Community Round-up: Tennis, Music, Chess and Poker
These are just some of the activities that make up a big part of the lives of our featured members this week. Also, we try to answer a question that is on every beginners mind - can online poker really be profitable?
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
Hot Poker Thread of the Week
zexkk who is a relatively new to our community has been having trouble making consistent winnings at the tables. So he opened to thread to find out if it is actually possible to make consistent profits from online poker. The general consensus so far is a resounding yes.
Aside from the usual banter from our community members, you will find some interesting discussions going on and also plenty of useful advice for beginners. You are more than welcome to participate and post up your own thoughts, why not do so now?
Can on-line poker realy [sic] be profitable?
Poker Blog of the Week
joronamo is a tennis coach by trade and also an aspiring musician who hopes to make it big someday. Started some time ago, his
blog tracks his progress through the poker ranks, with weekly updates of his results.
He is currently playing Rush Poker on Full Tilt Poker and is having to live with swings to his bankroll. He also has a poker sweat group that welcomes new members. If you are intrigued by the blog's name and want to
know what it all means, you better go to the thread and ask him
yourself.
Chasing Dead Presidents - Joronamo's Poker Blog
New Community Members this Week
This week, one new member comes from faraway Suriname, while a very experienced chess player also joins us and is hoping to make it big in poker. Give your warmest welcomes and send your love to:
- giomi6 who hails from Suriname
- ogdave90 who is just starting to take poker seriously
- liquidtension from Latvia, who is completely new to poker
- bllackwolf who hopes to make a fresh and more informed start to his poker career
- bezeal who has been playing chess for 17 years
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!
Performances of the Week
A couple of our members cashed in the MiniFTOPS events while new posters continue do join us and make big contributions to our million dollar chase. Keep them coming guys, any contribution big or small is very much appreciated!
Here are some highlights from this week:
- vicadeboss won a $11 rebuy tournament and earned $4,064, his biggest so far
- knb22 won $198.55 after finishing second in a $1k GTD event on Everest Poker
- conall88 won $588, finishing 3rd in a deep-stacked tournament on Poker Heaven
- natrphem won $61.77 after cashing in MiniFTOPS Event #8
- nightfrostass won $614.40 in MiniFTOPS Event #9
Million in a Year - Total Winnings (Week 31): $454,005.83
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.
