Are you a Supernova player on Pokerstars contemplating a Supernova Elite chase for 2013, but aren't sure if you can handle the swings and the demands?

In 2011 and 2012 I have staked and coached players up to Supernova Elite levels with great success. I am looking to make 2013 the best year of all.


What is on offer:

.Staking for 6-max hyper SNGs (not satellites) $30-200 buy-ins (I choose the buy-in level to be played at all times based on what will be the most profitable option).

.Private+group coaching averaging around 2-3 hours per week for all of 2013, and the end of 2012.

.Access to private 6-max hyper coaching videos, reams of analysis documents, charts etc.


Here are my STT Hyper/Super Turbo Stats:






REQUIREMENTS (you must meet ALL these requirements)

.Be a high-volume, profitable 6-max hyper (non-satellite) SNG player after rakeback. This will mean you have evidence of grinding 2000-4000 6-max hyper turbo SNGs/month, and with 40-50% rakeback applied are significantly profitable (e.g. over $10,000 profits).

.Play poker full-time, or at least be able to grind 30+ hours/week without any difficulty, along with having many hours free to study hard. In reality the chosen candidate may grind 40+ hours at the tables and study 10 hours+ week-in-week-out off the tables.

.Commit to be staked and coached from our start date until the end of 2013. I reserve the right to end the stake at any time, you do not. The stake cannot end in makeup unless I choose so.

.Be able to offer some kind of escrow money as an insurance for the arrangement - in the event if you were to prematurely end the arrangement, I will be able to hold onto this sum. So it's basically my collateral. The bigger the amount you can offer, the greater your chance of being accepted. $3k will be the lowest I will consider, if you can offer $6k+ you definitely stand a very good chance. Once we have made good profit (plenty more than the escrow amount) I can return you it. If you fulfill your end of the arrangement, but for whatever reason we do not make that profit, you of course get the full amount back too. That has never happened, and I can't see it happening in the future.

.Have good references who are willing to vouch for you.

.Be super excited to aim for a $100-250k year in 2013 before splits.

.Accept 50/50 cut with all rakeback, Battle of the Planets and other bonuses included in the profit figure. That is, everything is chopped 50/50. For exceptional candidates ($50-100k+ winners after rakeback already on SNGs), 60/40 in your favour may be possible. For those with >$100k profit after rb on SNGs, who have made most of this money on 6-max hypers, 70/30 in your favour may be possible.


If you meet all the requirements above, please PM me the following:

.Your real name and Stars name.
.Screenshot of your stats, advanced filter 6-6 players, super turbo speed only, $1+ buy-in. Also have a second screenshot including the year-to-date filter too.
.Screenshot of your HEM/PT equity graph for 6-max hyper SNGs.
.A bit about yourself, e.g. current life situation, why you are passionate about becoming a Supernova Elite, and why my proposition appeals to you.
.How you currently study, what software you use and which software you use while playing. What is your grind station setup?
.History of being staked in the past and references (if applicable).
.Your Skype ID for if we discuss things further.

Thanks, and good luck!

-Ivan

Hello Ivan,

i search for 6 max. (Hyper or Turbo) coaching and staking .


POKERSTARS Screenname:Catchup666


Greetz Catchup666

Why should a player need to give between $3000 to $6000 up front to somebody as an insurance? Are you not using this money in a way to boost your staking roll? How is a player better of using this type of money which is a lot to most people that are in need of getting staked? If its of that much importance to yourself and your not using the money towards the bankrolls required for the player are you willing to use a trusted 2p2 escrow to hold on to this money so that the player can be at ease that this money wont be used against shall they be dropped due to a issue that you feel is worthy of ending the stake but in general most do not?

This sort of "insurance needed" practice has started to become far to common for mine and is something that needs to be stamped out of the industry and disallowed in the marketplace. This isn't an attack on you as a person but an attack on the method you are using and the way you have worded your staking application it makes it sound like you do not have the proper bankroll needed for people chasing sne via hypers with how you have stated that should the player making a high amount of profit they are able to get that money back.

If you have an issues with what I have posted and don't wish to answer in this thread then feel free to pm me but without decent answers to the statements above I would advise people against ever sending any sort of money prior to receiving a stake from somebody.

Hi there, thanks for your questions, I will address them here for sure. Perhaps other people may have similar concerns so it is good they are addressed, but I think you misunderstand the purpose of the collateral.

Essentially, the coaching time and materials are significant in these arrangements, and if a player were to quit the stake prematurely, he may gain the better side of this, without the coach/staker getting the full stake in return. I have had this happen in the past, and at that time did not enforce such a requirement. If I choose to terminate the stake early, the collateral gets sent back.

There is ample demand and potentially this requirement will rule out the majority of prospective students - but that's the whole point. Those willing to undertake such a commitment are the types of candidates I am looking for. No player is compelled to sign up for anything like this - it is a proposition and nobody has to accept it. But for those interested, it is on offer.

I would be completely fine using a reputable 2+2 member as an escrow for the amount. The amount requested is a very small % of my staking bankroll, and wouldn't serve any purpose other than to hold as collateral, it just sits there. I also coach/stake numerous players already with much larger sums being held, and run my own coaching site. It wouldn't be worth screwing someone over for the requested amount. That said, the same thing would apply to such respected 2+2 members so I see no problem with it.

I hope this satisfactorily addresses the issues you raised, and I would encourage any other questions you/others may have.

Cheers

He is suggesting escrow not because of concerns you'd scam the collateral but because he thinks it's unethical to be staking people with their own money, effectively. Essentially like a poker site, such collateral should sit there and remain untouched and unused by any means, even if you can guarantee the money should it get lost for any reason.
I am not saying I agree or disagree and am not taking any sides, just wanted to point that out because it seems you misunderstood.

I pointed out in my reply that the money won't be used for any staking, and as such whether it is escrowed by a respected third party or not is fine with me. Staking people with $3-6k where BR requirements may be $40-60k seems a bit absurd.

All the spaces have now been filled. Many thanks to everyone that applied, much appreciated!

Hi there. Well I am interested. I have followed and do follow the classes of jaxtraw. I m playing hyper turbos but have not the money myself yet for paying expensive coaching cause I am plying 3.50 and 7 dollar sit and goes. i am working with a small bankroll but playing around 100 hypers a day. and want to like to crank this up when I finally find a good coach. Good discipline playing within your bankroll is what I do and wait for the grind to get up in levels. I should be really happy if you give me a chance so I can really up in lvels.

Let me know if you are interested. I will sent you my graphs to show you my results so far over the different levels I have played! Skype me under barkingstork if you like!