27 Feb 10

Community Round-up: EPT Berlin Welcomes a PokerStrategist

Just over two weeks ago, PokerStrategist ihufa has set his eyes on a seat to EPT Berlin and now, he has booked his flight there! Other community members also brought up some interesting stories this week as well as reports on their successes.

The Community round-up is your weekly digest for all the latest happenings in the PokerStrategy forums. It is here to make sure that you don't miss out on all the most exciting events. If you weren't around this past week and still want to be in touch with our beloved community, this is where you can find out what you might have missed.

Community Round-up feedback thread

Poker Blog of the Week

richard1817 has decided it was time to stop playing poker as a hobby and go semi-pro. How did his parents react to that? And perhaps more importantly, how is he doing? He writes about all of this in his blog, so if you wish to follow his progress, you can do so by checking his blog out:

Going semi pro baby!

Meanwhile our Diamond member ihufa has booked a flight and hotel for EPT Berlin. However, it remains uncertain whether he will manage to play in the Main Event there or just €1-2k buy-in events. His laptop will be joining him on this trip, so updates of his blog can be expected in case he wins something.

Can ihufa grind a seat to EPT Berlin in 20 days?

New Community Members this Week

We have welcomed new members from Russia to Ireland this week. Some of them have just started playing poker, others have already given it a try or two, either way, we wish them a pleasant time here with us:

• ghostminer an Irish lad greeting us all with an Aloha!
• RuBloodhoof  from "deep and cold region of Siberia" in Russia
• nobby1510 has just recently joined PokerStrategy.com and considers himself an "oldie newbie"
• RWH88 is another newcomer, his name is Ryan and he just had his first successful session in poker

We are truly sorry for not being able to name everyone, but rest assured that even if your name did not make it to our weekly list, you are still a cherished part of our community!

If you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to post it up in our forums. Our community members are some of the nicest people around and are ready to help you at all times. Have a great time at the tables!

Introduce yourself!

Performances of the Week

This week, we have seen several community members making their first contributions as well as some of our "regular" contributors making great performances. Here are some of the brilliant performances that were reported this week:

• WildBeans finished 1st and won $3,422 in a $12,500 GTD re-buy tournament
• gugapt made his first contribution this week, bringing us $1,588.29 closer to the goal
• lennonac won $289.35 in Sunday Million
• DarkNeo1 earned $2,547.50 in Friday $100,000 GTD R/A
• joseferraz made multiple cashes in SnGs and MTTs for a total of $416.40

Million in a Year - Total Winnings (Week 28): $421,929.84


We've now gotten past the halfway mark and the results have been really encouraging thus far as compared to last years numbers. Keep up the good work and keep on reporting those wins!

If you know of any our fellow community members who have won some events but have not yet posted their results, do give them a friendly nudge so that they can help contribute to reaching our target this year.

 One Million in a year! (2009/10) Tournament Winnings Inside

Hot Poker Thread of the Week

Leito99 has earned himself a ticket for the Sunday Million in a $3 satellite, but now he asks himself should he play in it or perhaps better not to? Join the discussion and help him out on making the best decision as well as finding out yourself more info on Sunday Million in case you're looking for some.

Should I play the Sunday Million