Hello MP, Matt Spina here potentially looking for a short term 1 month staking deal (and coaching if available) that includes either a mix of mid-stakes cash and MTTs or just cash games. I currently play on BCP - poolplayagrinder and on Bovada and am open to other skins (US friendly). Obviously if Bovada was going to be a part of this staking deal screen shots/teamviewer etc for backer would be included. I do not currently use a poker tracker and keep my tables down to a maximum of 4 or less for more focused grinds. By doing a short term 1 month deal both myself and my backer can decide if we want to continue into a new staking deal that is +EV for both of us after the month is over.
My 2+2 history:
- I’ve been a member here since 2010 and received my first staking deal from Colin aka theprezence here on 2+2 in May of 2011 for a profitable and great overall experience for the both of us.
- In 2013 I started investing in the MP on many players for both online and live (mostly online). In the last three years in the MP on 2+2 I have done hundreds of transactions totaling thousands of dollars with 0 issues. I have a ton of references who could vouch for my integrity in terms of dealing with finances as well as references in regarding my play. If anyone would like for those references I can ask them to pop in and post their experience when dealing with me.
- Just one example of my integrity is here in 2013 where I sold for a cash game stake 1 week stake. I stopped after multiple sessions as I was not overall happy with not just the results but my play in general so I refunded all my investors in full. I did not have to do that and I would be willing to guess very few members on here would do the same thing if a mini stake did not go well.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...stake-1294362/
- I worked on my game some more and then decided to take a shot at a couple of events at the WSOP.
2014 WSOP Selling Thread (Includes a couple OPRs) – Overall it was a great experience and once again I had flawless transactions of profits afterwards
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/18...rneys-1424945/
2014 WSOP Rail
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...rneys-1431860/
- I next did some more work on my game (in particular my mental game) and in 2015 I decided to make a return trip back to the WSOP to play in 3 events where I was literally a couple of pay bumps from having back to back profitable WSOP packs after placing 60th in the DraftKings. Once again it was another great experience with a deeper run at the WSOP. My mental game is so much stronger having studied and worked on it over the last year.
2015 WSOP Selling Thread
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/18...61a-b-1513414/
2015 WSOP Rail
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...61a-b-1525661/
Hendon Mob
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/play...984.1434979749
WSOP – 5 events played over 2 years, making 3 day 2s and 1 day 3 with 2 cashes including 1 top 100 cash
Fast forward to today and I am married, and my wife and I just had a baby in March (mini brag). I am a family man and I never drink when I play poker. I take my investors/backers money seriously and have no problems throwing my full real name out there. On this site you will notice some people just post a screen name, or maybe a first name when posting threads like these, but I am beyond confident in my integrity which means the world to me, so I am an open book in terms of who I am to the people I deal with on a daily basis.
Why am I seeking a stake? I work a full time job and now that I have new “dad duties”, I will be spending a lot more time at home helping out there. I would like to potentially play some online to try to make a little supplemental income. I withdrew pretty much all my money off of BCP and Bovada using it toward savings/wedding/regular bills/dog vet bills/etc. I have experience playing comfortably up to 100/200NL online and up to 3/6 in PLO8 (and just a bit in 5/10 but very small sample size). Those are my two main games and I would like to add a few MTTs to the mix as long as both myself and the backer find them +EV to the staking agreement. I also welcome coaching as I am a student of both games and always keep an open mind when talking about poker. If I do not get a stake that is perfectly ok. I am just checking if there is interest out there.
Please keep in mind that this will be most likely a somewhat smaller volume stake as like I said above I like to keep my tables down to 4 or less since I don’t use a HUD (but I do take notes on players) as well as I will be continuing my dad duties at home and of course working my full time job 40+ hours a week. I also do not play if I don't feel I am 100% mentally and physically which is very +EV for both myself and my potential backer. I will be open to suggestions/negotiations, and if you have any questions at all please feel free to either post them here or send me a PM. Thanks guys.
Matt Spina