[elindauer]

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1. What have been your biggest winning and losing days ever?

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losing: March 3rd, 2007
winning: May 15th, 2006

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2. If you quit your job today and played full-time for one year, how much do you think you could realistically make?

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I think I probably would make something like 40K. In my current financial situation, I probably would not play a lot of hands.

I would guess that it's realistic that I could make something in the low six figures. I'd just have to play more than I care to.

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3. Is your girlfriend / now-wife supportive of your poker-playing? Was she equally supportive when you were playing full time (e.g. without a 'real' job)?

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Incredibly supportive. She became immune to the daily financial swings and actually helped me stay focused on the big picture during downswings more than once. She's not a bad poker player herself, actually, though she lacks experience.

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4. You worked for a NY hedge fund, quit and played poker for a while, and now are back on Wall Street. What was it that persuaded you to jump back into high finance?

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They made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

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All monetary considerations aside, Was there some aspect of full-time poker that you found emotionally unfulfilling?

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Yes, though that isn't the reason I changed gears. Poker is one of many jobs that really doesn't contribute anything to the world at large. I'm ok with that for now... my plan is to get to retirement any way I can, then look at making the world a better place. I think that works out better for both me and the world then, say, going to work for a non-profit right now. We'll see though.

My best idea for changing the world is to work to tweak the financial underpinnings of our society to one that doesn't provide an economic reward for, for lack of a better term, [censored] other people. It's a new kind of economy that mixes capitalism with socialism.

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5. What is your education background?

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BS in Math from MIT.

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6. Although it seems you have been a winning player from the outset, what do you think was your biggest weakness or leak, historically, how did you come to realize it, and what did you do to fix it?

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I'd say that my biggest weakness was and probably continues to be that I assume my opponents know what I am doing. Maybe I make a free showdown turn raise with middle pair, and they 3-bet me. Now I get it in my head that maybe he KNEW I was doing that, and is now trying to resteal, so I guess I should show this down...

Basically, overthinking / getting too tricky against weak opponents.

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7. Ever thought about making the ever-so-popular LHE-to-NL jump?

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You know, it seems like every time I play NL I crush it. I think it's hard for me to give up limit though with so much invested.

My recent foray into game theory though has me feeling that I could apply those concepts to NL and come up with a much bigger edge. So I'm starting to think that I can transfer a lot of my limit understanding to NL. That feeling makes me a lot more interested in making this leap.

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8. Who were you on Party (pre UIGEA)?

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elindauer


thanks,
Eric

[jstill]

$$$ values for those biggest winning and losing days?

I remember that carpel tunnel post James referenced, i had forgotten the author but it was a really good thread despite a few less than superb examples. Fwiw Ive always liked ur posts and respected anything uve had to say as much as any poster.

do u ever have any desire to get a more conventional job and put that BS in math from MIT to work? What was your thinking/future plans while attending college?

[elindauer]

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$$$ values for those biggest winning and losing days?

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I actually don't know. I pulled those dates out of nowhere to be funny. I'd guess that my biggest winning / losing days are both around $10k.

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do u ever have any desire to get a more conventional job and put that BS in math from MIT to work?

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I currently work as an IT consultant for a finance company. That job involves a lot of coding of mathematical models. And of course, there's a ton of math in poker! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I definitely don't feel that my life is short on math.

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What was your thinking/future plans while attending college?

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I wonder how I can get laid this weekend...

[myKing]

What is your BB/100 now? (Last 25k hands?) Sorry if it has been asked

[elindauer]

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What is your BB/100 now? (Last 25k hands?) Sorry if it has been asked

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Strangely enough, I really don't know. Since the UIGE I haven't played serious poker and it's been months since I've bothered importing hands into pokertracker.

Sorry.

[myKing]

A lot of the old 2p2 pedants are quite doubtfully winning more than 1bb/100 now. Since you are considerably different in style, I thought it would be interesting. You really should check. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[elindauer]

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A lot of the old 2p2 pedants are quite doubtfully winning more than 1bb/100 now. Since you are considerably different in style, I thought it would be interesting. You really should check. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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ok, here's what I'll do. I'm just about to startup a bankroll at FullTilt, with the intention of playing my way back into "serious" poker mode.

I will get pokertracker rolling again and give a detailed report of my first 25,000 hands once they are completed. Anybody wanna bet I run better than 1 BB / 100? I'll take even money bets on this proposition up to, oh, say 20K. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

-Eric