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Boomer2k10 · 2013-02-14T18:06:56Z

Warning!! Contain's LHE and a British Accent!! Ok you've been warned, it's your fault now &spades;_evil: Hi everyone and welcome to something I should have done ages ago...now updated for 2014 I'm finally opening a blog here on Pokerstrategy.com First a little bit of background's always in order: I'm pretty much called Boomer by everyone, even irl and to be honest considering the names you can get attached to you while in school at 13 years old this one's not a bad one. I'm 31 years old :f_cry: and live in Cheshire, England. Up until recently I worked in Accounts at a fairly large company in the UK and before that I graduated from Birmingham University with an Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering and Biochemical Engineering. Unfortunately it's not the 1970's anymore and UK Engineering is on it's ass so I ended up transferring to Accounts where I thought I'd make my career. While I was working full time I'd had decent success at the Poker Tables. I've played Fixed Limit since I started and in 2009 with the help of a coach who obviously had a lot of patience I ended up with a winrate across all stakes I played, up to 3/6 of well over 2BB/100. Games were very good back then :f_biggrin: I was accepted as a coach at Pokerstrategy in October 2010 and since then have been making FL videos for the site and in November last year I was bought on board as one of the Educational Co-ordinators for the English Community so hopefully you'll be seeing a bit more of me In my time away from the tables I'm a bit of a car enthusiast, not to the point I have adenoids and drone on incessantly about how by modified Ford Mondeo is faster from 0-60 than a Ferrari but I've owned 4 Alfa Romeo's in my life so whether that's enthusiastic or just plain masochism I'm not sure, but I love the things. I also have a Youtube Channel (Boomer2k6) which I currently use to do Video game Let's Plays but I will also be using for Vlog and maybe even some poker purposes in the near future From my Youtube links you'll also see I'm , shamelessly, a Magic the Gathering player (plays at the World Championships in 2006) and recently have started another channel for that purpose covering events (CaravelGaming) so if you ever need more Britishness combined with cards, there you go :) Now Updated to 2014: Follow from here as the 2014 adventure gets underway Ok so with that all said I hope you guys enjoy following the blog, I look forward to chatting with you guys and bringing you in, not only to the poker, but to what I've been doing away from the tables as well Take Care Guys, Boomer

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25.05.2014, 09:39 0

Originally posted by Boomer2k10
Haven't posted on the forum in a while and also with the end of my previous coaching session I've been pretty absent the last two weeks:

This has probably been a good thing overall because I currently have a decision to make.

Last week I was informed by e-mail, similar to the way HollyMichelle was here, that I have been deemed surplus to requirements as the EN Poker School Coordinator (citing "More Commitment Needed") and as of the end of the month after nearly 4 years with PS as a coach and 18 months as the EN Poker School Coordinator I am now back just to my regular coaching role

To be honest, it's not a big shock to me that I've lost the work I've done here, although I am surprised what has gone. I'd have put my mortgage on FL coaching going first as that's been diminished vastly in recent times so I always felt it was what was going to be on the chopping block

So now what's the plan?

Well I am a fully qualified accountant so therefore secured myself a contract job pretty quickly and from there we just go into the future and with my life it's pretty hard to gauge what's going to happen 1 week from now, never mind 4-5 months

I'm enjoying the work I do with CaravelGaming and we'll be at the Magic: The Gathering GP in Manchester this weekend, possibly even doing a live stream so that will continue.

The only thing currently left in doubt for me is my coaching role at PokerStrategy.com. I have to admit, there's a part of me that wants to just sever ties completely, maybe even with the entirety of poker as a whole and be done with it.

But there's a much bigger part of me that still loves the game, love teaching it and wants to stay around.

However this has been a pretty hurtful experience in recent times and, outside of maybe a video introducing HU play, I think I'm going to take at least a month away from PokerStrategy.com completely and collect my thoughts. I may not be back, but then again I may be back better than ever

I'll let you know how it turns out...

Best of luck which ever road you choose. Glad you have something to fall back on. It was a pleasure working with you

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sneakybeaky

Joined: 01.10.2013

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04.06.2014, 22:12 0

Only just saw this - really bad news for the FL players on this site. I really hope you decide to keep on coaching here, as your material is consistently good and you put a lot of thought into your work.

Best of luck, and please do think about keeping on with the coaching. The site users appreciate you, even if the owners don't.

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Joined: 13.04.2010

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01.07.2014, 09:12 0

Well, coming back just to find this this was a downer I must say. Thanks for all the good work though :f_grin: and gl with whatever you decide to do!

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25.11.2014, 21:42 0

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