Category Archives: Carl Sampson

Becoming a rakeback pro

Posted on October 11, 2010 by pokersharkpool

The term “rakeback pro” is something that has been in common parlance now for quite some time in online cash poker games. As a poker writer and player of some years then many people expect me to basically be something … Continue reading →

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Staying around long enough

Posted on September 13, 2010 by pokersharkpool

If you want to get the best out of PokerTracker then you are going to have to play so that your statistics are meaningful. I didn’t use any kind of tracker program for ages until about 2008 simply because I … Continue reading →

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It’s all in a days work

Posted on August 27, 2010 by pokersharkpool

My house move is over as is all of the upset and I am well glad about that. I am also getting prepared for a real monster month in September of multi-tabling NL100. My goal is to play more hours … Continue reading →

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Be glad when this is all over

Posted on August 18, 2010 by pokersharkpool

This summer has been one of the most hectic that I can remember is ages and probably my most hectic ever. With the World Cup and the WSOP both converging at the same time then this made things very difficult … Continue reading →

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On the verge of my first $1000

Posted on August 7, 2010 by pokersharkpool

Regular readers of my blog will no doubt have been following my $100-$10,000 challenge on www.888poker.com where I have been trying to convert $100 into $10,000 since April 1st. I have now moved up to NL50 full-ring from the opening … Continue reading →

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I should have thought of this before

Posted on August 1, 2010 by pokersharkpool

After heaven knows how many years of playing, studying and thinking about poker then you would have thought that I would have thought of the solution that I am just about to put to you before now. My $10,000 challenge … Continue reading →

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6 max system: The Jackal

Posted on January 14, 2010 by pokersharkpool

Recent readers of Pokersharkpool will have missed my challenge last year to show that a player with little bankroll could make a living wage playing NLHE cash games. Just to fill in recent readers, I made $25/hour multi-tabling NL50 full-ring … Continue reading →

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A Good Weekend in More Ways Than One

Posted on January 11, 2010 by pokersharkpool

Played three more poker sessions since the last post and I seem to have started the year like a freight train! I had a huge near miss yesterday when I was considering backing Dave Chisnell to win the BDO World … Continue reading →

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A couple of lucky escapes

Posted on January 4, 2010 by pokersharkpool

I almost had two bets that would have lost out yesterday. I almost laid Phil Taylor at really short odds to win the PDC World Darts Championship and didn’t and also Arsenal at West Ham yesterday in the FA Cup. … Continue reading →

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What has 2009 been like?

Posted on December 28, 2009 by pokersharkpool

I really don’t know how best to describe 2009, I think it has been eventful but odd in the same way. Many of my goals and projects have not come to fruition and that has been a disappointment. BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENTS … Continue reading →

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