An offer of coaching/mentoring

[luke4130]

Modnote: I'm not a coach, I don't really plan to be a coach, I won't accept any students as a result of this thread. I'm doing this because I can hopefully help someone out and give something back to the forums.

About me: Currently play 5/10-25/50 with pretty decent results, originally started playing 0.01/0.02 with $40. I took a year off from University last year to play full time, and am now beginning my final year, although i'm aiming to play 20+hrs a week. I've had coaching myself from several people including, most recently, BobboFitos.

I realise a post is nothing without stats so this is my latest database:
http://www.legopoker.com/img/uploads...1195224849.jpg

My offer: I've taken a lot from these forums, and haven't given much back [my post count is testament to this]. I'd like to offer someone who plays uNL 4 free hours of coaching. I'm not a coach and I don't really plan to become one but I will probably be able to help someone out.

I DO NOT want to be inundated with PMs, feel free to PM me about other stuff, but anyone directly asking to be chosen will not be considered.

Please use this thread to tell me about yourself, why you should be chosen, what your goals are, what you want to get out of coaching etc. To be honest, i'm not sure what i'm looking for yet, but I will have chosen someone by Sunday. I will post in this thread, with an explaination of why they were chosen, and at that point the thread can obv be locked.

I cannot guarantee i can teach you to win more money, or that you'll even improve, but I think it's definitely worth a shot.

Let me know if you have any questions and i'll do my best to answer them.

[luke4130]

I should add: Whoever is chosen needs to understand that i'm in my final year at Uni and have to play a lot of poker so my time is under pressure. It may be that time i can set aside for this is limited so please be flexible with when you can do it.

[fozzy71]

Sign me up. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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PM sent, i would rather not post this here

edit: oops, my bad

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Ditto. I didnt want to post a 3 paragraph summary of my poker career/goals here. And apparently he dont want PM's.

[well named]

My schedule is probably not flexible enough to be a good candidate, and other people here are more deserving anyway, but I must say it's somewhat inspiring to hear about someone starting at 1c/2c and working up to 25/50, especially since I started at 1c/2c with about the same bankroll as you just a few months ago. Thanks for taking the time to do this luke, and congratulations on your success.

May I suggest it would be pretty awesome if you were able to make a video of one of the coaching sessions and post it? Perhaps of you sweating the coach-ee and recording a ventrillo/skype conversation about the hands as it goes. Obviously since you are busy this may not be possible, but I hope you don't mind the suggestion.

[ama0330]

Seems fine. Keep the thread clean: no begging, and no offers of money. Any financial transactions take place and I have to instalock.

[maxdz]

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My schedule is probably not flexible enough to be a good candidate, and other people here are more deserving anyway, but I must say it's somewhat inspiring to hear about someone starting at 1c/2c and working up to 25/50, especially since I started at 1c/2c with about the same bankroll as you just a few months ago. Thanks for taking the time to do this luke, and congratulations on your success.

May I suggest it would be pretty awesome if you were able to make a video of one of the coaching sessions and post it? Perhaps of you sweating the coach-ee and recording a ventrillo/skype conversation about the hands as it goes. Obviously since you are busy this may not be possible, but I hope you don't mind the suggestion.

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+1

I started playing NL cash games from NL10 very seriously (at least 40 hours a month) in September, playing now NL25 and thinking to move to NL50 from December. And your experience, Luke, is very inspiring for me too. Good job! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Please, consider the possibility to open own "well" on forum, where everybody can ask a question and you reply when you have a time.

[Pokerdemic]

You should coach me because I am right at the point where a coach would make a world of difference.

I built a bankroll from scratch moving from .01/.02 to current NL50. But I am struggling with my winrate at NL50 about 2ptbbs/100 and I am spending way too much time there. My BR is right about at the point where I can move up to NL100, but I need some confidence.

I'm a broke grad student, and supplementing my meager income would help me finish grad school and my dissertation.

I have a decent understanding of the basics, equity, position, etc. I can also identify my major leaks. I need to open up way more in position, I need to be more aggressive, and I need to extract more thin value as I am currently playing weak tight.

My schedule is pretty flexible too.

Coach me?

[luke4130]

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My schedule is probably not flexible enough to be a good candidate, and other people here are more deserving anyway, but I must say it's somewhat inspiring to hear about someone starting at 1c/2c and working up to 25/50, especially since I started at 1c/2c with about the same bankroll as you just a few months ago. Thanks for taking the time to do this luke, and congratulations on your success.

May I suggest it would be pretty awesome if you were able to make a video of one of the coaching sessions and post it? Perhaps of you sweating the coach-ee and recording a ventrillo/skype conversation about the hands as it goes. Obviously since you are busy this may not be possible, but I hope you don't mind the suggestion.

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I'm definitely open to this idea if the student chooses to take sweat sessions. My personal opinion is that coaching time can often be better used elsewhere, but if we do sweat sessions, i'm up for this, though I can see the coachee being less keen about the idea.

[ShipitFMA]

Basically I have just finished high school and have 4 months of free time on my hands. There is little clogging my schedule at the moment and I'm hoping to develop my game alot over the next few months.

I'm currently playing 50nl and looking to move up soonish. At the moment what i hope to achieve from poker is an income throughout university and enough saved away to start investing once uni is over.

Reading over what I wrote I doubt that I'll be chosen, but at least its worth a shot [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Wilpro]

Hi, i am 19 yearold first year university student from England and would love the opportunity of some coaching, with someone, who has an impressive record as yours.
I started playing poker about this time last year, mainly sit and gos. I then moved to play some cash and 10nl 6max, and ran really hot. I had never read these forums or had any poker help, but my bankroll quickly rose from $50 to about $300. I then signed up to 2+2 after it being reccommend to me, and i read alot of theory and studied this forum. This seemed to coincide with a bad run for me, and i went on a few thousand hand losing streak, until i decided to quit poker as i didn't enjoy it. I recently started again, at 10nl, and ran over 10ptbb/100 for 10k hands, i really thought i had it beat, so i moved to 25nl 6max, but this brought about a downfall for me. After losing several buyins, i dropped back to 10nl 6max, were for the last few weeks, i can no longer beat, and i am not finding fun anymore.

I really want to get some coaching, just so i can iron out what is making me a consistant loser. Just need the tips to direct me so i can turn back and start enjoying playing poker and increasing my bankroll again.

Thanks