Back when I first started writing this blog I also began to help a friend (Alex Gould) develop his poker game.
Alex or the Hoff as he's known to many of his friends looked like a natural poker player that just had a few leaks and misunderstandings that were holding him back from being a winning player. Alex was naturally aggressive and not scared to put people to tough decisions, I simply had to show him the difference between good and bad spots in which he could unleash the fury off the Hoff.
I told Alex to drop down in stakes as his bankroll just wasn't big enough for the games he was playing. Alex being the action junkie that he is wasn't too happy about this at first but soon found his feet playing four tables of NL50 (No Limit Texas Holdem with a $50 buy in). Now however Alex has moved up in stakes and is playing 4-6 tables of NL200. After speaking with Alex yesterday, it's apparent that he firmly has his sights set on NL400 as soon as his bankroll allows and I for one have no doubt that he'll get there.
I can't take all of the credit for Alex's game now as he's put a lot of work in behind the scenes. The big guy played enough poker to earn himself a Free Deuces Cracked Membership through Tagpoker where he was able to further develop his game.
Here is Alex's graph since December 2008. Pretty amazing when you thin
k he was not even a winning player four months ago. One thing that this graph doesn't show is the $2400 Alex has also earned in Rakeback, taking his total winnings to just under $11,000. Not bad for a part time hobby.
So this post is a huge well done to Alex and all I have to ask now is, when can you fit me in for a lesson?
If you're struggling with poker or you're just starting out, then here I have some free poker training videos.
As always.
Good luck at the tables.
Broker
Alex or the Hoff as he's known to many of his friends looked like a natural poker player that just had a few leaks and misunderstandings that were holding him back from being a winning player. Alex was naturally aggressive and not scared to put people to tough decisions, I simply had to show him the difference between good and bad spots in which he could unleash the fury off the Hoff.
I told Alex to drop down in stakes as his bankroll just wasn't big enough for the games he was playing. Alex being the action junkie that he is wasn't too happy about this at first but soon found his feet playing four tables of NL50 (No Limit Texas Holdem with a $50 buy in). Now however Alex has moved up in stakes and is playing 4-6 tables of NL200. After speaking with Alex yesterday, it's apparent that he firmly has his sights set on NL400 as soon as his bankroll allows and I for one have no doubt that he'll get there.
I can't take all of the credit for Alex's game now as he's put a lot of work in behind the scenes. The big guy played enough poker to earn himself a Free Deuces Cracked Membership through Tagpoker where he was able to further develop his game.
Here is Alex's graph since December 2008. Pretty amazing when you thin
k he was not even a winning player four months ago. One thing that this graph doesn't show is the $2400 Alex has also earned in Rakeback, taking his total winnings to just under $11,000. Not bad for a part time hobby.So this post is a huge well done to Alex and all I have to ask now is, when can you fit me in for a lesson?
If you're struggling with poker or you're just starting out, then here I have some free poker training videos.
As always.
Good luck at the tables.
Broker
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