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Hey guys,

So my next series for DC is entitled: Real Life: SSNL/MSNL HU NL Grinder. It premiers on Sept. 9th, so whoever I choose and I will have to get going on this here pretty quickly. The series will be 8 videos, approximately an hour each. The series will essentially work in a manner similar to my 10 hour coaching package. Depending on how the student learns we will do some combination of general gameplan/theory/specific topic discussion, HH reviews, video reviews, and live sweat sessions. For the sake of variety, we will do at least a little bit of each of these over the course of the season.

For some additional information on how my coaching program generally works, check out my coaching page: http://www.deucescracked.com/coaches/Gman

Requirements:

*Your main HU game has to be 1/2 or 2/4NL. Yes it is okay if you are primarily a MSNL/HSNL 6-max player and are fairly new to HU and as such are playing the aforementioned limits.

*You must be comfortable/good on video. By this I mean you must have reasonable social skills, speak perfect English, and not be intimidated by the fact that a lot of people will be watching your progress and listening to your thought process develop over time.

*You must be reasonably skilled w/ Camtasia. Because you will actually be doing a lot of the video recording (video reviews/sweat sessions), I need this to not be an issue. You also obviously need a headset, skype, teamviewer, and a very reliable internet connection.

*If you have been coached by me before, you cannot participate (even though I love you guys). Furthermore, if you have had extensive HU coaching already, you also cannot participate. If you had only a couple 1-1 sessions, that's fine

*You must be able start immediately. Although all of our sessions will be set up ahead of time, you also need to have a reasonably flexible schedule. On the same note, you need to not be that guy who is irresponsible or likely to cancel an appointment.

I realize I may have sounded a bit harsh in the requirements. But you are getting >$3500 worth of free coaching, so I figure I may as well be selective about it.

What you need to do:

Write me one paragraph telling me about your poker game. It can include a bit of background, but mostly just tell me about your HU game as it stands today. Feel free to discuss # of hands played, levels, winrates, past areas of weakness and/or strength, and anything else you think might help me to get a better feel for where your game is currently at. But do your best to be concise.

Write me another paragraph telling me why I should pick you. Your response should discuss what about you/your game will make for a more informative/enjoyable viewing experience for DC members.

Also include s/n's for any site you have a good amount of volume on that can be tracked by TR. Don't worry, I don't care about your winrate, I only want to see that you play the correct limits.

Please post your responses in this thread or in one of the other 2 forums this is posted in. Applications can be submitted until I feel like I have found my guy, so the earlier you post, the better.

Thanks in advance to everyone who takes the time to post an application.

-Gman

**If you posted in the original 2+2 thread that got deleted or sent me a PM, please repost in this thread.**

Hey I'm OMGgarycaldwell on 2+2 and full tilt and posted an application before the thread got deleted.

I feel I'm a great candidate for this opportunity. Basically I started playing 50nl HU in January 09 on various sites on and off. Since May I have taken it more seriously as my summer job and have pretty quickly moved up to playing 200nl where I want to become one of the bigger winners over a decent sample before moving to 400nl. I have beaten 50nl and 100nl over about 100k hands for +10ptbbs and am now sitting at 200nl whenever I want a session. I feel my strengths are gameflow, hand reading, value betting thinly and anticipating opponents adjustments. My weaknesses include knowing when to double/triple barrel, getting run over, running other people over (im not comfortable 3 betting super wide) and playing deep.

I think I would make a pretty interesting series for a variety of reasons.
I yesterday posted my first video on 2+2 (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/58/heads-up-nl/my-first-100nl-heads-up-video-569392/) and while I think there is a lot of room for improvement in production/commentary I think I've got a good basis for making really good poker video content. This video is probably the best way for you to see if I'm what you're looking for. I am pretty aware of what I do well and what I don't do well and can explain these articulately on video. I have never had a coach or anyone to really talk poker with. I also tick every box you state above - I genuinely think I'm a great candidate for this, feel free to ask me any questions you have. I look forward to hearing your reply!

this looks like a sick opportunity! gogogo, also you might wanna x-post this in the SSNL/MSNL and HU forums.

uhhh yeah, i'm dumb and didn't actually check the other forums...still if you want 1/2 players to be considered, i'd x-post to SSNL also.

Hey guys,

Andymckenzie has been selected to be my real life grinder for the season. I want to thank everyone for submitting an application.

Be sure to check out the season which will air every Tuesday starting September 8th.

-Gman

Cool!! Good deal & good luck!!