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I have been experimenting with my new six max NLHE system recently which I have dubbed \”The Jackal\” and have had a good start and am ahead by $414 after 2.5k hands four tabling NL50.

I have not been using my Poker Office software and I know that I can improve on the results if I use this. It is the first time that I have four tabled six-max games so I am also feeling my way into it as well. Hopefully when the trials are over then I will articulate the system into a series of courses but as of next month I am also getting someone else to help me increase the sample size.

The next few weeks should be very interesting indeed.

The Dean at www.pokerloco.com/thedean

Is it any surprise that there has been yet another scandal involving the high-stakes poker games on Full Tilt Poker? Latest sensation Isildur1 who had taken millions from \”durrrr\” and then lost much of it to Brian Hastings in a single day was the unlucky recipient. To lose $4.2 million in a day is staggering even at the high-stakes games.

But the crux is that Hastings had been comparing data on Isildur1 with leading players Cole South and Brian Townsend who reportedly had a 30k hand database on Isildur1 and had spotted patterns in his play in certain spots. All this was against the terms and conditions of FTP and it could all end in court yet. But to me this is hardly a surprise, in fact I predicted that the big names would be going after Isildur and I said this weeks ago.

The guy should have left the site in my opinion and staying around to be shot at was a big mistake. You just cannot stay ahead of the very best in the world for too long, they will adjust by whatever means and come back at you. All this of course comes on the back of Townsend multi-accounting on the site some time ago. But you have to argue the case for these guys as well and even though what they did was against the rules, the value in those games is getting so thin that they are obviously having to resort to other methods in which to gain an edge.

It will be interesting to watch what transpires……….oh and as for the stretched out header picture of me…….I rather like it

See you soon

Carl \”The Dean\” Sampson at www.pokerloco.com/thedean

Hi all,

My first blog here and I just thought that I would talk about what I intend to do in 2010. After an inconsistent 2009 results wise, I am now sticking with NL50 to NL200 full-ring and some PLO. I also think that I had better tell you a little about myself. My name is Carl Sampson and I spend my time these days writing about poker. I have played online at most levels but I don\’t play that high any more. I think that there is good value in playing PLO these days although my PLO game isn\’t that strong so I will be working on it.

The games are getting so tough these days that you seriously need to pay these guys respect and trying to play online when you are doing several things at once is something that isn\’t conducive to great poker play. So I am looking to pick up small but steady amounts this year whenever I play after I had my worst losing run in 2008 when I lost 100k playing no-limit six max.

I hope that you will like the blog and be interested in what I have been up to and what results I have been getting.

Take Care

Carl Sampson at www.pokerloco.com/thedean