Evening guys.

I’m a casual player from England, and never thought about learning poker properly until now. “You’re in the right place, I hear you say”. Well, how about a little bit of background information to explain my motivation for joining…

In my early 20s, a few friends used to have a home game that I’d frequent. I never really learnt the theory of poker, rather I’d just play the hands I was dealt having a basic understanding of what hands beat what. I stopped playing about 10 years ago when that group of friends went their separate ways.

About 6-12 months ago I popped to a local casino one night to take part in a cheap buy-in tournament.

It was brutal. I was destroyed. The bigger boys were mean bullies and took all my lunch money. They didn’t hold back with their thoughts on my amateurish play either.

Now I have a very competitive nature and since that night I decided that I’d research the mistakes they laughed at me for making and try to learn the game properly. So I’ve spent the last year or so reading every book I can get my hands on, reading 2+2 over and over, listening to every Thinking Poker podcast I could download (that’s how I found you guys), and watching all WSOP episodes on YouTube.

So now I’m at a point where I’m getting better but want to get even better. I’m still a small fish in a big pond, I know this, but this fish is making final tables now rather than busting out before the first break.

That’s me. Tell me about you. Hopefully, I’ve found the right place to continue my development.

Adam.