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In The Well # 2 - OFFSHOOT

Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,187
edited April 2011 in Poker Chat

Sorry for the delay in getting ITW # 2 started, but I hope it will have been worth waiting for.

After the success of Wacko in ITW # 1, the follow-up will be a tough ask, but I think OFFSHOOT - aka "Jon", will be perfect, & he has readily agreed to give it a bash. We really want a wide range of ITW subjects, & OFFSHOOT is a very different animal, at a different stage of his poker journey, to Wacko.

Some background on OFFSHOOT.

He started.......no, wait - that's for YOU to ask.
 
Enjoy, & many thanks to OFFSHOOT for agreeing to do this.

Let's go.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,187
    edited March 2011

    Where do you live, Jon?

    You give the impression of being about 50 years old. Higher, or lower?
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,187
    edited March 2011

    Any players you prefer to avoid in the cash games?

    If so, why?

    If not, why not?
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited March 2011
    Tunes you listen to while playing?

    If you had the choice, what would you dump into Room 101?

    Have you ever thought about quitting poker? If so, why were you thinking it and how did you pull through?

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  • acebarry10acebarry10 Member Posts: 7,556
    edited March 2011
    When did you start playing poker?
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  • JAEGERBOMBJAEGERBOMB Member Posts: 1,516
    edited March 2011
    Where and when did you play your first game??

    Whats your best tournament result on skypoker/online and live

    Why choice the alias "offshoot"

    Whats your favourite cash-game level?

    Who was your childhood crush/sweetheart?

    Is in your opinion tikay older than the queen??

    What is your favourite starting hand?? and is there any premium/marginal starting-hand that you try not to play or particularly have bad success with??
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  • POKERTREVPOKERTREV Member Posts: 9,607
    edited March 2011
    Do you ever use the "Chat Box" whilst playing Cash Games or MTT's?
     
    Does the "Chat Box" effect your game in any way?

    Do you have any lucky charms with you when you play Live or online poker?
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  • offshootoffshoot Member Posts: 1,049
    edited March 2011
    In Response to Re: In The Well # 2 - OFFSHOOT:
    Where do you live, Jon? You give the impression of being about 50 years old. Higher, or lower?
    Posted by Tikay10
    i live in Edinburgh, lovely city. Ive lived in Scotland most of my life but im actually English, born in Preston.

    Im 28 years old, i guess thats old in the poker world nowadays so maybe thats why i give the impression of being 50.
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  • NeildownNeildown Member Posts: 1,635
    edited March 2011
    Do you have a partner? and do they mind if you're on the laptop for a ages(ignoring them) running deep in a mtt?

    At what cash level would you say the opponents change from recreational players to serious ones?

    Whats the best compliment to a cheese sandwich? pickle? tomatoe? or maybe another? 
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  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,650
    edited March 2011


    Hi Jon.....good luck in your time in the 'well'.

    Couple of questions,

    From the League table, it seems you play no STT's and very few MTT's. Have you always just been mainly a cash player or did you start at the beginning of your poker life playing other variations?

    How many other sites do you play on?

    Cheers,
    Alan
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  • offshootoffshoot Member Posts: 1,049
    edited March 2011
    In Response to Re: In The Well # 2 - OFFSHOOT:
    Any players you prefer to avoid in the cash games? If so, why? If not, why not?
    Posted by Tikay10
    Depends how im feeling but usually i try not to avoid anyone because the player pool is so small on sky, its better to try and figure out your opponents than avoid them. I dont like playing HU or 3 handed though so will usually quit those tables when im multitabling but will usually sit at any table if its 4-handed or more.

    Some of the biggest adjustments ive made to my game have come after playing in really tough games where ive been crushed so i would say once youre really comfortable at a certain level and can afford to take a shot its not so bad to sit in a game where you maybe dont have an edge once in a while. Just not all the time.
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  • offshootoffshoot Member Posts: 1,049
    edited March 2011
    In Response to Re: In The Well # 2 - OFFSHOOT:
    Tunes you listen to while playing? If you had the choice, what would you dump into Room 101? Have you ever thought about quitting poker? If so, why were you thinking it and how did you pull through?
    Posted by Sky_Dave
    i listen to a wide variety of stuff, bands currently on the playlist... The Vaccines, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Cut Copy, Everything Everything. I much prefer to watch tv shows though while playing most of the time.

    Room 101 - The Daily Mail, In fact all the tabloids, but mainly the Daily Mail, makes my blood boil, Cant think of anything else at the moment.

    Ive never seriously thought about quitting, i mean with every downswing comes the thought 'what if i cant start winning again' but really ive never gave it serious thought, mainly because i dont know what i'd do if i quit. Working harder at poker always seems like the best option.
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  • offshootoffshoot Member Posts: 1,049
    edited March 2011
    In Response to Re: In The Well # 2 - OFFSHOOT:
    When did you start playing poker?
    Posted by acebarry10
    When i lived in Australia for a year in 2004 i used to live right next to the casino , they had just introduced limit holdem and i'd been watching the WSOP on tv quite a bit, the one Moneymaker won, so i bought a book and while i was reading it used to go and watch people playing, once i'd finished the book i decided to sit down and play 5/10 limit. I won every day for probably more than a week before it all went pear shaped, looking back i was so terrible and that limit game probably couldnt even be beat cos the rake was so high. When i got back to Scotland i started to play online. I dont think ive played limit since though.
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited March 2011

    Hi

    What Stakes did u start playing online?

    How many times have u gone busto on ur poker account? eg. had to start again

    Again interested whether u started from cash or MTT/STT? what would be your best advice for the transition from tourneys to cash?

    Many Thanks
    John(with a 'H' ;) )

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  • hurst05hurst05 Member Posts: 1,567
    edited March 2011
    i remember a couple of years ago when i played recreationally i met you at the 50nl games. how long did you grind at this level for and what bankroll rule did you set yourself for moving up the levels? 

    also when your say 10+ tabling, are you still able to think about what you are doing for what reasons etc or is it a case of playing dependant on your cards/position and the notes you have on the player(s)?
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  • a00rocka00rock Member Posts: 832
    edited March 2011
    Jon
    How many tables do you play comfortably when multi tabling?
    How long are your sessions?
    Do you support a football team if so which?

    Gl mate
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  • offshootoffshoot Member Posts: 1,049
    edited March 2011
    In Response to Re: In The Well # 2 - OFFSHOOT:
    Where and when did you play your first game?? Whats your best tournament result on skypoker/online and live Why choice the alias "offshoot" Whats your favourite cash-game level? Who was your childhood crush/sweetheart? Is in your opinion tikay older than the queen?? What is your favourite starting hand?? and is there any premium/marginal starting-hand that you try not to play or particularly have bad success with??
    Posted by JAEGERBOMB
    best tourney result was when i won the bounty hunter i think, cant remember how much it was. ive only ever played one live tournament and didnt cash. I dont play a lot of tournaments and have only recently started taking them a bit more seriously. When you look at my sharkscope you can see a huge nosedive at the start because i would literally play every hand, call every all in just to try and get a big stack and wouldnt care if i got knocked out. That got less fun after a while so i decided to stop doing that. I still dont take them as seriously as i should though. They tilt me too much.

    Offshoot is just a random word. No real meaning.

    favourite cash game level? dunno, i play 100nl and 200nl the most though. I remember a couple of years ago the 500nl game used to run everyday on here, those were the days, if only i knew then what i know now, unfortunately i wasnt very good then and those games dont run anymore.

    Tikay older than the queen? most definitely, the first ever postage stamp had a picture of Tikay on it instead of the Queen i think.

    favourite starting hand is probably 22 or 53, Easier to get paid off when you hit.

    i never play ace rag. I remember when i first started playing poker i read somewhere that people lose more money with weak aces than any other starting hands so i just never played  them. You usually end up winning small pots and losing bigger ones.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,187
    edited March 2011

    ".....i never play ace rag. I remember when i first started playing poker i read somewhere that people lose more money with weak aces than any other starting hands so i just never played  them. You usually end up winning small pots and losing bigger ones......"

    Brilliant.
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  • offshootoffshoot Member Posts: 1,049
    edited March 2011
    In Response to Re: In The Well # 2 - OFFSHOOT:
    Do you ever use the "Chat Box" whilst playing Cash Games or MTT's?   Does the "Chat Box" effect your game in any way? Do you have any lucky charms with you when you play Live or online poker?
    Posted by POKERTREV
    i dont ue the chat box anymore, i used to and when i tilted i used to chat rage and make myself even more tilted, i dont chat at all anymore and it definitely helps.

    i dont have any lucky charms, but kind of on the subject. I will make sure i tidy up my desk and its surroundings before i play in a ritual-like fashion, i fell like it gets me in the right frame of mind to sit down and concentrate and take it seriously. It would be easy just to sit down in my boxers and in the surrounding mess and just grind but i think that lazy attitude can seep into your game. If your in a nice clean enviroment and sit down in a proper chair(no laptop on the couch) your gonna play better cos youre taking it more seriously.
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited March 2011

    Whos your best mate on here?

    how many hours roughly do u spend playing a weel?

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  • offshootoffshoot Member Posts: 1,049
    edited March 2011
    In Response to Re: In The Well # 2 - OFFSHOOT:
    Do you have a partner? and do they mind if you're on the laptop for a ages(ignoring them) running deep in a mtt? At what cash level would you say the opponents change from recreational players to serious ones? Whats the best compliment to a cheese sandwich? pickle? tomatoe? or maybe another? 
    Posted by Neildown
    no partner so dont have that worry, but i mean any partner i do have i hope would realise its my job and wouldnt complain about it.

    Im not sure but i would say the players get decent around 50nl, Even at 50nl though theres still a lot of bad players, its the same with 100nl but the difference is the regs are better. Once you get to 200nl the tables become full of regs with 1 or 2 weak players. I would say probably the biggest jump is from 50nl to 100nl though. My viewpoint maybe a bit off though as i havent played 50nl regualrly for a while.

    Put cheese on toast, add salami, put in the microwave for 30 seconds. Amazing.


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