Grinderschool instructor now accepting students for full ring cash games

[Micro2Macro]

Introduction:

Hi my name is Ryan. I have been playing NLHE cash games up to $400nl for almost 2 years. I have had good results at $25nl-$100nl full ring specifically, and I would definitely have to credit this towards personal coaching. When I first began playing $25nl I struggled to break even. After working with a coach, I became better prepared to handle the increased aggression of the new level and was well on my way to moving up. Poker coaching has helped me tremendously and if you take the right approach to each session, it can help you too.

I am currently taking on students for $25nl-$50nl cash games. I am available for single sessions, however I feel that in order to get the most out of coaching a relationship needs to be built over the course of your development. Learning poker is also a lengthy process, and results aren't just going to come after one hour. Therefore, I will encourage those interested to sign up for my 4 session time table (see below) however I will be happy to serve you on a single session basis (Discounts apply for purchasing the 4 session package). I'm always available for consultation in the IRC and will be happy to answer any questions you may have. If you do in fact decide to choose me as your coach I will be more than happy to have you send me hand histories to look over while 'off the clock.' While I recommend purchasing the package I have laid out (see below), I am totally fine with doing a single session ranging from 1-2hours depending on what it is you are looking for.

This is how a 4 lesson package will be planned, HOWEVER, I am flexible and open to new suggestions on how you want your sessions to fit your needs so that you get the most out of my coaching experience. Each session will be planned for 1.5 hours (though I like to discuss poker a lot and couldn't possibly see each session not going over time). My focus is on playing solid and maintaining a strong framework when it comes to hand selection, while deviating from the norm when further reads call for it.


Relevant Results:

The following graph is filtered for $50nl-$100nl. $100nl win rate is ~2ptbb/100. $50nl win rate is ~3.5ptbb/100.

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1...nland100nl.png





Lesson Plan:

1. Me watching you play live over Skype (this helps me get a feel for your game and will allow me to quickly identify leaks)
2. Hand history review+in depth statistics discussion (any topics that you struggle with - for example 3betting preflop - we can sit down and focus on just that and use hand histories to aid discussion. Key concepts will be HUD stats and how they (with regards to Bayes theorem), should be interpreted.
3. Classroom session (this will be a classroom style instruction and will be tailored to your needs based on the information I have gathered through watching you play and the hand histories/previous theory discussion we go over.
4. You watch me play live over Skype playing stakes up to $100nl. (Various topics can be discussed during the live play while you are free to pick my brain).



For those who are interested please take the time to fill out this questionnaire as it will help me assess whether or not my coaching will be a good fit for you. To give yourself the best chance at success, I may decline your request to be a student if I feel things are unlikely to work out. This is entirely for YOUR benefit, as I am literally turning down business, however if done, it would be for a good reason. Coaching is an investment and you want to make sure that you are investing in what is right for you.



Questionnaire: (Please copy/paste the following with your answers and send to me in a PM).


Describe your poker background/experience:

Please list your screen names matches with each poker site you play on.

What is your bankroll management strategy (please be detailed about how you move up/down between stakes)

What stakes/games are you currently playing?

What are you looking for in personal coaching?

Have you had personal coaching before?

What are some of your goals in poker?

Tell me about your approach to the game - how do you go about studying/reviewing hands etc?



Conatact:

Thanks in advance for filling out this questionnaire guys. It is going to give me a much better idea of where to begin and familiarizes me with you even before our first session. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have regarding my coaching and rates by sending me a private message or emailing me at [email protected].

You can also find me in the flopturnriver IRC chat room which I frequent daily. I'm around all the time and will be more than happy to answer any questions.

Good luck at the tables!

{Edit: Changed the image to a link because it was huge. --spoonitnow}

[spoonitnow]

I can vouch for m2m on this one.

[Donachello]

I can vouch for m2m on this one.

+1

I would snap do this myself but I'm not back to 25s yet so the cost would hit my BR too hard. I'd suggest anyone looking to move up stakes try this out asap.

[chatzilla]

100% keen. But maybe in a month or a bit more

[Imthenewfish]

interested but i don't think i saw a pricetag anywhere

[EasyPoker]

interested but i don't think i saw a pricetag anywhere

Feel free to ask me any questions you may have regarding my coaching and rates by sending me a private message or emailing me at [email protected].

ldo

[Micro2Macro]

interested but i don't think i saw a pricetag anywhere

hey fish talk to me in IRC.

[mrhappy333]

Nice graf, I remember playing you HU tourney, and it was the most frustrating poker I have ever played.
I think I should send you an email.

[Icanhastreebet]

fish imo

[Micro2Macro]

fish imo

sup wayne

[Micro2Macro]

Slight change in my lesson plan: #3 is going to be placed before #2

[Micro2Macro]

Bump for those who missed this thread.

[kmind]

Question - How many hours do you think it'd take you to teach a long-time 6max player wanting to switch to FR?

[Micro2Macro]

When it comes to full ring I wouldn't do anything to change the way you think about poker. It's just a 6max game with 3 extra seats - but keep in mind that because of this the dynamics of the game change a little bit (more multiway pots and more mass tabling nits playing for rakeback and with the blinds taking longer to reach you each orbit you develop history slower and alot of regulars at lower levels tend not to make many drastic adjustments - they just play their game).

I would recommend playing something like 10k hands of full ring to get used to the new game dynamics and post hands from your sessions in the forums and/or discuss them with people on AIM etc. Then post your stats from those 10k hands to get some feedback on how things are going so far so we can point out any spots where there is room for improvement.

As far as hours to switch from 6max to full ring, I don't know. You can make the change instantly. As far as getting used to the game/figuring out what a good number of tables is for you I'd say probably just a few sessions. There really isn't as big of a difference between full ring and 6max as many players think, but they are there. And they are subtle enough that those differences could make one game better for you than the other depending on your style.

[surviva316]

not to take business away from m2m, but coaching really isn't necessary to make the switch from 6m to FR. vice versa seems to give a lot of people a lot of trouble, but 6m players seem to settle in fine at FR.

regs definitely play differently, but it only takes a hundred showdowns or so before you start to get used to how EP openers don't bet the turn with AQ on Axxr boards after cbetting the flop and stuff like that that's much more unusual at 6m. also might help to brush up on limping and so forth 'cause you actually do it at FR lol.

the game's still absolutely the same though

[Micro2Macro]

coaching really isn't necessary to make the switch from 6m to FR. vice versa seems to give a lot of people a lot of trouble, but 6m players seem to settle in fine at FR.

ldo

if anything going from 6max to full ring will be easier. contact me when you start having trouble moving up from one limit to the next.

[kmind]

Thanks guys. Not sure if I'll actually switch but I do play FR from time to time and played a small session tonight. Was pretty fun. GL M2M!

[Icanhastreebet]

Question - How many hours do you think it'd take you to teach a long-time 6max player wanting to switch to FR?

0 unless your a moron, imo ofcourse.

[d0zer]

fish imo

meh, he's an ok nit. can teach you how to fold JJ to 3bets and stuff

[CBAT]

I've done numerous sweat sessions with m2m. And just by watching him play, I've improved a great deal. I made my way through the micros and am now playing midstakes and a solid portion of that is from watching and talking with m2m about different difficult spots and concepts.

[BooG690]

Are we still vouching for m2m?

The dude's amazing. Enough said. I've watched him play numerous times...and each time he amazes me more than he did the last. GET HIS COACHING.

[Icanhastreebet]

Bumped for being really cool and an okay soon to be awesome poker player ldo