Tag Archives: The Dean

Time to get back to the wheel

Posted on November 20, 2011 by pokersharkpool

I realise that I haven’t been posting much lately but I haven’t been playing much poker either. I really think that the days are gone when I play poker full time and I simply do not want to do that … Continue reading →

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The $100-$10,000 Challenge Update

Posted on October 22, 2011 by pokersharkpool

Regular readers of the blog or at least readers who have been following me for quite some time will know that I started a challenge on the 1st April 2010 to try and turn $100 into $10,000. The first levels … Continue reading →

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How do you make money playing online poker?

Posted on October 18, 2011 by pokersharkpool

This question isn’t always answered easily but there are ways to do this above and beyond the conventional coaching methods that are currently in existence. As a sports bettor and ex-blackjack player then I obviously have a keen interest in … Continue reading →

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Online poker lends itself to systematic play

Posted on September 20, 2011 by pokersharkpool

There are two main reasons as to why online Texas Hold Em poker lends itself to systematic play. This is the ability to be able to multi-table against weak opponents or weak opponents in enough quantity and external financial incentives provided … Continue reading →

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The Holy Grail is reached

Posted on January 6, 2011 by pokersharkpool

It has been ages since my last post but I need to make you aware that on the 29th December I passed the $10,000 mark with my $100-$10,000 challenge. I never ever want to do anything like this again as … Continue reading →

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Blast from the past

Posted on October 19, 2010 by pokersharkpool

One of my former backers came looking me up this week and asked me if I were still interested in playing free poker at the $25-$50 levels and if I thought that there was any value in them, what he … Continue reading →

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It’s a question of evolution

Posted on October 8, 2010 by pokersharkpool

Following on from yesterday’s post on rakeback and I need to make it clear where my own stance is regarding online poker these days. Everybody is going technology crazy and everybody is either using trackers or they are becoming very … Continue reading →

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Staying around long enough

Posted on September 13, 2010 by pokersharkpool

If you want to get the best out of PokerTracker then you are going to have to play so that your statistics are meaningful. I didn’t use any kind of tracker program for ages until about 2008 simply because I … Continue reading →

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It’s all in a days work

Posted on August 27, 2010 by pokersharkpool

My house move is over as is all of the upset and I am well glad about that. I am also getting prepared for a real monster month in September of multi-tabling NL100. My goal is to play more hours … Continue reading →

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Why bother?

Posted on August 3, 2010 by pokersharkpool

A few people have asked me recently why I am not active on the tournament circuit. To be honest I have absolutely no interest in tournament poker and certainly not when it involves travelling all over the place. I have … Continue reading →

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