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I played out a 200 hand session in my own time, sent him the HH, he analysed, and we discussed my many leaks over skype. I was surprised just how badly I was playing pre flop. |
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don't raise with the straight flush bro, nobody ever gonna call that shit
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| I should point out this took 3 hours of bikes' time, but for sure I'm very happy with what I've got. | ||
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So I'm 160 hands into my current session and my stacks is >$28 (10nl). I've completely taken on board what was said about my pre flop opening ranges, and I'm finding myself in much easier spots post flop. I've not even been running hot, I'm simply playing better, I have a plan and I'm putting villains in tough spots based on their range. I can't recommend bikes enough. |
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| Had a 2 hour sweat session with bikes and I felt it was well worth the money. He was knowledgeable and informative on the subject and was able to identified leaks in my game. He explained alternate lines, bet sizing, timing and was patient enough to explain each one when I raised questions. There's also an additional benefit of running like god throughout the session. Will definitely want another session some time in the near future. | ||
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| Way overqualified for 15$/hr. That is all. | ||
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Thanks for the positive testimonials guys =) So I'm posting to say my rates are going up to $20/h on Feb 1st and will stay there for around 2 months at which point it may or may not change depending on how much I feel my coaching has improved. I'm getting better at remembering what I want to do and what students seem to want to learn and thus the rate is going up slightly, I say slightly when it's a 33% increase which really isn't slight I guess. However I think my coaching is well worth it and continues to get better lesson by lesson. If you want to book hours before rates go up so you can keep this rate even into the future past Feb 1st please pm me. |
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| RATES ARE GOING UP BUT IF YOU BOOK NOW YOU GET TO KEEP THE LOW LO RATE OF $15/HR!!!! | ||
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hahah this thread has made me realise what I missed when I dropped out of the scene....I should have stayed here anyway  Bikes, what are your times like? Given I'm in australia and work full time I'm not usually home till around 3 hours prior to this posting time, wondering if it would be worthwhile grabbing a few hours with you or not due to timezone issues. |
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| I'm awake about 6am to about 7pm sydney time if that helps | ||
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I'll lock in 2 hours now if you're able to do something on a weekend and try to get myself into some situations and find some good hands to go over that are indicative of where I currently (and previously) have had issues. |
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| Sure, just send me a pm. I'm available almost any time that I'm awake with some advanced warning. | ||
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| $20 is still stupidly low. $30 is still a great deal ffs. | ||
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People have been asking me payment methods, at this point it's Stars, Lock, or Paypal. Any other questions my pm box is always open. |
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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Bizump. So yeah finally got to sit down with bikes for a 300ish hand live sweat. Very insightful and would recommend him to any BC monkeys who are trudging along the micros. After just an hour with him I've realized how much work my game needs and bikes explained everything very thoroughly. Hell if anything grab him for an hour and see how it goes, although you'd benefit greatly by booking a block imo. No offense to the guys at Grinder School (because you guys are great) but I learned more in one hour with bikes than I ever did watching videos. I'm sure that's probably because a live sweat is more personal, and it's me playing and not watching someone else play, but take it for what it is. Thanks bikes, looking forward to our next session. 
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OK, this is interesting stuff. Would a complete noob with literally only a few sessions to their name benefit - or would greater benefit come from a bit of experience first? |
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Get this; a fish trying to learn how to use a fishing rod!
 
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I hate answering these questions because they seem like I'm overselling myself and selling myself to begin with is something I don't do well at all. Yes it would be extremely beneficial. So many players I've coached have horrible habits that I have to try to get them to correct and overcome and if you have a fresh mind so to speak with little to no understanding then you won't develop a lot of crappy habits that cost you money and take time to overcome. I've coached one person who had little to no understanding as a favor to another poker friend. The person in question made pretty solid strides but in the end lacked the dedication and unfortunately poker requires a decent amount of dedication if you want to achieve anything worth while. So basically to answer your question, yes it's worth it if you are going to be dedicated and work hard, on the flip side if you don't have a bunch of time to dedicate or lack drive then it's probably better to wait awhile. Hope that helps. |
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| if you are lucky enough to get good coaching at a reasonable price early in your poker career then take it. | ||
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| one on one coaching can be waaaaay more beneficial than just watching videos or reading articles, as you may have massive leaks that the video or articles don't happen to cover, leaving you with these gaping holes in your game. A coach analysing your every move can really help you polish your game. | ||
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| Learning from the start with a coach for 20 dollar an hour sounds fucking awesome. I spent at least 2 years and a few hundred bucks before I had a game that could beat 5nl. What a fucking waste of time! If bikes is willing to coach you as an abso noob, take it! Money well invested. You'll be better than most of us that post here in the BC in no time. | ||
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OK, OK, already! I have now asked myself two questions: 1 - can I afford it? A = yes. 2 - do I want it? A = yes. pm in the post. |
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Get this; a fish trying to learn how to use a fishing rod!
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Let me see.... have not insulted anyone... in the BC or otherwise. Really? Must I?! I do believe that I am better then anyone on the planet who has ever existed. Is that enough? Operations of the blog forum. Don't even know what means. That must ne worth three fails, surely? |
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don't raise with the straight flush bro, nobody ever gonna call that shit
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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First coaching session done! And things have settled in my head now. Quicker than I thought they would. Writing down what I remembered while playing a game helped. Remember here guys; I am a fish. Complete fish. I now have the confidence to write in a forum while the game ticks over, as it is now! A trend is already developing. Pre-coaching I would make a fair few small wins and then lose a great big pile of chips. Rinse and repeat. The few small wins were not enough to make up for the big losses. Now I am making a fair few small losses but rarely bigger than the blind and a couple of very big wins. I am having fun now without the huge adrenalin rush I was getting from getting myself in a sticky spot, at least once per session. That's a loss I can bear! What did we cover? I am a complete beginner. Remember that! So we covered position, pre-flop hand selection and a bit about how to raise and stuff like that. I learned some very clean and clear lessons. More importantly than that, in the chit and the chat, I started to pick up a mindset. And this is the clever part. I did not pick up bikes's mindset - because that would have sunk me. I was shown a mindset that would work well for me at my level. Criticisms? Only one, really. Terminology. I did not understand everything bikes said. (He was frank enough to say that it was a long time since he had tutored a complete noob). But I understood enough to know when to ask for clarification for better understanding and when to leave it to focus on the stuff I needed to focus on. As for the 'feel' of the lesson - completely at ease. Calm, friendly and humoured atmosphere. I don't think it will be a question of if I will be back, but one of getting best value for the lesson I have already have before I do. What I think I have already walked away with is a sense of foundation. But I then remind myself of perhaps the strongest lesson (and I paraphrase): 'At your level everyone on the table is rubbish. Including you. (No disrespect).' OK, so while I am typing this I am doing better than I have ever done before (already), but that is a lesson I want to hear repeated. I reckon there is one scenario in which I will AUTOMATICALLY take on a few coaching sessions - when I decide to go up a level in the stakes. |
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| To everyone who's pmed me over the last few days I'd like to apologize for the delayed response. My health has been really poor lately and I'll get to answering any questions asap. | ||
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K so a bunch of people have been one and done. Which is fine. I think a lot of you could benefit from more but it's your choice ultimately. also bump pm me for package discounts =) |
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| [x] Package discount booked. | ||
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| April bickies, April. | ||
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Bump. I bought a 5-hour package from Bikes and after only a few of those hours I have already seen solid improvements in my game. He pointed out some preflop mistakes I was making and some big leaks postflop. I was already a winning player at 10NL (pre-Black Friday I was winning at 50NL), and I was hoping that Bikes' coaching could help me shake the rust off my game and start laying the foundation for stronger play as I move up through the stakes again. He was definitely able to meet those goals and I look forward to more coaching sessions from him. FYI -- the first session was an hour long sweat so he could see how I currently play. Then he did a database review to find/fix some of my bigger leaks. |
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Bikes- What would suggest as a schedule for a package deal? i.e do you suggest looking at HHs first or sweat a session first? |
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micro2macro-And remember, ANTICIPATE your next decision. If you 3bet KTo with the intention of folding to your stupid nit retarded opponents 4bet, just muck it and be done with the hand.
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yo, people have gotten a wide variety of different things and everyone seems to have enjoyed what they got from w/e format they wanted. if i had to recommend a format it would be 5 hours, 1 hour sweat, this is mostly for me to gain some kind of grasp of where you are at in poker and to point out any leaks that may come up during the hour. 2 hours to go through your last 5-10k hands or so 1-2 hours to explain to you where how and why you are leaking monies. specifically as it pertains to your thought processes so it's just not me spoonfeeding what to do but why you should be doing it. 1 hour sweat to finish to it off. so that may be 6 hours but w/e it's pretty std for what i run for the 5 hour thingy. i have a genuine interest in coaching people because it's a lot of fun for me tbh. oh i would highly highly highly recommend you have a mic because it takes so much longer to to communicate if you don't have one =( |
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Oh Hey! I'm done with coaching for now. I'm trying to get stuff together for a move and once I do move I really won't have nearly as much time or desire to coach anymore. If you have hours still, they are good for a lifetime as I said =) so no need to panic or feel the need to snap use them. That all being said, if you want to book hours for the future within the next 36 hours or so go for it as it seems pretty uncool if you were thinking about doing so. As previously stated hours are good forever so use them whenever you want to. If I get too much overload I'll probably stop taking hours before the 36 is up but I don't foresee that being a problem. I'd like to thank all my students for putting their faith in me without graphs and what not and truly hope you felt your time with me was well spent. =) |
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This really is too bad. This level coaching for such a price is worth gold IMHO I hope you can start coaching again after I get a less sh*tty internet connection |
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micro2macro-And remember, ANTICIPATE your next decision. If you 3bet KTo with the intention of folding to your stupid nit retarded opponents 4bet, just muck it and be done with the hand.
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[20:19] <Zill4> god
[20:19] <Zill4> u guys [20:19] <Zill4> so fking hopeless [20:19] <Zill4> and dumb
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| Hi bikes i am very interested in some coaching, will you be coaching during the summer as i am not available till after the 18th of may? How much is it for that 5-6 hour format you suggested above? | ||
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Anticipate no profit and provide for all possible losses.
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