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| _red_dog |
********HU SNG coaching with _Red_Dog.*********After having numerous people tell me that I should start coaching I decided to ask Dom if it was ok to post a thread offering my services. He kindly agreed to allow me to post here, Thank you Dom.Firstly my stats since i began taking HUSNG's "seriously" and joining Tag Poker. 
As you can see I didn't spend a whole lot of time at the lower limits(20s/30s). I moved up aggressively when my bankroll would allow. I was, however, playing the tens for a long time with solid results: 
The majority of those games being $11.50 turbo's on stars in the later stages last year. I am currently playing the $105/$115 level on pokerstars (despite a very variance filled move to this level) and play up to 4 tables. I play a more aggressive style preflop than what is taught here by Dominic and Cog, however i approach the postflop game in a similar manner. My approach to the end game, when effective stacks get short, is a very mathematical approach that pushes the smaller edges that some players are either unwilling to take, or are simply unaware of the edges that are there. I have undergone coaching myself from "rypac13" on stars, and a player by the name of "vare izadi" on full tilt. Both very solid players who have taught me not only how to approach HUSNG's but how to express this approach in a clear, concise and easy to comprehend manner. I have also done numerous HH reviews and sweat sessions with alot of players here at Tag poker and I am confident that most of them agree with where I have pointed out some of the bigger mistakes they were making and the appropriate solution to these mistakes. Rates and Options I am happy to conduct sessions in any form. From leakfinder videos to HH reviews where we look through a students HH together and discuss potential adjustments to be made to their game. The Standard rates are as follows: Sweat Sessions: $50/hour - (Purchase 4 hours and receive the 5th hour free of charge) Leakfinder Video: $40 - for this option, the student plays HUSNG's for up to 45mins whilst recording a video of their play. I will then make a video discussing my thoughts on each of their plays whilst providing sound mathematical proof as to why the play is correct i.e using pokerstove with equity calculations etc. Hand History Review: - $15 less than 100 hands (Bulk deal of 10hh's for $100 - save $50) I would feel comfortable taking on students between the $5 and $50 level (turbo's or reg speeds) who are losing player up to slightly winning/break even players. Mat. |
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| tomkirky |
Good coachI have chatted with Matt all things poker and can assure anyone, he knows what he's talking about, he has sweated me before and I found it a very helpful experience, he pointed out where I was going wrong and then told me what the appropriate action would be to take in order to be a winning player. He is readily available to be contacted alot of the time which is great for efficiency of coaching, and is generally one of the nice guys of poker. His rates seem more than fair and Im sure he'll be the reason I'm going to see more sharks at the tables
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| U Cook Socks |
I must also add, the chats I have had with Matt have been invaluable. There isn't a question I have asked that he hasn't been able to help me with.
I have been destroying $5 since my first chat with him, and I have no doubt I could do the same to $10s if I had the confidence. To go a long way in poker, you need to understand the maths, and Matt seems to explain it so well, in an easy to understand manner. P.S I have nothing to gain by writing this, it is just my way of saying thank you for all the help he has given me. Get your $ out, it's + EV for sure 
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| Saya |
Hello man,
I can't pm you so I gotta post here, I'd really like to get a little sweat session. Add me on Skype if you can, my skype is Sayahaha. Thanks. |
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| ChrisB |
Hey Matt
I'm glad you made a thread about this, as per our last conversation I would be happy to partake, I'll try to catch you on skype later today. |
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| Brokerstar |
Yes this site isn't just a free market but I think Red has made great contributions to the site as well as proved himelf as a player so I'm hapy that he has a coaching thread here 
Good luck with your students mate. Broker |
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| TheHUSNGDude |
So cool your trying coaching man  ...i think you will really enjoy....
This Dude has played a shit load of regs at the $100 reg speeds....not just to win the $$$$$...but for the satisfaction of pitting his wits against winning players to improve his own game... Thats the kinda Dude you wanna be mentored by
Nice one Broker...its moves like this that will help this forum grow and give us members more resources to learn from....
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| _red_dog |
Thank you very much for the kind words guys =) | ||||||||
| _red_dog |
Ok, so the spots for free sessions have been filled. Over the next week they will be completed and hopefully some positive feedback will b received =) | ||||||||
| U Cook Socks |
I took Red up on the offer of the free sweat session, which took place around 1 am UK time this morning.
First thing to say, Matt is a super friendly guy, I was a bit worried about the sweat session, as I am quite a shy guy when it comes to talking down phones or microphones in this case. Within seconds I felt at ease. I started off playing my normal limping style, but I was asking questions about what Matt would do in certain situations, I am sure he will have no problem advising you on your own style, but I chose to try out a more aggressive pre flop style, which Matt plays. Was a bit scary at first, but you soon come to realise that opponents have to fold to c bets, and often. It also helps get value from your hands when you do get them of course. There were quite a few spots, where my normal play was quite different to what I was advised, I was wrong on all of the occasions 
One spot was a 442 board where I cbet with K7, I got raised quite small, I was about to fold, I was advised to shove, the opponent promptly folded. I played 5 matches, and won 3 of them. I got sucked out on quite bad more than a couple of times too. I did record the session, but it seems as though it wont play back now , which is a shame. It's because the file is so big I think. I have the hands in Holdem Manager to go through I guess. All in all it was a great experience, I gained an awful lot from it, and will most certainly be paying for further sessions sometime in the near future. Cheers Matt. |
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| _red_dog |
Thank u for the kind comments mate, would be more than happy to work with you anytime in the future. |
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| Saya |
Just had a free coaching session with Red dog, here is the review !
So firstly, he's very smooth with time and we booked at a perfect time for me (maybe it was lucky but still, we have 6 hours separating us so he adapted nicely). As for sweating session, he told me what to download and how to use it, which was nice. He also explained me how the session was about to go, and we got started in like 1 minute later, no time wasting
So in the coaching itself; I was playing my first game, told orally what I thought and he took notes (a very big amount). At the mean time, he helped me with some decisions during the game. After the game, we talked about hands that he noted and he caught up on a "leak" I had. He taught me how to adjust bet sizes in a very soft way, and also told me not to be too scary or paranoid on low flops with overpairs :p On the next games, I used his advices on a fairly tight player, adjusting my betsizes and I got him with an overpair on a board I HATED (97T with 2 hearts when I had AA). Then we went on sweating sessions, but he was more involved, and he was more likely to drive the car and to tell me why he was doing this and that. So I learnt A LOT from him, he's very nice, and even if you don't understand something he'll explain it again, ask you if you got it etc. He's not gonna let something un-understood. Very nice coach, hope to get in touch again in the future (when grinding the 30's I hope ? )
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| _red_dog |
Thanks u very much for the kind words Saya. It was alot of fun working with you and I hope u were able to gain something from the session that will lead to improvements and profits .
I'd be more than happy to work with u in the future and like i said when we were finishing up, if u have any tough spots u want to run by me, please hit me up on skype as that is what i'm here for .
Mat. |
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| ottocat01 |
Very HelpfulBrokerstar wrote:Yes this site isn't just a free market but I think Red has made great contributions to the site as well as proved himelf as a player so I'm hapy that he has a coaching thread here Good luck with your students mate. Broker Nice one Broker...its moves like this that will help this forum grow and give us members more resources to learn from.... Agreed 100%. First off kudos to Broker for again focusing on helping his students first and foremost. Regarding Red Dog, about a week ago we decided to exchange HH's. During that time, he made the announcement that he intended to coach and I wasn't sure if he would still be willing to exchange HH's at no charge. I received an email from him this morning saying he had put together a leakfinder video for me. I thought that was a pretty classy move. The video was great and he communicated things in a very easy to understand manner. To be fair, I played horribly during the match and he took the time to share what I did wrong and how to fix it. I ended up taking two full pages of notes during the video and learned a ton. Any small stakes player would benefit greatly from his coaching. I've already received coaching from Dominic and built a $1,100 roll from $167 in 700 games with his help. There is no doubt that receiving coaching from Mat as well as taking advantage of this website will help any small to mid stakes player. James |
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| _red_dog |
Hey James,
Sorry i didn't let u know that we'd still do the hh exchange. Must of slipped my mind 
Anyways, ill be doing the same thing with the next two so ill let u know when they are up n running. |
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| kolonel |
Gday gang,
I managed to be one of the lucky ones to get a sweat sessions from _red_dog, and without a doubt, its amazing what a difference something like this can make to your game. I had previously had HH done by _red_dog, and even from those, i found he really knew what he was talking about. I first started playing HUSNG back in February of this year, and i was so not ready for it. I found this website, and took up Dom on his apprentice course, it and really gave me a good insight into how to play the game. Through a few other players on this site, my game levelled (a few wins, a few losses per session), but i never really felt i was able to crush the game. After the sweat session last night, i can see the huge advantage in having someone in your corner to help with building a foundation of the game. Before we had the session, i explained to _red_dog that i felt a little passive, and i was definately missing spots where i should be making a play at. I will not go into all the details of what we covered, as this will differ from person to person, but i feel without his advice, i would still be missing a lot of those spots. We managed to play 8 games over a 2 hour session (which didnt bother him in the least), and i must admit, without some of his input and guidance, i dont think i would have won as many as i did (6 from .
Another thing we went over, which is being discussed in one of the threads, is about note taking. I gotta say, compared to what i picked up last night, my previous notes where pretty lame. I had not realised how important, for someone like me, they can be, as we found we relied on the notes in a couple of spots last night. From my observations as someone new to the game, I would recommend _red_dog for someone who is still in the process of building their own game style, and is looking for those small % spots to improve your winrate. Even when he had been doing my HH previously, he was very concise, and was more than happy to go over his notes to make sure i understood what he was trying to get across. Nothing seems to be to much of a bother for him, and i think that is what you really want to look for if you are considering any type of coaching. He is very approachable, very concise, but also will explain it in terms that a complete noob can understand. Wanted to add, one of the highlights of the night was a particular hand : Villain had been fairly tight, and was playing a little ABC poker with his 3x open in the BTN, and standard 3/4 pot flop bet. Twice we had taken it down with a re-raise, and wondered what sort of hand he was playing, as 1 of the boards could have hit his range. Table Information Seat: 1 Player 1 ($1300) Dealer Seat: 2 Hero ($1700) Small Blind Dealt to Hero  
Preflop (Pot:30) Player 1 RAISE $60 Hero CALL $40 Flop(Pot: $130)   
Hero CHECK Player 1 BET $80 Hero RAISE $200 Player 1 CALL $120 Wasnt sure whether he had enough of us trying to run him over, but my plan was to re-evaluate the Turn and River, and maybe take it down with a little more aggression. Turn(Pot: $530) 
Hero CHECK Player 1 CHECK Seemed a little odd here, and now figured him for a little tight passive, and maybe take it down with a River bet. River(Pot: $530) 
I was going to have another stab at this with the A, and FD now on the board, but for some reason _red_dog felt otherwise and said "He'll probably call any bet down with a J8" Hero CHECK Player 1 CHECK ShowDown: Hero SHOWS
Player 1 SHOWS  
THE NEGREANU CALL OF THE NIGHT !!!!! So not only are you getting a very approachable offer of coaching/help, but your very own soul reader. Overall the main factors i found that will benfit anyone taking him up are the following : Has a strong foundation of the flow of a game Very concise with taking notes on opponents Explaination of key spots/plays very easy to understand Helping to develop a plan based on what cards fall Finding leaks, and more importantly, correcting them with reason The ability to communicate in a way that us noobs can understand Anyways, thats my little bit avout it, and again, i thank _red_dog for the opportunity, and wish him well in his future coaching career. WELL WORTH IT !! Regards kolonel |
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| Check2DRaiser |
Mat and I have been sweating each other for quite some time. We started out some months ago playing roughly the same stakes, but he's long since surpassed me, and for good reason too.
Mat has a keen mind, both mathematical and intuitive. His pre-flop strategy differs from mine in as much as I prefer the more limpy, small ball approach starting out; however, his thought process, analytical skills, and instincts post flop are very sharp. His hand reading abilities are definitely spot on as well. After having numerous conversations with him, I believe his ability to convey thoughts will make him an excellent coach for micro and small stakes players. The best part is he's Australian...so even when he says something stupid it sounds cool! |
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| Borg7 |
Matthew is an Aussie which means he's a convict and killed the natives. Do NOT get involved in any business with this convict.
Avoid any business with Aussies in general! Ok seriously now: I played some shootouts with Matthew and probably did some other stuff that I forgot by now. He's a talented player, very eloquent and a ginger. |
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| _red_dog |
^^^ Lol'd | ||||||||
| ottocat01 |
Borg
"Ok seriously now: I played some shootouts with Matthew and probably did some other stuff that I forgot by now. He's a talented player, very eloquent and a ginger." ..... |
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| kolonel |
WTF !!!!!! Thems fighting words. |
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| _red_dog |
Natives were killed for the best IMO. (obv this is an extremely controversial joke).
Please read up on Aussie history to make ur own interpretations
BTW plz keep this thread on the topic of my coaching and not one of a matter of racial conflict!!! lol
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| BetMagicMoney |
 
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| _red_dog |
Yeah, it was 3am when i posted that lol, shud probably have thought it thru a little more
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| tomkirky |
Free coaching sessionSo I also took Matt up on his offer for a free session, and as could only be expected from such a talented player, he instantly saw the leaks that I had, and told me what I needed to do to put them right, within one game I had started to adjust to his advice with positive effect, despite playing 5 and winning 1, the 1 being the first match I played, obviously because his advice was rubbish and made me lose, joke. His advice was invaluable and I just ran so bad, his adjustments he recommended allowed for me to be able to then get my chips in the middle in much better spots, pick more spots to stab at pots effectively and all in all provided more depth to my game within a matter of minutes.The best thing I can say about Matt's advice is that it is clear and straight forward what you need to do, its just down to you as the player to embrace it and put what he tells you into your poker game. The smallest tweaks can have the biggest difference. Run good Tom |
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| chunkmb |
PM me with contact info. I have too few posts to pm at the moment so an email would be great. | ||||||||
| U Cook Socks |
Red_dog's skype details are under his avatar. |
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| chunkmb |
Got it thanks. | ||||||||
| AAAllin13 |
I started taking coaching from red dog about two weeks ago after a disastrous attempt to move up to the 11.50s put me on megatilt. We talked on skype and were able to easily come to a deal that worked extremely well for the both of us.
The first thing we ended up doing was a hand history review, and immediately i knew this guy knew what he was doing. I felt immediately more confident, and proceeded to crush the 6.25s i played after it. Since then we've done a couple sweats and another hh review, and I couldn't be doing better online. When i start coaching I was at 116, and now two weeks later I am sitting at just under 400 in my account, currently attempting to move up to the 23s. Red dog teaches a style that is more aggressive preflop then the standard tag style, with the postflop strategy being similar. This benefits greatly in turbos where you can destroy many players with well timed aggression alone. I cant thank red dog enough for his help, and hope to be crushing the 50s in the very near future. He is an excellent coach, friendly and australian, and I think any player would benefit greatly from his coaching. |
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| blsmur |
real coachesare there any real coaches on this sitenot just wannabess that advertise but dont actually coach i want a coach i have asked every one on this site and still no coach so if you know a coach or would like to coach me live ie sweat me while i play and make me a better player i am willing to pay cash or i am willing to make a profit share deal over 1000 games but i want a live coach and some reviews to but why do people advertise that they coach and then they don't dam frustrating to coach me you dont have to be great just good and confident you got something to offer thanks for reading |
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| U Cook Socks |
Re: real coaches
Maybe because they decided it wasn't working out for them, or they don't have the time to take on any new students, and forgot to change the status on their page. Maybe if you came across a little more "Pleasant" People would be more willing to work with you ? Just a thought. Profit share deals are going to be hard to come by, unless you have results to say you are going to make the coach some money for his time. Depending on how much money you are willing to spend, there are plenty of coaching options, I don't think that you should be looking for coaching of players that "aren't great" You want to find the best you can get for what you can afford to pay. |
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| kolonel |
You might want to check the dates when there was a post last :
October 2010 And as for red_dog, i believe he is offering MTT coaching at the moment if you are interested. Just need to keep up with current posts mate. I sometimes miss that when replying to some threads. |
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| blsmur |
well i have been in touch with red dog
er I tried to be in touch from his blog (which now doesnt exist )and no respons for 2 weeks i have pm him from here i have tried to ad him on skype 2 different skypes and he ignore my request on skype so he obviously not into coaching that much he needs to upgrade his status it is fine if he not coaching but why advertise and then not respond got thew same prob from Kiergarde a few months ago when you advertise your doing something you should do it not muck people around i will find a person that will coach me but hopefully they will actually be interested in it when they advertise it as for my attitude I dont understand what you on about my attitude is fine |
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| blsmur |
hey Blazing
moshman offer coaching for 9man sitngos they only get paid if you make money check it out they put their money where their mouth is ie:- if they dont make you a better player they dont make money you have to agree to play a specified amount of games i dont think they have hu coaching but i might go and check it out maybe now all the usa guys not got anywhere to play they may have diversified a bit but i would have preferred someone from here as this style of Broker is good from what I can see and i would like to be better at it if you look at the tagpoker leader board not too many have got it right as most of the people on it have less than $5000 and lower Kiergarde the only great player on the site with 90k now i want to be able to get there my game is not good enough that is why i want the coaching hope that explains where I am coming from my only goal is to be better |
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| kolonel |
did you not see red_dog MTT coaching thread ? here is the link > http://tagpoker.myfastforum.org/about3555.html
i have not seen a recent "ad" for any form of coaching short of red_dog and ottocat with their MTT coaching/staking, so i am not sure where this is coming from. Kierke sig even says ***NOT CURRENTLY TAKING ON NEW STUDENTS***. I have found both red_dog and kierke of great help in the past, and can say they have been a good reason why this site does so well.... lets leave the bickering for 2+2 |
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| U Cook Socks |
Moshman do , do HUSNG training, or at least they did, last time I saw them advertise. Not sure how good it is though. | ||||||||
| U Cook Socks |
Well that's okay then, if you think your attitude is fine, then carry on that way. Personally, I think you come over a bit rude at times, and arrogant too. The word would be a boring place if we were all the same. |
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| blsmur |
hey man it is basic i reply to ads on this site and get nothing that is all i am complaining about why do you make it your business to make me out to be the bad guy you do it everytime i post i am bloody sick of it backoff |
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| sausage |
I can do you a combined course in etiquette and poker for $150/hour if you want? | ||||||||
| kolonel |
i take it you have done the course with broker, or the condensed course ?
from all accounts, if you are playing the 30s or below, couple the course and the myriad of videos available here, and it should help you get in the right direction for beating these games. if you are playing 100s and above i would suggest getting across to the other HUSNG site, which i am sure broker could set up a referal for you at the same time. could i also add, maybe make a point of it in your blog about wanting a coach, and i am sure if people are actually interested, the ywould respond. i have learnt if the coaches arent active about taking on students, then one can only accept that it might not be available at this point in time. |
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| BetMagicMoney |
hey blsmur
FWIW neither kierk nor red_dog are taking on HUSNG students at this time for various different reasons. I would ask that next time you want coaching that you just post in the relevant thread about it and im sure someone from the community will be able to help you. Im sorry that you have had a bad experience with trying to get a coach but hopefully i can offer some words of wisdom. getting a coach in the sence of getting HH reviews done is relatively straight forward and i'd recommend that you just email broker and im sure he'll be able to sort you out. As for trying to get involved in a staking program, this is somewhat harder. usually a staking program works because the stakey is often approached by a backer after seeing consistent results or an ability to play large amounts of volume! Its some what rare for a player to start approaching high stakes players and to then get backed. I hope this solves some of your problems, please feel free to ask anymore question
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| kolonel |
completely well put sir...........
maybe even close this thread so not to confuse anyway else, eh mod ? |
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| U Cook Socks |
I like to think I am actually a pretty helpful poster, I have took time to help people on here, for no reward other than giving something back to the community. Both the guys you are talking about have taken the time to help me, answered my questions, when they have probably had much better things they could be doing. I can only assume that this is because I have always asked them politely, if they would mind taking a few moments to help me, and if they didn't answer, or said no, I know they are to busy at that time. Their time is precious, it's their living, while they are talking to someone else to help them, they aren't making money. I don't know why they aren't offering coaching anymore, but I am sure if you ask them, they will give you a genuine answer. If you'd like me to stop responding to your posts, then that's perfectly fine, I shall respect your wishes. Good luck in the future , in what ever you decide to do. |
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| _red_dog |
Blsmur,
U r right, I am no longer offering coaching until further notice. There are numerous reasons for this that not need be posted. I do apologise for not responding to your PM, I remember reading it and thinking "I'll reply to that after my session" it must of just slipped my mind. As far as not adding you on skype, I do not add people who's name I do not recognise. If you simply say "Hi it's xxxx from tagpoker" 99% of the time i will accept. If it just has the generic "hi my name is xxxx i would like to share skype contact details with you" and I have no idea who you are, chances are I'm ignoring that request. This is not out of arrogance or ignorance, it is for security reasons. Again, my bad, I'll try to be more diligent in the future regarding responding to requests. Mat |
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| _red_dog |
9man sng's are a dead end. They will retard your growth as a player, try to stay away from them. |
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| YATHINNK |
If you need a coach then there's no better way than posting helpfully on here and watching your mouth. I've clashed with a couple of people on this site and I've been described as arrogant but I know I will never struggle to find a coach.
That's because I try and offer my help whenever I can and I'm very humble in my knowledge that I'm not the best poker player (Not saying you're pretending you are, blsmur.) You yourself clashed with me and my girlfriend who was a poster on here as she enjoyed playing and talking about it, but she doesn't anymore after you accused her of being me for some strange reason, but that's another story. My point is, if you buckle down, watch your mouth but still be yourself you'll never have problem finding someone to coach you. I've had games looked at by Broker, Blazing, Aggsy etc as I get along with them and I trust the majority of the guys off this site entirely and I hope that they would trust me. I've even done a profit sharing deal with Red myself a while ago when I was playing the real low stakes games. Time zones made it break down but I think that he helped me as I'm a decent guy who happens to play poker rather than a poker player who happens to be a decent guy. All I'm trying to say is just be polite and build relationships with the people on here that will help you. If you can offer them something back they're more likely to help you, but I know that there are also people on here (myself included) who would help you just for being a nice guy. |
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| blsmur |
well guys there something missing in my appreciation of the English language
compared to yours so it seems that the straight forward approach I have give you guys the shits sorry I am 61 years old I like to say what I mean and I f I am pissed off well then I will say so I just need a few sessions with a coach live to stop me doing some of the stuf that I do I would like the best I can get and I tried to get the best players to give me this tuition thats it I was not after staking of ant sort the moshman deal you fund your self and then you pay them out of your profits at the rate of 40% so me original beef was why advertise for something and not respond when someone tries to take you up on that offer NOTE to RedDOG I love tournaments and my history in tournemnt show I am profitable I enjoyed your vid playing numerous tables would have been good to see the follow up if you dont want to coach me how about just say hello some time on skype or let me watch you play i am willing to pay for the privilege any way you guys have fun on here i will finish my contract with Dom and be out of your hair bye Ron |
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| _red_dog |
Ron don't be silly. Giving 40% of ur profits up is retarded. U are much better off posting on 2p2 asking for a staking/coaching deal where ur backer puts up 100% of the $ and u get like 30-40% of the profits. If you are smart you can prob get 50%.
By doing a profit share u take on all the financial risk, sure so does the coach, but they are only risking time/opportunity cost. When you add some1 on skype be clear to state who you are and where you know the person from e.g "Hi its xxx from tagpoker, just adding you to my contacts to say hi" or watever, just somethign to signal your intentions that is all. I have no problems with your "call it as u see it" attitude, I have the same attitude myself. |
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| forced |
yeah... I never had a problem with your posts either.... I would'nt worry about it.... cant please everyone... | ||||||||
| kierkegaard1 |
fwiw, i'd price myself out of the market, currently. I feel over the last 6 months, especially, from working extensively from guys on top of the game that my game has literally improved 10x
Ive also witnessed first hand how to run a successful training camp and effective ways to teach. On top of this my hourly according to hem, is somewhere around $150-200. At the same time, with limited coaching experience compared to other established coaches who offer coaching for somewhere $150-200, there is no way i could price myself fairly, and feel it was worth my while. (and the fact that tag is a low stakes website) at the same time, i won't totally bring the advert down incase circumstances change in the future |
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| blsmur |
i would pay you $150 for an hour any day so call me when you got an hour free thanks |
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| blsmur |
there is a guy on Drag the bar
that charges lots so he get 3 guys together for 150 each per hour on skype squee451 on stars look him up made a mill in tourneys last year |
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| _red_dog |
squee is very good have played lot with him. I would pay that to have a session with him. | ||||||||
| blsmur |
well i found what i was looking for
on husng,com i sign up for premium some great vids guess where top tag poker guys go for extra coaching |
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| _red_dog |
to be fair, probably not to HUSNG.com.......... | ||||||||
| blsmur |
your wrong mate to be fair \ |
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| forced |
I think its a 'stepping stone' one most great hu players have been through.... or been part of. | ||||||||
| doodiewiz |
What about getting coaching from Dom? Aren't you on William Hill blsmur? His videos got me beating the micros and higher. I haven't seen any videos which teach the basics any better:) There are some good videos on husng.com though but would have just bought standard membership mate, because unless you like watching poker vids for enjoyment like I sadly do you mainly want to concentrate on the low stakes videos because the info is more relevant IMO. Just my 2 cents. I'll look out for you on William Hill! | ||||||||
| Brokerstar |
I hope everyone finds what they are looking for and if other training videos help then by all means go for it. Doodiewiz when are we getting together to make a video? The dual commentary seems to go down really well.
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| _red_dog |
lol, your money is so much better off being spent on 1-1 coaching as opposed watching vids. Most of the vids there are not that great, and fail to explain a concept properly. They seem like great vids because of the "omg these guys playing super high stakes and i can see how they do it" factor. But most of them (key word being MOST) are not that good. |
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| blsmur |
yes mate I am and i trying very hard but i wanted some answers that i cant seem to find so I am looking for more so "I am open to live sweats with anyone and willing to pay for their time but I cant get any takers so i have to look further a field I think we all need to do whatever we think is necessary to get to where we want to be in tourneys when i get to HU i was winning more than my fair share and then it went bad and i was losing more than my fair share so i decided I want to know how to fix it now since being here i have fixed some stuff but then in these husngo if we lose we dont get paid in a tourney 2nd place is not a loss so i want to make sure I am the best I can be at hu so when i next get to hu in a tourney I will be able to say i did everything right that is my goal i am willing to do whatever it takes to meet that end which is why i tried to get coaching on here first cant get it so i have look elsewhere with Dom i am only getting 1 vid review as far as i know so it will be good but I am sure i will need more i have a good grasp of tournament play and i have had coaching from squee in general my only problem is hu which wasnt a couple of years ago but now the people making final tables can play hu ok well some of them its all about knowledge for me nothing more Note I have played tournaments and 9 man sngo for the last 5 years just an average player but i was making a profit then all of a sudden i was being so out played i had to make some changes this is part of those changes |
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| blsmur |
well have you ever been a member there ? if so why cant i be i just trying to learn something |
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| Brokerstar |
Blsmur when you are ready to go through a couple of games I want to do a video with you where you and I are co commentating.
By all means ask any and all questions in this session. I want to make sure that in whatever time we have together, that you get as much out of it as possible. I look forward to the video just give me a shout as soon as you're ready.
Run good my man. Broker |
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| kolonel |
what were the questions you were seeking answers for ? |
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| doodiewiz |
Hey Dom, was trying to complete my 100 games on William Hill. Started playing hypers in an effort to do it super quick! Dual commentary sounds great. Let's get together soon. I'm on skype more often now so when I see you online or vice versa I'll be sure to contact you to work something out!
I have a few favourite instructors on Husng.com(Mersennary, Rypac etc). Red dog has a point imo. Some of the plays on there have just totally mystified me. Like calling a 3 bet at the $500 level with 52s. The instructor said it was a mistake but the fact that he was ever calling 3 bets with that makes me loose a lot of faith in that instructors teaching/poker abilities... |
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| _red_dog |
yes i have, i wasn't impressed. |
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| U Cook Socks |
There is some good content on HUSNG.com for sure, but as has been said alot of it isn't great. It's all about knowing what to watch. Some of Primo's vids are excellent. All of Skates (Psimalive) Hokie, and Merse. For anyone starting out, Primo's HUSNG from scratch is a great starting point. |
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| doodiewiz |
Yeah for sure Blazing. You really do have to be a bit selective. I think if becomes a bit apparent after a while who the better instructors are.. sure I saw a video of Borg on there too..;/ | ||||||||
| blsmur |
i am going through all of hokie vids
and didnt like mercs vid that i watch cog dissonace seems ok but only watch his free one so far i dont see a lot of difference in the gameplay from what i am used to perhaps folding more tightly than me and some of the right through the game and bet with nothing i like that i have had notions of doing it but i am doing it better now anyway my vid is nearly rendered i will post it in a few mins |
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| Jakester1288 |
Why did you not like Mersennaries vids? | ||||||||
| YATHINNK |
I've had standard memberships at HUSNG and I've never felt like it's that fantastic. Often times it's basically watching a video play and if someone plays in a totally different way to you it can be hard to adapt stuff into your own play without essentially just mirroring what some of these guys are doing.
I think coaching is the better option if you can afford it. But I find that there isn't much out there (Brokers free training aside) that covers people playing <20's. $100 an hour+ never seems enough when there's a lot of stuff you need to cover and an hour just isn't enough a lot of the time. |
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| U Cook Socks |
Merse is the nuts, especially for end game play imo. As far as coaching videos go anyway. | ||||||||
| Jakester1288 |
Just reading over this thread, and I don't know how good Moshman's coaching is, but holy shit the guy he's got working for him is terrible, no one from this site should ever consider going under Moshman's HUSNG program. |
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| Jakester1288 |
Oh and regarding this, that was PHMERC vs PlauZee, I've seen that. Yeah that call was a little loose, but he recorded that months before he made it, and he had good reasons, in he was getting a good price pre (can't remember the exact details), and he felt he had a really good postflop edge, and he's also really good at defining ranges and putting pressure on his opponent when his opponents range is defined, and weak, + he was starting to develop good reads on PlauZee's play, AND PlauZee was 3betting really stupid stuff that low suited connectors play well against, AND aren't in PHMERC's perceived flatting range. Enough reasons? I know I am staked/coached by PHMERC so I may be biased, but PHMERC's videos are easily some of the best on the site.
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| doodiewiz |
Hey Jake. I've changed my a mind a lot about Phermc recently. Watched a few of his turbo vids recently and I think they're good. Phermc seems to play quite a hyper aggressive loose style imo, which at this level makes sense I guess against other regs. Yeah that vid in question was a funny one. If I remember they were both playing pretty loose/crazy and Plauzee seemed a bit tilted maybe..and as Phermc says Plauzee is probably tilted because Phermc keeps sitting him:) | ||||||||
| Jakester1288 |
Yeah PlauZee used to get a lot of respect at high stakes where he didn't deserve it.
I'm not sure why PlauZee was playing so crazy, I've played him at $60s/100s (Don't think 200s), and I have no plans on sitting him again, he's probably one of the only people at 100s I don't think I have an edge on. |
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| blsmur |
hey Jake
i finally figured out your new username on pokerstars so you have closed your old account and opened a new one eh ! well good for you hope you do well with your coaching /backing deal I look forward to some real big posts in the new year good Luck Ron |
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| YATHINNK |
Tbh Jake. Maybe I'm being egotistical but it seems like you're really 'into' PHMERC. Which is fair in some respects as you are backed by the guy, but it comes across as being a little needy and I know you probably don't want that image.
Also to say that you think PlauZee is the only guy at the 100s who has an edge on you is a little arrogant. I think there are plenty of guys up there who really know what they're doing. Just a heads up. |
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| kolonel |
What was this thread topic again ?!?
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| Jakester1288 |
PHMERC and I have a deep and passionate love. Nah all I really did was defend him here when people insulted his videos, when before I even was staked by him I thought his were some of the best (that's why I contacted him for coaching). Regarding me thinking I'm best at 100s...no comment.
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| doodiewiz |
Uh oh! Another squabble brewing in reddogs thread! Phermc is good. I really liked his 3 bet vid yesterday. For me he's not one of the best instructors on the site but he's good. You have the likes of h2olga, Mersennary, primordialAA, HokieGreg, xscwx, Rypac and Pherrox. Each to their own though man! Anyway you're getting coaching from a great player and I wish you 2 lovers much love and happiness in 2012. Lets see some crushing Jake and less of giving it the billy big biscuit! | ||||||||
| kolonel |
.....and is there any fear of all this being moderated/moved/deleted ? |
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| _red_dog |
kids got a lot to learn
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| BetMagicMoney |
no the thread stay's for the moment... just
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| Brokerstar |
Just a few days with no internet and I miss all of the drama. | ||||||||
| chesslw |
***facepalm*** BMM- seriously get a spelling/grammar coach. |
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| YATHINNK |
Not so much a squabble as it is a bit of a reality check. This is an internet forum and I'm talking to a guy I don't know, so if he said something that I thought might make him sound a bit dweeby then I told him so.
Arrogance is good, but only if it's controlled, and the more I see the more I realise that arrogance plays a massive part in the mindset of a tonne of players. I'm arrogant myself when it comes to real life, but with regards to poker I find it a lot easier just to keep it in check, realise that I have a lot to learn from a lot of different players and that it's unrealistic to expect that I can ever be the best player at any stakes. It's primarily a game of luck. |
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| Jakester1288 |
I believe I can learn from almost anyone in poker, you can definitely learn from people you are better than.
And it's not unrealistic to think you're the best at midstakes, although I'm most likely not the best
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| Brokerstar |
Not sure I agree with this statement
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| chesslw |
It's pretty hard to say either way- just depends on your definitions. For example, if 2 equally skilled players played HU, then the game is 100% luck based. I think I would agree that it is mostly luck tbh, at least in 1 game. Compared to many other games that I've played, the skill level/winrate ratio in poker is the worst, and I suppose this is good since a lot more action is generated as fish don't know they are fish. |
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| U Cook Socks |
This can't possibly be true, otherwise you wouldn't be able to win at poker in the long term. However, I'd prefer the Government keep believing it is, so I'll agree
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| blsmur |
this game requires skill to be a winner
if we just playing for luck then toss a coin in the air and bet on the results that is luck and ultimately will end up 50/50 heads or tails this is not so in poker unless you go all in preflop every hand , if your opponent folds to one of your all ins the luck factor is changed there are some sites that offer this type of poker, where your allin every hand but the games only last for one hand most of the time |