Hello.
My my Pokerstars screen name is P.AZURESCENS. I'm new to posting here on 2+2 so I apologise that I can't PM. I'll do my best to make my application here
I’ve been playing poker recreationally for around four years, though in the recent year or so I’ve ramped up my volume significantly.
I live in the UK, have up to now held a full time job (secondary school science teacher) and have university degrees in medical science and medicinal chemistry. Poker has been a passion for me and I am particularly interested in the math of the game.
I am for the next sixth months free of work obligations as I would like to take this time to work on my poker game full time and see if I have what it takes to go pro. I have freed up my commitments to study and play full time during this period, and I’d like to eventually play poker for a living but currently would like staking and coaching to help me identify my leaks and plug them, and for a more experienced player/coach to help me work on my game.
I have mainly played $3.50 rebuy 180 man turbos on pokerstars as a regular grind (around 3400 games this last year or so, avg ROI 20% - see sharkscope), but also regularly play large field MTTs (low to mid stakes). Overall I have a sample of around 9700 large field tournaments and MTT SNG's under my belt at an average ROI of 10.6%, average buy in $5.50
I have in the last two years gotten used to putting in sessions of 20-50 games of 180 rebuy SNG games playing 16-20 tables comfortably for up to 12 hours. I have maintained a good diet and a regular physiccal exercise regime and feel up to the challenge of putting in serious volume while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
I have at this point proven to myself that I can do this comfortably and sustainably, playing between 4 and 6 such sessions weekly outside of my day job, and would be willing to commit to playing and studying full time should I be given a suitable staking arrangement. Ideally I would like to adapt my game to a regular mid stakes SNG grind at the $15+ 45s and 180s, but would like to aim for SNE in 2016, and will consider $15 18 man SNGs if I can learn to grind them profitably. Longer term I would like to move to higher value MTTs and perhaps make the transition to live play, but my immediate aim is to make a living playing mid stakes online SNGs full time.
I have a systematic and methodical approach to learning, and enjoy spending time reviewing my hand histories and ranges using tools such as ICMizer Cardrunners EV and Flopzilla, though I would appreciate further direction from an experienced coach in how to identify my leaks using these tools and holdem manager 2 (with which I am also very familiar).
I would also appreciate the opportunity for a bankroll to help me eventually grind my way up and achieve profitability for the stakes I’m aiming at ($20+ABI MTT SNGs aiming for SNE in 2016).
Given my finances, I can’t really afford coaching as ideally I would like the coaching to be long term and ongoing rather than a few sessions here and there, and my learning style lends itself to consistent scheduled study.
Due to the time constraints of my job and putting in the kind of volume and study time I have put in for the last couple of years, I have been more of a “lurker” at forums and training sites (I have been a member of a number of training video sites for a few years now) and have not really posted much on 2+2 etc. I have no real references from within the “poker community” other than what is freely available to all, for example my sharkscope graphs and stats.
I am very committed to doing what it takes to improve my game and would appreciate the advice and feedback of a coach, and would follow their instructions and advice on and off the tables. I am already putting in over 100 hours per week and would be very willing to commit to sustaining this long terms, allowing for study time off the tables and rest periods.
I have a microphone. I am willing to install teamviewer etc. and I am also willing to submit to regular audits etc. I am opted in on Sharkscope.
Anyway, please contact me at the email address below or on Skype if I meet your criteria – my 2 + 2 account does not have PM priviledges, so I am afraifd I can only be contacted by email or Skype. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks.
fulcanelli@blueyonder.co.uk
Last edited by P.AZURESCENS; 07-23-2015 at 09:40 PM.