Diamond Days: Fixed Limit High Stakes with Darren 'DooshCom' Woods
After two days of No Limit Hold'em we are moving on to the Fixed Limit High Stakes and introducing our new producer, Darren 'DooshCom' Woods. For us, he recorded a $300/$600 session at a heads-up Fixed Limit table titled "Saving Bets".
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Darren Woods at the table |
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Interview with Darren 'DooshCom' Woods
PokerStrategy.com: How did you get into poker and where do you stand now?
dooshcom: I started poker from a pop-up that offered me a free $50 deposit bonus. I started by losing for the first few months, but eventually managed to turn things around and make a living from it. Now I am a sponsored Pro for 888.com and can usually be found at the high stakes tables.
PokerStrategy.com: How has poker influenced your lifestyle? Are you currently a pro?
dooshcom: I am a sponsored pro for Team888 and as such it has greatly influenced my life. I end up travelling all over the world to play tournaments, which is probably much more travelling than I would be doing had I not gotten into a life of poker. Also being successful at poker allows me to do many things that I otherwise would not have had the money for, and it has given me the money to be able to invest in other business ventures.
PokerStrategy.com: What are your goals with teaching? What can our members expect from your videos?
dooshcom: With coaching videos I am basically aiming to pass on my knowledge. I've been playing since I was 18, and I'm 26 now. I've gone from micro stakes to nose-bleeds and played everything inbetween.
With my videos you can always expect honesty (when I make a mistake - rather than trying to cover it up and explain it away) and thorough explanations of what I believe to be the best play, and the reasons why - regardless of whether I actually made it at the time or not. Though I'd also hope that you could expect me to usually make the best play. (smiles)
PokerStrategy.com: Which of your skills are the most helpful when it comes to educating poker players?
dooshcom: I think my patience and explanation skills are the most useful when coaching. I find it pretty easy to talk through what I consider the "logic" of my style of play, and to explain why I think it is the optimum play given all of the circumstances.
PokerStrategy.com: What's the best way to learn poker as you see it?
dooshcom: The best way to learn how to play poker... is to play poker. Gain from the experience. You can read books all day long, but nothing teaches you a lesson like making mistakes and losing money. As long as you're able to step back after and understand the mistake you made, and the reasons why it was a mistake, it's something you're much less likely to do in the future. A good coach can be perfect for helping with this.
PokerStrategy.com: What kind of content can we expect from you short-term, what are you planning long-term?
dooshcom: Both short and long term all depends on what the users of PokerStrategy.com want from me. I play mainly heads-up, both no limit and fixed limit cash and Sit n Go's, and I have played several high profile players in the past and still do.
Having said that, I've also done a lot of 6max in the past and that's where I originally started making good money playing poker. Whichever area has the most demand is what I will be making the videos for.
PokerStrategy.com: What is there to know about the person behind the screenname? Hobbies, Personality?
dooshcom: To be honest, I work too much to have hobbies. But then again I do also consider my work to be a hobby. For the record, when I say work, I am including poker here. (smiles)
When not playing I'm usually somehow involved in the industry one way or another. I also have a couple of businesses that require too much of my attention sometimes.
For relaxing I can usually be found with friends. I'm not a TV person and prefer to relax and do something, rather than relax and watch a screen. I guess sitting and looking at a computer monitor for a several hours a day is enough. (smiles)
PokerStrategy.com: Any last words for our community?
dooshcom: Sit back and relax. Stay calm at all times and avoid making stupid decisions just because you're angry that you lost the last pot. If you treat poker like a job that you enjoy and focus on the long-term rather than the last hand, you'll end up much better off.
Tomorrow: Multi-table Sit and Gos
| Diamond Days | ||||
| Date | Producer | Video Title | Game Type | Status |
| June 1 | yourdoompoker | Advanced & Unconventional Lines | NL1k - 5k |  Diamond |
| June 2 | philshaw | SCOOP Shootout - Part 1 | MTT $215 |  Platinum |
| June 3 | dooshcom | Saving Bets - Part 1 | FL $300/$600 | Diamond |
| June 4 | ??? | 45 Mans with ??? - | MT-SnG $75 | Platinum |
| June 5 | ??? | High Stakes thinking with ??? | NL1k | Diamond |
How did you get into poker and where do you stand now?
I started poker from a pop up that offered me a free $50 deposit bonus. I started by losing for the first few months, but eventually managed to turn things around and make a living from it. Now I am a sponsored Pro for 888.com and can usually be found at the high stakes tables.
How has poker influenced your lifestyle? Are you currently a pro?
I am a sponsored pro for Team888 and as such it has greatly influenced my life. I end up travelling all over the world to play tournaments, which is probably much more travelling than I would be doing had I not got into a life of poker. Also being successful at poker allows me to do many things that I otherwise would not have had the money for, and it has given me the money to be able to invest in other business ventures.
What are your goals with teaching? What can our members expect from your videos?
With coaching videos I am basically aiming to pass on my knowledge. I've been playing since I was 18, and I'm 26 now. I've gone from micro stakes to nose-bleeds and played everything inbetween. With my videos you can always expect honesty (when I make a mistake - rather than trying to cover it up and explain it away) and thorough explainations of what I believe to be the best play, and the reasons why - regardless of weather I actually made it at the time or not. Though I'd also hope that you could expect me to usually make the best play 🙂
Which of your skills are the most helpful when it comes to educating poker players?
I think my patience and explaination skills are the most useful when coaching. I find it pretty easy to talk through what I consider the "logic" of my style of play, and to explain why I think it is the optimum play given all of the circumstances.
What's the best way to learn poker as you see it?
The best way to learn how to play poker... is to play poker. Gain the experience. You can read books all day long, but nothing teaches you a lesson like making mistakens and losing money. As long as you're able to step back after and understand the mistake you made, and the reasons why it was a mistake, it's something you're much less likely to do in the future. A good coach can be perfect for helping with this.
What kind of content can we expect from you short-term, what are you planning long-term?
Both short and long term all depends on what the users of PokerStrategy want from me. I play mainly heads up, both no limit and fixed limit cash and Sit n Go's, and I have played several high profile players in the past and still do. Having said that, I've also done a lot of 6max in the past and that's where I orignally started making good money playing poker. Whichever area has the most demand is what I will be making the videos for.
What is there to know about the person behind the screenname? Hobbies, Personality?
To be honest, I work too much to have hobbies. But then again I do also consider my work to be a hobby. For a record, when I say work, I am including poker here 🙂 When not playing im usually somehow involved in the industry one way or another. I also have a couple of businesses that require too much of my attention sometimes.
For relaxing I can usually be found with friends. I'm not a TV person and prefer to relax and do something, rather than relax and watch a screen. I guess sitting and looking at a computer monitor for a several hours a day is enough 🙂
Any last words for our community?
Sit back and relax. Stay calm at all times and avoid making stupid decisions just because you're angry that you lost the last pot. If you treat poker like a job that you enjoy and focus on the long-term rather than the last hand, you'll end up much better off.
