I will mentor you for free

[Rollos]

Apply in this thread with 1. How you are currently improving your game 2. Your poker goals. 3. Your current stakes and past earnings 4. A few examples of good strategy posts you have made. 5. A little about yourself. If you're capable and willing to run the site and videos include that in your reply. Please apply ONLY in this thread.

1. I am improving my game by playing only 4-5 tables and trying to take really specific notes and of course by reading and responding to posts in the strategy forums. I also have been reviewing my sessions more and more to try and find different lines/leaks.

2. Hm I guess my ultimate goal for poker is to eventually be able to live off of it. I don't really have a specific goal for poker though right now I'm just trying to improve my game and move up the limits. I am very competitive and view poker more as a game than as a career or hobby.

3. I currently play at 100NL on Stars and am a marginal winner (2ptb/100) over about 30,000 hands. However, I have only started playing poker seriously and making a concentrated effort for the last 3 months, as before I was just playing for kicks. My bankroll is currently at 3200 which I built from nothing (yes I grinded freerolls and yes it sucked). I have probably played around 100k hands online both NL and limit.

4. Most of my posts are pretty standard stuff. Since most posts in SSNL involve loose passives as the villain I feel there isn't a lot of room for interesing discussions and when there are I seem to always miss them.

5. I am 18 and a freshman in college, which I am dropping out of this semester because I hate it and need a break from academics. I consider myself intelligent and have a very strong math ability (took Cal III this semester and scored a five on the AP Calculus BC test).

I also have a lot of free time on my hands and am more than willing to have review sessions/chats with the community.

[Jay.]

Awesome we're back!

General Stuff

I've answered all the PMs that needed answers, the applications sent in PM i wont reply to but i will read when making the final decision and then post here who got accepted.

I'm going to let this run for likely another day but maybe another 2 days if there are unanswered questions etc.

Because of the large response i want to say again, this is not coaching, it's mentoring and that's because i want to do it in a format to suit me. I wont be reviewing your videos or be available for hand discussion on AIM, that will just take too much of my time.

How i'm going to do this

However saying that, i do feel the format i have in mind will have a lot of benefits. I plan to:

- Allow any of the 10 players to sweat my session _anytime_ i'm playing. I'll probably register logmein and daily post the address needed to view if i'm playing. I may be available on skype in these sessions but i'd prefer this to be one way of me speaking of my thought process and review what i thought on the hand, then when i review my session i'll probably speak about what i thought but i wont be available for questions and answers in these sessions.

- Have biweekly official sweat sessions. This will be all of us on skype and sweating, me talking about the hands as they happen and then 30 mins per 1.5h of questions and answers after the sessions. After a few of these i'll give each student a chance to choose the theme of the sweat session, so if a student is struggling with river folds, turn bluff raises or how to adjust to a certain opponent then they can say that and i'll speak more about that.

- I don't know if my computer and connection will be able to handle the 10 players viewing if not i'll make videos often, upload them and you guys can comment amongst yourself in the forum and i'll reply w/ my thoughts. I'm a big fan of making videos since in the past i've made them and just deleted them just because i play better when speaking outloud. That was really what gave me the idea to do this as there was a lot of good poker material that i was just binning.

- Monthly i end up with a lot of text documents with my workings out or hand reading etc. I'll upload all of these.

- I'll probably write some articles, but again these will be mostly new concepts that i want to get my head around more.

- I'll likely post 'homework assignments' in two forms, one will be plays that i think the average player doesn't make enough of, a 4 bet bluff preflop from the BB when it's btn raise and sb reraise for example, then have you guys over the next week make this play at least once in a situation you felt it was suited. The other form will be tough hands i played that i'll post and ask you all to post your thought process.

- I'm going to group the players at equal stakes and have them do video trades with each other. Recording their thought process while playing and then send it to another who can then speak over that video themselves with camtasia or just write down the thoughts.

- This will be over a 5 month period, most likely Jan - May giving us Dec to get a website up, and all the students to get headsets, skype, camtasia up and running. For this 5 month period i want each of you to have a goal of where you want to be after it and then break that down over monthly goals. This is where i want to get you guys to.

Remember this period of time in your poker career will be for improvement of your game not for making money, so you're goals should reflect that as should the number of tables you play.

I'm sure i'll come up with more but the above i think will have a great impact on your games and do in a fashion that doesn't cost me tons of time.

And remember, a lot of the improvement really depends on yourselves. If you're going to be rigid or not get past your bad habits or not want to make the next level of plays then you wont get anything out of this.

And lastly, i'm EXTREMELY excited that Ike wants to be apart of this for those of you who don't know he's a very very good player and also used to play limit before making the switch to NL. I have a personal liking for player who are able to do that as they are more the players who really get the fundamentals of poker and just apply those when switching over. If he gets onboard you guys are very lucky.

[deaders]

Count me as being really keen to be a part of this.

1. How Im currently improving my game:

After a bad couple of months, about a month ago I took some time off to really look into the fundamentals of my game and found a number of things I could change/improve. With that and some coaching sessions that have been very helpful, as well as talking to other people on aim/irc I am now feeling really good about how I am playing and thinking about the game and have been getting solid results so far. Im trying to continually assess and improve on any and every aspect of my game.

2: My poker goals:

Continue playing poker as my main source of income until I finish studying in a few years - all the while moving up in stakes. I aim to continue to work on the emotional and discipline aspect of the game - avoid short term-results oriented thinking and be dedicated to putting in more hands in the best frame of mind possible. Medium term goal is to be a solid winner at the mid-stakes level, moving beyond that would obviously be desirable if I have the ability to do so.

3. Current stakes, previous results:

Currently playing 200NL. Past earnings total ~$30k. I grinded my way up from the microstakes on a $15 roll, started 3 years ago but had a long break in the middle there of ~1.5 years before coming back to poker and realizing I could actually make some money doing this.

4. I cant find any examples of good strat posts, but I have contributed in many ssnl threads discussing hands, posting hh's etc. Unfortunately I have never made any really great in-depth posts, probably because I feel I usually have more to learn than to teach.

5: About me:

Currently studying at uni, Business Degree with a language, Ive been playing 200nl since the start of the year as my sole source of income. Recently I have become extremely motivated to focus on improving my game and moving up, rather than be content to grind which actually resulted in me going backwards a bit as a player. Id be willing to help out with running the forums, making and uploading videos etc

[imeasy2read]

Hi-

My name is Jamie Cohen. I'm 23 years old and currently live in Las Vegas with my fiance. I read your post and found it an intriguing opportunity. In the past, I managed my own Bakery business back in high school but had to stop when college started. That's when poker became my hobby and then my career.

I am currently supernova on stars and typically play 8-12 hours a day. I have a 1700 bad player list (smart buddy) in which i continuously monitor, and aim for the best situations. You could say I live, breath and sleep poker. Though my admiration for the game makes it enjoyable and very profitable.
Though I know I will never stop trying to improve my game since I will always be looking for perfection.

Over time my game has improved dramatically. I am constantly learning from card runners, books, and friends. Though I haven't had a 2p2 account for long, but since I've had it I've given as much advice as I can. For the most part I was trying to teach people around me. Although I, myself have been in a downward spiral ever since the wsop. So its hard to demonstrate to others what the "right" moves are when everything I do seems to be flawed. NLHE is my main game, and this year I will be going for Nova Elite.

In the last year, I have made 70k by playing 50-1 and 1-2. I also qualified for the WSOP through stars and won the Nova free roll for 10k. After my game feels like its back on course I would like to teach others who would like to learn as well. I would be willing to help out on the site and give advice to others as much as I could. I have a headset and mic as well.

Thanks for your time-
Jamie Cohen
Imeasy2read

[Chaos_ult]

Just make a video, srsly.


plz?

[john_all_in]

Hi not sure if im really the type of person your looking for but i figure its worth a shot. I dont really post here often, but read the forum daily. Im currently playing the lowest of the low NL(0.10) and have only recently started taking poker seriously(around 6 months ago).


1. How Im currently improving my game:

I am currently reading a couple of books and getting the grasp of the basic concepts (pot odds, implied odds etc). I am also putting in as much time as i possibly can to get as much first hand experience as possible. I also spend around an hour or so a day reading 2+2 strat posts and try to take in as much as possible from here.

2. My poker goals:

I would love to sustain being a winning player over a long period of time and move up to higher stakes, as im sure alot of people would heh. Ideal for me is earning a decent second income from poker, maybe around ~$400 a month. I could not see my self ever playing poker as a sole income and do not wish to do this. I enjoy poker this way and would like to go on enjoying the game for as long as i play.

3. Current stakes, previous results:

As i mentioned earlier im playing 10NL. Previously i would play more casually.Normally depositing $50-100 and playing 50NL until i busted/tilted. I lost a decent amount of money playing like this and have now decided to improve to the best of my ability. Ive only recently got over my tilt problems and now play within a bankroll. Ive put in around 11k hands so far and things arent going to badly winning at around 5ptb/100 (obv not a big sample of hands but its all i got).

4. About me:

Im a 22 year old male from uk. I work in ICT(server support) and have done so for nearly a year. Main hobbies are running, poker and drinking beer!


Cheers.

[LearnedfromTV]

Apply in this thread with

1. How you are currently improving your game

I spend a lot of time reviewing hands, read most of the threads in all three nl forums, post a lot of strategy content. Spent a good portion of August and September retooling my game, studying pokertracker, doing calculations, rethinking everything about my approach, and since then I've been playing much better. I've recently begun coaching and putting together a theory-based curriculum has further helped me understand the strengths and weaknesses in my game.

2. Your poker goals.

To understand the game more deeply than I currently do, to increase the number of situations in which I am comfortable, to continue winning enough money to play full time, to play higher stakes. Specifically, I would like to spend the first few months of 2008 beating 2/4 and 3/6, and be beating 5/10 by the end of the year.

3. Your current stakes and past earnings

In 2007, I've played ~180k hands of nl200 @ 3.5 ptbb and ~50k hands of nl400 @ 4.0 ptbb. Tne nl400 was in April and May, didnt play much cash from wsop through wcoop. After that I moved back to nl200 to retool and have won at 4.5ptbb over 70k since October. I began as an mtt player and have had moderate success at mid-stakes mtts over the past two-three years.

4. A few examples of good strategy posts you have made.

This was written over a year ago and I would say some things differently if I wrote it today, but it's fairly close to a complete picture of my approach to/thoughts about poker:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...1&PHPSESSID =.

5. A little about yourself.

I'm 27, married, I've been playing full time for over a year, I really enjoy thinking about poker and I believe this would be an excellent opportunity for me to improve my game. I also think I would bring a lot to the table. I put a lot of effort into poker in general and would do so with this as well.

[RedJoker]

1. How you are currently improving your game

I discuss hands regularly on an Irish poker forum. I'm a cardrunners member, just finished reading PNL recently and I'm almost finished Mathematics of Poker. I have a group of friends I discuss poker with over MSN. I recently started coaching with Slider, my broadband wasn't able to handle running all the programs without lagging a lot so I've ordered a much better broadband package and hope to continue getting coaching. I have skype/aimpro/msn and a headset.

2. Your poker goals.

I want to be bankrolled to play 1-2 live and learn how to play FR as well as 6max before next summer. Exchange rates aren't helping though [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. I want to regain the confidence I had before my downswing. I want to expand my game and take it beyond the robotic style I too often fall into.

3. Your current stakes and past earnings

I'm currently playing 50nl on an $1800 bankroll and plan to move back up to 100nl in December. I had a bankroll of $3500 during the Summer but working nights caused me to play tired and forced me back down to 50nl before I worked out what was causing my problem. I only play on weekends now and study the game as much as possible during the week. I don't cash out too often but I'd estimate I've taken out about $600-$700 since I started playing cash exclusively last February.

I don't have access to PT at the moment so I'm not sure how many hours I've played or how much I've made in the last 5 months. I wouldn't be a high volume player though.

4. A few examples of good strategy posts you have made.

As I mentioned I post regularly on another poker forum, here's some posts I've made in the last month:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2055174058
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2055173061
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2055170098
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2055173061

5. A little about yourself.

I'm 21 and in my 3rd year of a Financial Maths degree. I take a very mathematical approach to the game because of this. I'm the Auditor of my college's poker society and plan to run poker classes in December. I try to help out new players as much as possible since FutureDoc85 offered to help me out when I was getting started in cash games and was really, really helpful.

If you're capable and willing to run the site and videos include that in your reply

It wouldn't be too much trouble to set up a free forum. You could also have it as a private forum, that's just for people who you want to see it, if you were worried about privacy. Videos would have to be uploaded on seperate sites (like megaupload) though. There's probably people far more capable of setting this up, I'd be willing to set it up but I'm unlikely to have time to run/moderate it.