Hi MRBURNS. Hope you are feeling a bit better this morning. I read your article with interest and like yourself I started playing poker as a distraction and relaxing agent. Just for fun. I am retired and have run a successfull Taxi business and Tyre and Exhast business since 1982, I still own one Hackney Carriage and have a licence to drive it when I feel like making an axtra couple of quid to fund my Hobby. lol. I have had Chronic Bronchitus and emphazima since I was 40 years old and made the best of it just like you did with your problems. I had a tripple heart by-pass in 2008 and after that operation the Doctor told me that I should be OK for at least 10 years. I told him " im happy with that m8" Getting a bit worried now tho 4 years down the line, lol. I keep as fit as I can and eat healthely. I will hopefully be celebrating my 71st Birthday in March next year ( god willing) . Since Joining TPT and observing some of the better players in the teams and listening to the chat I can deffinaitely say my game has improved and also my attitude towards the game and apponants has improved too. When im playing poker I have one objective to last as long as I can in the tourny and hopefully reach the final table. When im playing poker the whole world passes me. If I have anything on my mind, it doesnt come back into my mind untill I finnish the Game. Just thought ater reading your article, Flyindaggs article and JJs response to both I had to put pen to paper so to speak, just to say to you good luck in whatever you decide and remember for all we have never met I feel I know everyone I chat too on TPT and remember you are not alone. Play through your problems and relax. (Who would think it me giving advice ) A friend Andy.
Thanks guys I realy didnt expect any responses I only hoped it would help anyone on a bad run to take a step back and find your own weakness.
Dale I set the gallery up so well I was even told the other day we dont need you here and if you do come in please dont distract the staff PMSL Could you imagine me the one who never speaks distracting anybody lol So if you can find a job in my own gallery you have done better then me lol
Coaching is something I do keep thinking about but finding the right character of person to deal with me well not the easiest seach! I did look back at the hand history and just a bad run getting my money in good very high % of time and drown on river which at least makes me feel good that I am doing the right thing as we can only ever get our money in ahead.
Strange how other people see you as I feel I should cope better with my conditions whereas my nuro nurse worries how I cope. When I told her I use poker as a relise/concentrate instead of being told off I was supprised she told me that was brilliant and if only more of her patients would do something like this it would help their state of mind, of course shes never played so maybe the state of mind theory would change if she did lol
Three I love your attitude and now will have to also nag you when I see you at the tables to make sure your looking after yourself lol
As Dale knows I am luck enough to have Elaine who does an amazing job of not only putting up with me but also making sure I am being looked after!
So if anybody comes across someone who not only is a very good coach but could put up with someone as mad, strange and such a luck box like me then would be very interested.
Forgot to post 2pm BH yesterday for £32 and also did well on cash tables closed £329 up on the day
It's quite interesting to see how many of us with health problems have found that poker has helped us deal with things, be it taking our mind off our problems or just passing the time. I know without it i would spend hours just staring at a computer screen. Oh wait a minute........
guys i'm afraid i have yet another gripe with sky today.... at 3.08 i late reg for the 600bh... at the time the top stack was about 2900 so not much catchin up to do... it was twenty minutes before i was put on a table by which time the top stack was over 10000...... after a chat with dan who seemed a nice enough fella i got a refund..... sky say they wait for someone to get knocked out before they put you on a table so beware you could be in for a longer wait than you expect....... i think sky need to change that pretty quick..
There was a thread a few days ago complaining about seating for late reg but yours is the longest wait by far. Although TheDon90 had to wait for 2 players to be knocked out before he got a seat. I think the problem is that the software is unable to open up a new table once the game starts ie if 10 tables are opened then 10 is the max.
FACEBOOK PAGE FOR TPT? Trip5 suggested this to me last and offered to help me set it up. Just wanted to guage what the rest of you thought? Is there anything you would want to discuss on a FB page (which would be a private group?) that you can't discuss on here? Feedback please?
Dale that would mean I would have to go through the whole thing again why its not my real name on facebook lol The only benfit that I can see is if Trev wanted to use it to give out team strategy that we dont want any others to see.
WD three and mrb nice cashes.Gl in your mini break kirb.Well with the thread dale you have spt to discuss for one.Also sharing woes of sky without fear of a ban.We certainly have nothing to lose by setting it up.Although it's easy for me to say as i don't understand computers.I'm up for it anyway dagg.Trying to get trev on fb may be a hard thing though.Gl at the tables guys.
FACEBOOK PAGE FOR TPT? Trip5 suggested this to me last and offered to help me set it up. Just wanted to guage what the rest of you thought? Is there anything you would want to discuss on a FB page (which would be a private group?) that you can't discuss on here? Feedback please? Posted by FlyingDagg
Good idea Dagg, not sure how many TPT are on facebook.
well thought id play a game this afternoon to see how i ran managed 6th in a 5 quid bounty hunter for 11 quid plus 14 in bounties currently sitting 5th in the mini so lets see if my fortunes have changed :-)
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£300 gtd AT 12 MIDNIGHT FINNISHED 3RD FOR £60.00
I WAS KNOCKED OUT WITH THE WORST BAD BEAT OF THE NIGHT. WELL MY NIGHT ANYWAY.
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FACEBOOK PAGE FOR TPT?
Trip5 suggested this to me last and offered to help me set it up. Just wanted to guage what the rest of you thought? Is there anything you would want to discuss on a FB page (which would be a private group?) that you can't discuss on here? Feedback please?
good luck all
managed 6th in a 5 quid bounty hunter for 11 quid plus 14 in bounties
currently sitting 5th in the mini so lets see if my fortunes have changed :-)