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PUCKYOU07: 2$ lmaoooooooo
PUCKYOU07: loooooooooool
<< Result for Hand 1608008086 >>
YANKIT wins ($4.25) with (One pair, tens).
PUCKYOU07: ur gifted
YANKIT: LIKE THAT HAND PUCKY ?
PUCKYOU07: are u in special ed?
YANKIT: UR CHART SAYS U DO
<< Result for Hand 1608008489 >>
PUCKYOU07 wins ($1.50 chips).
PUCKYOU07: did i say yank me yet
PUCKYOU07: look at tis weak obv  poker
PUCKYOU07: lol
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PUCKYOU07: he must have 27 os
YANKIT: OH, i AM SORRY
PUCKYOU07: loooooooooooooool
PUCKYOU07: loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
PUCKYOU07: looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
XPOH1: sry
PUCKYOU07: looooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
<< Result for Hand 1608008815 >>
PUCKYOU07: lmfao
XPOH1 wins ($87.10) with (Full house, queens full of nines).
YANKIT: U HAD A SESSION LAST NIGHT AND U WERE +.95
PUCKYOU07: so weak
YANKIT: YA, THATS 95 CENTS
YANKIT: LOOOOOOOOOOOOL
PUCKYOU07: my read was so off on that last hand
PUCKYOU07: i mean like miles
<< Result for Hand 1608009684 >>
YANKIT wins ($1.90 chips).
PUCKYOU07: lmaooooooooo
PUCKYOU07: how about urs yank me
YANKIT: I WAS TO BUSY LAUGHING AT UR STATS
<< Result for Hand 1608010203 >>
YANKIT wins ($2.40) with (One pair, nines).
PUCKYOU07: loool
<< Result for Hand 1608010632 >>
WALLYWORLD22 wins ($2.00 chips).
PUCKYOU07: Hu
PUCKYOU07: then
PUCKYOU07: well
YANKIT: PUCKY, YOU REALLY DONT HAVE THE ROLL FOR THAT
<< Result for Hand 1608010868 >>
DIGGAH wins ($2.85 chips).
YANKIT: SOUNDS TUFF THO
PUCKYOU07: loooooooooooooooooooooooool
PUCKYOU07: im ***** lol mu arse off
<< Result for Hand 1608011352 >>
RAYZNFOOL wins ($5.20 chips).
<< Result for Hand 1608012013 >>
RAIDERDUCK wins ($2.00 chips).
PUCKYOU07: lmfao
<< Result for Hand 1608012350 >>
RAYZNFOOL wins ($16.60 chips).
PUCKYOU07: is this a better rool
PUCKYOU07: roll
YANKIT: YA BUT I AM SURE THATS ABOUT IT
YANKIT: ONCE THATS GONE ITS RELOAD TIME
YANKIT: AGAIN
PUCKYOU07: no i got more 4 u
<< Result for Hand 1608013071 >>
DIGGAH wins ($25.15 chips).
YANKIT: YOU HAVE TO PAY THAT CREDIT CARD BILL U KNOW?
PUCKYOU07: i got more 4 u
PUCKYOU07: and 4 diggs also
<< Result for Hand 1608013940 >>
DIGGAH wins ($31.80 chips).
YANKIT: OK, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOR US ALL
PUCKYOU07: only u and diggs
YANKIT: I DONT WANT TO BE GREEDY
<< Result for Hand 1608014550 >>
GRUBIFY wins ($5.70 chips).
<< Result for Hand 1608015040 >>
RAIDERDUCK wins ($2.50 chips).
YANKIT: HEY PUCKY, PROWLER IS UP MORE ON THIS SITE THEN U
YANKIT: WITH HIS LITTLE DONKEY STACK
PUCKYOU07: stfu everything u know i already now
PUCKYOU07: i could care less
PUCKYOU07: ape
<< Result for Hand 1608015294 >>
PROWLER22 wins ($5.70 chips).
YANKIT: OK, JUST AS LONG AS U KNOW WHY U LOSE
<< Result for Hand 1608015682 >>
RAYZNFOOL wins ($20.90) with (Two Pair, aces and kings).
PUCKYOU07: just like i know diggah is only up about 75 bucks
YANKIT: JACKTEE IS DOWN
<< Result for Hand 1608016472 >>
RAYZNFOOL wins ($2.85 chips).
You’ve been awarded 5 Absolute Points + 1 FAME Status Point.
PUCKYOU07: hey grubify why u down like 600
YANKIT: 903 TO BE EXACT
JACKTEE: Last count _903
<< Result for Hand 1608016891 >>
RAIDERDUCK wins ($2.00 chips).
PUCKYOU07: sorry like 1k
PUCKYOU07: i mean
PUCKYOU07: bc im a donkey right yank
YANKIT: WOW RAIDER DUCK
YANKIT: UP 27K
YANKIT: AND A SHARK
YANKIT: WATCH OUT
PUCKYOU07: i already have him on radar
<< Result for Hand 1608017271 >>
DIGGAH wins ($23.75) with (Two Pair, aces and twos).
YANKIT: AA KK QQ PLAYER
PUCKYOU07: dont forget ak also
YANKIT: Y
<< Result for Hand 1608017769 >>
RAYZNFOOL wins ($5.20 chips).
PUCKYOU07: raider how long u wait for ur sets
PUCKYOU07: oh that long
PUCKYOU07: lmaoooo
PUCKYOU07: yank lets sode bet
PUCKYOU07: raider has ak suited
YANKIT: RAIDER WON21K ON AUGUST 26 PLAYING  1/2
PUCKYOU07: lol
PUCKYOU07: or qq
PUCKYOU07: ak or qq raider
PUCKYOU07: must be  ak
YANKIT: SHSSSSH
PUCKYOU07: loooool
YANKIT: SHSSSSSSSHHH
PUCKYOU07: ok qq maybe
YANKIT: DONT TALK
<< Result for Hand 1608018260 >>
RAIDERDUCK wins ($47.00 chips).
PUCKYOU07: lol
PUCKYOU07: he sucks
PUCKYOU07: donk me raider
PUCKYOU07: i dare u
PUCKYOU07: lmaooooo
YANKIT: HE WON 21K THE 26TH
PUCKYOU07: so waht
PUCKYOU07: loooooooooooooooooooooooool
PUCKYOU07: looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
PUCKYOU07: oh yank
PUCKYOU07: typical
<< Result for Hand 1608019262 >>
YANKIT wins ($168.10) with (Two Pair, kings and sevens).
YANKIT: I KNOW  I KNOW
PUCKYOU07: im shiocked it wasnt aa
<< Result for Hand 1608019945 >>
RAYZNFOOL wins ($2.00 chips).
YANKIT: I JUST GET THE CRADS AND PLAY THEM
PUCKYOU07: lmfaooooooooooooooooo
PUCKYOU07: ok
PUCKYOU07: the aa and kk
<< Result for Hand 1608020207 >>
RAYZNFOOL wins ($2.50 chips).
PUCKYOU07: and quads
PUCKYOU07: and st8 flushes
YANKIT: RAIDER, HOW DID U WIN 21K IN 1 DAY
RAYZNFOOL: nobody playin
RAYZNFOOL: you buncha rocks
PUCKYOU07: ray
PUCKYOU07: next hand
<< Result for Hand 1608020448 >>
DIGGAH wins ($2.50 chips).
PUCKYOU07: i bang u
<< Result for Hand 1608020829 >>
YANKIT wins ($2.50 chips).
PUCKYOU07: yea im gonna play when all i see is aa kk qq
PUCKYOU07: lmfaoooooooooooooo
YANKIT: RAIDER
PUCKYOU07: maybe i can see a royal flush
YANKIT: U EVER GET TIRED OF
YANKIT: FOLD
YANKIT: FOLD
YANKIT: FOLD
YANKIT: FOLD
<< Result for Hand 1608021018 >>
WALLYWORLD22 wins ($17.10 chips).
PUCKYOU07: he had ak
PUCKYOU07: lol
YANKIT: HE PLAYS 4 HANDS A HOUR ON AVERAGE
YANKIT: ACCORDING TO STATS
PUCKYOU07: its ok yank i got my info
<< Result for Hand 1608021456 >>
YANKIT wins ($2.00 chips).
YANKIT: LOLOLOLOL
<< Result for Hand 1608021836 >>
PUCKYOU07 wins ($2.40 chips).
PUCKYOU07: now u fold lmaoo why bc u ddnt have position
YANKIT: ****-E IS ONLY DOWN 3K
YANKIT: *****-E I MEANT
YANKIT: C  OCK-E
YANKIT: IS DOWN 3K
YANKIT: OK, PLAY UR 4
<< Result for Hand 1608022244 >>
STANDUPIWIN wins ($17.10 chips).
PUCKYOU07: 1 thing for sure
<< Result for Hand 1608023183 >>
DIGGAH wins ($27.55 chips).
PUCKYOU07: this table does blow
YANKIT: KINDA LIKE U
PUCKYOU07: exactly
YANKIT: HEY
<< Result for Hand 1608023758 >>
PUCKYOU07 wins ($6.15 chips).
YANKIT: ITS SAYS RAIDERS LUCKY HAND IS AA
YANKIT: LOOOOOOOOOOL
PUCKYOU07: lmfaoooo
YANKIT: GO FIGURE
PUCKYOU07: thats like a rookie hand
PUCKYOU07: bc they cant play anything else
<< Result for Hand 1608024341 >>
DIGGAH wins ($2.50 chips).
PUCKYOU07: kind of like ur kk
YANKIT: I PLAYED IT CAUSE THATS WHAT I WAS DEALT
YANKIT: DID U WANT ME TO FOLD IT
PUCKYOU07: lmfaoooooo
PUCKYOU07: lmaoooooooooooooooo
PUCKYOU07: wait
PUCKYOU07: let me hear u say that again
PUCKYOU07: lmaoooooooooooooo
<< Result for Hand 1608024824 >>
PROWLER22 wins ($11.50 chips).
PUCKYOU07: did u say u only play aa kk like raider?
<< Result for Hand 1608025559 >>
COCK-E wins ($2.50 chips).
YANKIT: NO
PUCKYOU07: look at wally
PUCKYOU07: lool
YANKIT: I PLAYED KK CAUSE I WAS DEALT IT
PUCKYOU07: looooooool
<< Result for Hand 1608025915 >>
WALLYWORLD22 wins ($14.25 chips).
YANKIT: RAIDER, ACENUTS OWNS YOU AND IS YOUR NEMISIS
YANKIT: HE IS UP 2K ON U
PUCKYOU07: who owsn ur ass
<< Result for Hand 1608026499 >>
YANKIT wins ($31.80) with (Straight, seven to jack).
YANKIT: NO ONE
PUCKYOU07: lmfaooo
PUCKYOU07: i dare u 2 show
PUCKYOU07: so i can lol
<< Result for Hand 1608027173 >>
YANKIT wins ($14.70) with (Two Pair, queens and sixes).
PUCKYOU07: lmfao
PUCKYOU07: looool
YANKIT: U TOOL
PUCKYOU07: fu monkey
YANKIT: BUT TY
<< Result for Hand 1608028066 >>
DIGGAH wins ($17.55 chips).
YANKIT: THESE CLOWNS THINK THEY CAN SIT HERE ALL DAY WAITING FOR AA
PUCKYOU07: loooooool
<< Result for Hand 1608028732 >>
WALLYWORLD22 wins ($6.65) with (One pair, kings).
PUCKYOU07: loooooool
PUCKYOU07: was that a hard read
YANKIT: FOR U MAYBE
PUCKYOU07: looooooool
PUCKYOU07: nope
<< Result for Hand 1608029536 >>
PUCKYOU07 wins ($9.95) with (jack high).
PUCKYOU07: pusssy
PUCKYOU07: did u like that yank
YANKIT: PUCKY, U PLAYING ALL DAY
PUCKYOU07: no
WALLYWORLD22: you’re the man what can we say
<< Result for Hand 1608030353 >>
YANKIT: HE HAS A EGO PROBLEM
COCK-E wins ($43.70) with (Flush, jack high).
STANDUPIWIN: hee haw
PUCKYOU07: i have options to trade
PUCKYOU07: lol
YANKIT: HOPE UR BETTER AT THAT
PUCKYOU07: loooololol
YANKIT: BUT PROB IN THE NEGATIVE THERE TOO
PUCKYOU07: looooooooooool
<< Result for Hand 1608030960 >>
DIGGAH wins ($2.85 chips).
You’ve been awarded 5 Absolute Points + 1 FAME Status Point.
PUCKYOU07: wally how did u like folding ur ak
PUCKYOU07: lmfaooooo
YANKIT: HOPE U MAKE SOME $$$ THO
YANKIT: SO U CAN LOAD MORE
<< Result for Hand 1608031723 >>
PROWLER22 wins ($2.50 chips).
PUCKYOU07: look
PUCKYOU07: looooool
<< Result for Hand 1608032250 >>
RAIDERDUCK wins ($2.50 chips).
YANKIT: JUST CALL AND SEE HIS AA
PUCKYOU07: lmfao
YANKIT: FIRST HAND HE PLAYED INA  HOUR
<< Result for Hand 1608032737 >>
COCK-E wins ($83.40) with (Flush, ace high).
PUCKYOU07: lmfaooooooooooooooo
YANKIT: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
YANKIT: POOR WALLY
YANKIT: COOLER
PUCKYOU07: lmfaoooo
COCK-E: lol
COCK-E: yeah
COCK-E: bummer
YANKIT: RAIDER
YANKIT: AA OR KK
PUCKYOU07: *****j
PUCKYOU07: that was awesome
YANKIT: I CALL N BUST
PUCKYOU07: lmaooooo
COCK-E: i played it good
PUCKYOU07: rlmfao
PUCKYOU07: he had k flush u ace
PUCKYOU07: lamoooo
COCK-E: he wasnt getting away from it anyway
YANKIT: RAIDER UR AA NO GOOD
YANKIT: HE HAS J
PUCKYOU07: i bet u both got hard at same time
COCK-E: lol
COCK-E: yupp
PUCKYOU07: lmao
PUCKYOU07: all in
PUCKYOU07: potsworht it
PUCKYOU07: alll in
YANKIT: RAIDER PLAYING WAIT GAME
PUCKYOU07: look now
PUCKYOU07: lmaooo
YANKIT: AAAJJ
PUCKYOU07: bad beat
PUCKYOU07: to royal
PUCKYOU07: lmaoooo
<< Result for Hand 1608033675 >>
RAIDERDUCK wins ($63.00) with (Full house, jacks full of queens).
PUCKYOU07: lmfaooooooooooooooo
PUCKYOU07: just like a text
YANKIT: CLOSE
PUCKYOU07: lmaoooo
YANKIT: TOP 3 HAND
PUCKYOU07: oh raider
PUCKYOU07: raider will live on in my book of bots
PUCKYOU07: lmaoooo 4 eeer
PUCKYOU07: ever
<< Result for Hand 1608035858 >>
DIGGAH wins ($3.80 chips).
YANKIT: SO OBVIOUS
YANKIT: ITS FUNNY
PUCKYOU07: thats why he sucks
PUCKYOU07: yawnnn
PUCKYOU07: com on raider
PUCKYOU07: he wont call
PUCKYOU07: he doesnt have aa
PUCKYOU07: lmaooooooo
PUCKYOU07: lmfaooooo
PUCKYOU07: looooooool ohoh
PUCKYOU07: he missed his set
<< Result for Hand 1608036417 >>
YANKIT wins ($23.75) with (Two Pair, aces and kings).
You’ve been awarded 5 Absolute Points + 1 FAME Status Point.
YANKIT: TAKE THAT BOT
PUCKYOU07: lmaoooo
PUCKYOU07: work is callin me…
PUCKYOU07: sayin i must go
PUCKYOU07: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
YANKIT: TELL THEM TO FU   CK OFF
PUCKYOU07: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
PUCKYOU07: raider bluffing w 27
PUCKYOU07: os
PUCKYOU07: lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
PUCKYOU07: looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
PUCKYOU07: lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
<< Result for Hand 1608037423 >>
RAIDERDUCK wins ($43.70) with (Three of a kind, fives).
PUCKYOU07: im gonna write a book
PUCKYOU07: why not to ply like raider… when ur playing agasint good
PUCKYOU07: players
YANKIT: SO TEXT BOOK
PUCKYOU07: can u tell me why raider
<< Result for Hand 1608038481 >>
YANKIT wins ($1.90 chips).
PUCKYOU07: can u
PUCKYOU07: lmao
PUCKYOU07: i give u hint
PUCKYOU07: word starts  w   p
PUCKYOU07: pr
YANKIT: WHAT CAN WE NAME UR BOOK?
PUCKYOU07: pre
PUCKYOU07: pred
PUCKYOU07: predic
PUCKYOU07: predict
PUCKYOU07: predicta
PUCKYOU07: predictab
PUCKYOU07: can u guess word
YANKIT: RAIDER DUCK AND HIS TEXT BOOK ABC GAME
YANKIT: OR IS THAT BORING
<< Result for Hand 1608039007 >>
RAIDERDUCK wins ($9.00 chips).
You’ve been awarded 5 Absolute Points + 1 FAME Status Point.
PUCKYOU07: fold
PUCKYOU07: yup
PUCKYOU07: lmao
PUCKYOU07: yank gg… last round
<< Result for Hand 1608039784 >>
YANKIT wins ($4.30) with (king high).
YANKIT: IM GONE SOON
YANKIT: TOO
PUCKYOU07: if i wanted to play with obvious robots
YANKIT: YAWN
PUCKYOU07: id work in a factory
<< Result for Hand 1608040286 >>
PUCKYOU07 wins ($1.50 chips).
YANKIT: THESE OTHER CLOWNS ARE ATMS
YANKIT: BUT RAIDER
PUCKYOU07: lol
YANKIT: ONLY PLAYS AA KK
PUCKYOU07: and qq
PUCKYOU07: dont forect
PUCKYOU07: and 555
YANKIT: AND SETS
<< Result for Hand 1608040633 >>
RAIDERDUCK wins ($2.50 chips).
PUCKYOU07: lmfao
PUCKYOU07: its tought to be skilled like him
PUCKYOU07: and so predictable
YANKIT: I KNOW
YANKIT: TAKES SKILL TO
YANKIT: FOLD
YANKIT: FOLD
YANKIT: FOLD
PUCKYOU07: fold
PUCKYOU07: fold
PUCKYOU07: ka
PUCKYOU07: ak
PUCKYOU07: ak
PUCKYOU07: ak
PUCKYOU07: ak
PUCKYOU07: lmfao
YANKIT: BUST HIM DIG
PUCKYOU07: all in
PUCKYOU07: u gave flush away
PUCKYOU07: 2 cheap
PUCKYOU07: lol
YANKIT: HE HAS AAA88
PUCKYOU07: lmfaooooo
PUCKYOU07: he has ace..
PUCKYOU07: but sared of flush
YANKIT: MIN
PUCKYOU07: almop
YANKIT: LIKE AK
PUCKYOU07: checks
PUCKYOU07: lmaoooooooo
<< Result for Hand 1608040969 >>
DIGGAH wins ($16.15 chips).
You’ve been awarded 5 Absolute Points + 1 FAME Status Point.
PUCKYOU07: lmfaoooooooooooo
YANKIT: DOESNT EVEN CHECK
YANKIT: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
PUCKYOU07: lmfaoooooo
PUCKYOU07: he hide his hand
YANKIT: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
PUCKYOU07: lmfaoo throw us off
RAIDERDUCK: ****..misclick folded AK
PUCKYOU07: so we think he so good
PUCKYOU07: lmfaooooooooooooo
PUCKYOU07: i dont care what u folded
YANKIT: WE KNEW THAT ALREADY
PUCKYOU07: ur a text book
<< Result for Hand 1608042209 >>
COCK-E wins ($2.40) with (One pair, tens).
PUCKYOU07: ur weak\
PUCKYOU07: and obvious
PUCKYOU07: thats bout it
<< Result for Hand 1608042940 >>
DIGGAH wins ($2.50 chips).
YANKIT: AND U HAVE TO MISS CLICK TWICE TO FOLD A CHECK
YANKIT: IT ASKS U
RAIDERDUCK: i clicked enter twice
PUCKYOU07: i clicked u
RAIDERDUCK: trying to look at another table
RAIDERDUCK: trying to look at another table
YANKIT: LOOOOOOOOOL
YANKIT: RAIDER
<< Result for Hand 1608043269 >>
VIVIKOO wins ($3.80 chips).
YANKIT: DID U READ THE BOOK ” POKER ABC STYLE
PUCKYOU07: no he read the set farming book
YANKIT: “HOW TO PLAY LIKE A ROBOT”
<< Result for Hand 1608044370 >>
PUCKYOU07 wins ($6.65 chips).
PUCKYOU07: how to fold all besides sets
PUCKYOU07: and hope aa kk call ur sets
YANKIT: OK, I POUND HIS BLIND
PUCKYOU07: thats like chapter one
PUCKYOU07: shove it again
TAMBOY__: lol
TAMBOY__: puck and yank
PUCKYOU07: hi tamb
PUCKYOU07: lol
PUCKYOU07: look up paider
<< Result for Hand 1608045055 >>
YANKIT wins ($8.55) with (One pair, aces).
TAMBOY__: the 2 biggest jews on the site
PUCKYOU07: raider
YANKIT: UR HAND RAIDER
PUCKYOU07: here tamb have my seat
PUCKYOU07: lol
TAMBOY__: sittin beside each other
RAIDERDUCK: I had KK….*** Ace flops every time
YANKIT: HI TAMGIRL
YANKIT: LOOOOOOOOOOOL
YANKIT: GOOD
YANKIT: HAHAHAHAHA
TAMBOY__: hi jew
YANKIT: HE FOLDED KK
YANKIT: HAHAHAHAHHAA
YANKIT: ROBOT
YANKIT: TAMB
TAMBOY__: ?
YANKIT: GO LOOK AT RAIDER
YANKIT: STATS
<< Result for Hand 1608045857 >>
JACKTEE wins ($9.50 chips).
TAMBOY__: why
You’ve been awarded 5 Absolute Points + 1 FAME Status Point.
YANKIT: BOT
YANKIT: ALL HE PLAYS IS AA KK AK
YANKIT: BUT HE IS UP 21K
<< Result for Hand 1608046981 >>
TANNKK wins ($2.50 chips).
TAMBOY__: good for it
YANKIT: YA
YANKIT: ITS BORING PLAYING THTA WAY
YANKIT: FOLD
YANKIT: FOLD
YANKIT: FOLD
YANKIT: FOLD
YANKIT: FOLD
YANKIT: I BUST HIS AK
<< Result for Hand 1608047394 >>
YANKIT wins ($6.15) with (Flush, jack high).
YANKIT: SEE
YANKIT: ‘HEHEHEHEHE
<< Result for Hand 1608048936 >>
YANKIT wins ($12.57) with (Full house, twos full of aces).
HEBAMME999 wins ($12.58) with (Full house, twos full of aces).
<< Result for Hand 1608049447 >>
TANNKK wins ($2.85 chips).
YANKIT: OK ROBOTS, I AM OFF
YANKIT: THANKS FOR THE DONATION
<< Result for Hand 1608049845 >>
HEBAMME999 wins ($7.10 chips).
YANKIT: UR FAV HAND RAIDER
<< Result for Hand 1608050538 >>
HEBAMME999 wins ($21.35 chips).
You’ve been awarded 5 Absolute Points + 1 FAME Status Point.
<< Result for Hand 1608051508 >>
JACKTEE wins ($1.50 chips).
<< Result for Hand 1608051779 >>
DIGGAH wins ($1.50 chips).
<< Result for Hand 1608052106 >>
VIVIKOO wins ($1.50 chips).
<< Result for Hand 1608052255 >>
VIVIKOO wins ($1.90 chips).
<< Result for Hand 1608052682 >>
TANNKK wins ($2.00 chips).
<< Result for Hand 1608052931 >>
DIGGAH wins ($3.50 chips).

FINALLY.  Andy (Eurekakid) EXPOSED in this exclusive celeb interview…

This is part 1, where he has revealed personal info about his poker playing and lifestyle as a pro.

What is your poker story and what led you to full-ring over other variations of the game?
I got a free $10 at Absolute Poker through my friend Hui back in late 2004, was very skeptical before playing, even with free money. Promptly busted that of course; didn’t think much of it. Not long after that World Poker Tour came on TV and I got really into that. I started reading more and learning about poker. During that time played a ton of free money sit and go’s at Absolute Poker. I was doing pretty well in them, so obviously deposited some money and started playing micro stakes SNGs, made a little bit and cashed out because holidays were over.

Not long after that I got another free $20 at Bodog (thanks again Hui). Took it straight to $10nl full-ring and ran hot to begin with. Played there for months and months, slowly learned some things, read some books etc etc. Then for the next like 3 years I was very slowly working my way up the limits, also played a whole lot of sit and go’s, bonus whored my way around all the networks etc.

In late 2007, got really into 2+2 and improving my game and learned to mega-table. From that point on I’ve never really looked back.

Full-ring was just what I had always played; I just stuck with what I knew I guess. It wasn’t really a conscious decision at any point in time. Reading poker books when you are first starting that teach a kind of tight approach I guess lends itself to finding your way to full-ring.

Have you, or do you plan to play any other forms of poker than NL Holdem?
I’ve had brief periods of flirtation with Omaha/8, limit and pot limit cash games and pot limit sit and go’s. Other than that, I haven’t really many hours playing other games.
I still feel like I have a lot more to learn about no limit hold ‘em, and would be more likely to head down the path of more 6-max and heads-up type play than to learn a completely different game. It’s just such a huge sacrifice to take yourself out of your normal game and try and learn something that is very different.
How many hands do you think you have played lifetime? Give us a breakdown of the limits and how successful (by your standards) you think you have been at each.
I have absolutely no idea, other than to say millions of hands. I spent a lot of time early when I was playing non-thinking, bonus whore type poker at the micro limits, but I was never playing a lot of tables so my hand volume probably wasn’t as great as when I moved up to small limits. I just didn’t care to improve my game at that time, so I would say that period wasn’t a success and I regret that I didn’t use that time more efficiently.
Since then though, I would say my transition through the small limits up to mid-stakes has been very conservative by most people’s standards, but a success for me.

When you get up in the morning, what makes you want to play poker?
This is a pretty deep question and something I think about a lot. Deep down I think I have a passion for the game and solving the problems within it, but there are certainly times when I question whether I want to dedicate so much time to it in the future. So sometimes it can feel kind of like a means to an end and a grind trying to achieve whatever goals I’ve set out for myself, but other times I am purely driven by the thrill of playing.

What are your poker goals for 2009?
I blogged them at the start of the year, but I won’t repeat them because I’m failing miserably at a few of them. I’m not really too fussed with a lot of them, the most important thing is that I’m still enjoying playing poker and that playing a lot hasn’t gotten old. I’m no longer playing much on PokerStars so all my VPP related goals are obviously irrelevant. My aspirations of getting into PLO and playing tourneys have been put on hold also. Playing more 6-max and on non-US sites has been successful to an extent. Later in the year I’m looking forward to APPT Sydney and meeting a bunch of 2+2ers/friends I’ve made online there.

What is behind your screen name?
The Eureka Stockade is was a rebellion that took place in my home State (Victoria, Australia). Basically it was an uprising by gold miners against the government forcing them to have licences back in the gold rush. The Eureka flag (pictured in the header of my blog) bears the Southern Cross, a prominent set of stars visible in the Southern Hemisphere sky. Individual liberty and freedom is an interest of mine, so I’m sure that had something to do with my choice of name, as well as a sense of national pride I guess.

Are you climbing stakes these days?
I’m very conservative with my shot taking for the most part, but being a full-ring specialist I mean there isn’t really much to move up to. I really don’t see the point in playing much beyond the stakes I play unless I find tables with a few weak players and not many short stackers (they are few and far between these days).

How much time do you put into poker outside of playing, and what do you do?
It varies, but probably more than most that play the kind of hand volume I do, I would say. Sometimes it’s hard to give up playing time to study, but not being locked into a SNE chase or similar helps I guess. I try and do a hand review at least a few times a week, watch a bunch of videos as they are released and do a fair bit of chatting/discussion with other players about hands.

What are the major poker epiphanies you’ve had to get you to the point of solid, winning poker?
There are so many things that I’ve learned along the way and continue to learn and I have massive breakthroughs all the time. The funny thing about solid poker is that a lot of people are not actually setting out to play in a boring solid style. They want to play loose, they want to make fancy plays, they want to 3-bet a lot, whatever. I’ve slowly loosened up my game over time, but I think I’ve always set out to play pretty straight forward and go from there. Obviously, you can’t be completely ABC, but you really don’t need to mix things up as much as a lot of players do in order to beat micro/small stakes games.

I guess there is just lots of small things you come to realise over time, how important position is, people aren’t bluffing you as much as you think, table selection is really important, bankroll management is key, studying and improving all the time to stay ahead of the curve is crucial and a lot of other stuff.

It’s actually pretty funny to look back and think about my time at lower limits and my view of the regulars when I first started in those games. It’s pretty bizarre to think about how I used to sort of aspire to be as good as them and fear them a little. I think there is a lesson in that. When you think about your current limit, there is sure to be a player that gets the best of you or whatever and it’s really crucial to recognise the fact that, I constantly re-enforce to myself, ‘they are just a dude with a range’. With hard work, practice, patience and discipline you can beat just about anyone or at least not have them smack you around. I’m sure there a lot of people reading this who have had that feeling of intimidation, I’ve struggled with it in the past and still encounter it all the time.

How do you consider your game? Sum up your style of play. Are you a nit, a LAG/TAG. Why are you the player you are?
I would say that my full-ring game has linearly progressed from me being one of the biggest nits in the game to one of the looser TAG regulars at my stake these days. I guess my style of play is just a product of how I was introduced to the game. My basic goal in the beginning was not to lose much/win marginally and make money grinding bonuses and the best way to do that was playing really tight. When you aren’t very skilled post-flop, you instinctively tend to stay out of trouble by not playing many marginal hands and that’s what I did for a long time. When I actually started thinking, learning and improving the loosening up came naturally.

What do your friends and family think of your poker playing?
I imagine my parents were quietly worried initially, but I don’t think it took them long to realise I wasn’t maxing out credit cards to indulge in poker. I think they always knew I was very frugal when it came to money and that I had a good head on my shoulders, so they had no reason to be worried. I kept good grades up at University as well, so I’ve never really given them too much reason to think twice about it. My wonderful girlfriend has always been fine with it, apart from missing me when I’ve gone on poker trips. We were together before I got into poker, so it could have been an issue, but never has been.

As for my extended family I’m not sure how much of it they understand other than that I don’t have a gambling problem, I’ve been to Vegas/Macau a few times and I have a blog. Poker is just one of my many interests; I don’t really see that it should be define me in any way to anyone really. Same with my high school and Uni friends as well I guess. It’s not something I’ve really discussed with a lot of people. I don’t really care how I’m viewed and what people think of me in terms of my choice of hobbies.
These days a lot of my closest friends have either come from poker circles or gotten into the game themselves anyway. I’m happy that I can share experiences and relate to them well I suppose.

What kind of reactions do you get from people outside of poker when you tell them that you play? What are some of the funniest, ill-conceived, tilt inducing and fishiest responses that you get?
There are only two instances I’ve come across where someone has reacted like I have some sort of problem. No real surprises, they have both come from religious types. I guess the notable one was when someone asked my mum if I’m “still addicted to poker”. As we all know, there is absolutely no way to be passionate about playing cards for money unless you are 100% addicted to it and in need of a soul cleanse.
Most people I ever talk to about it are pretty open to it, they’ve seen it on TV or they play sometimes themselves. I get all the usual things like their poker/bad beat stories, tales of other people they know that play and the fishy stuff like can I double their $300 for them.

You have a strategy group known as ‘Life Fish’. Who is in it and what is it about?
It’s basically a private strategy discussion forum, mostly for full-ring. I asked a few regulars from the spectrum of poker sites to join. Some agreed to join and never got involved much, so they were culled. We are left with about 10 members now and at the moment there are about 4 or 5 of us who take it seriously. We might look to get more members in the future. Essentially, it is just a far better alternative for discussion of hands as opposed to a public forum.

What are the best and worst parts of being a poker player?
Winning and losing, of course (not really). The only bad part about poker I can come up with is how sedentary an activity it is. I could make a long list of things that are great about it. I really love that there is always something new to learn, there are always games going, there are always people that think they know more than they actually do, there are lots of cool/interesting people I’ve met playing (and now call my friends) and I guess one of the most satisfying things is that I’ve actually become a decent at it.

If you are having a really bad run, or a really good run, does this affect your day to day life outside poker?
Not really. I can’t really think of a time where I’ve lost any sleep over poker (which is more than can be said for the trials and tribulations of other passions of mine, such as my sports teams). Sure, if I’m going through a rough patch I might get a tad grumpy now and then, but nothing major.

Who’s your favourite famous pro?
I’m not really massive on following the tournament scene, TV poker or railing nose bleeds online. I’ll watch High Stakes Poker and occasionally some high stakes videos, but that’s about it. My favourite TV tournament pro would be Allen Cunningham. As someone who really quietly spoken myself, I can relate to the way he carries himself and he just comes off as a really humble nice guy. He seems to be pretty sick good a poker too.

In terms of an online cash hero, it has to be BalugaWhale. I’ve learned a lot from every single thing he’s written or recorded. He might not be one of the biggest names in high stakes, but he has a way of breaking down the game that really works for me.

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Part 2…coming soon