For a while I have been interested in getting a coach. So naturally, I went around looking to find out info like cost, availability, number of sessions, testimonials, etc......Anyways, like many others, I found out that I really dont have the roll to pay for coaching (well right now I do. But I haven' always in the past. And I can assure you there are plenty of people who are in the same boat.) Anyways, I stumbled upon a thread where people offered to sweat others for free. Their reason might be they wanted to get sweated themselves or have thought about coaching and wanted to see if they really wanted to pursue it. Whatever the reasons would be, I thought this was a great idea. A philanthropist attitude is needed here. How nice would it be to have someone help you adjust to moving up in limits? I.e. someone who is a reg at 100nl help someone adjust to 50nl. That same 50nl person helps out someone who is having trouble at 10nl. And sure, there is a trickle down effect. A 400nl player really wouldn't have many people to be sweated by. But I'm pretty certain, that they would be able to afford coaching at that level. And if they just wanted to help someone else out, no reason to stop them. Even if it is someone at the same level helping out a person who feels that they might be weak tight etc (two heads are better than one. And they might have different skillsets than you.).....I think a lot of good came come from this. So, I propose that cardschat, being one of the best forums around, we do the same thing. And I hope you aren't here for just the freerolls and private tourneys. If so, so be it. But I can say, without a doubt, that was the whole reason I joined and even knew the place existed. Since then, I have learned sooooo much. I feel that I have improved by leaps and bounds. This forum has done so much for me, I would like to give something back. Even if that means sweating someone at 02nl for an hour or even helping someone get their hud to work properly. Anyways, back to the point. This would have to be regulated in some way. I think a 100 post count or something like that would be needed in order to volunteer to sweat. Sweating would be by a volunteer basis. This means not pm'ing someone you know has sweat someone else in the past and asking them to do the same for you. I.e., no begging! If those rules were broken, repercussions should follow to the tune of something like: you are ineligible to be sweated for a certain period of time or permanently etc.....I think a hud is pretty much a necessity as well. Exception being sng's or something like that (even vpip, pfr and af are pretty needed for that if you are planning to play more than one table.) The idea here is to find leaks, and fine tune.....Not learn to play. If you are just starting out, I suggest looking in the beginners forum (there are a lot of good reads in there.) But if you find someone who is willing to help you get going, more power to you. So the standards for the signup would be the following:
1. Name.
2. Goals in poker.
3. How many hours a week you play/study.
4. Type of game (Holdem, PLOmaha 8b, Sng's, Mtt's........etc.)
5. Stakes.
6. Type of player you are or want to be (Tag, Lag, Nit....w/e.)
6. Strengths.
7. Weaknesses.
8. What you want to get out of this.
9. What you would like to improve.
10. Have you sweated or been sweated by anyone else before?

Skype would pretty much be standard as well here....so if you dont have at least a microphone, you would not be able to participate. As well, you should download either mikogo or team viewer or something like that if you want your sweater to be able to see what is going on. Again, this is a volunteer basis only. If by any way this is against the rules of the forum, I apologize, lock the thread.

Hard to read that post when its all one paragraph. But other than that its a good idea.

I can't belive no one has signed up for this...........so I guess I'll go first.
1. Derek
2. Goal is to provide a secondary income and improve
3. Close to 15 playing about 5 studying
4. NL Hold'em 6-max
5. Currently playing 25nl with only about 4k hands.
6. TAG
6. (oops put it there twice. We will call it 6.5 until someone fixes.)
6.5 playing position. Agressiveness pf. Value betting.
7. Being nitty sometimes. Not opening wide enough from the button. Ego getting in the way with fish. Over-valuing hands sometimes. Knowing when to let it go.
8. I really think this could be a great opportunity to improve and help others improve as well.
9. Everything on number seven.
10. Yes, I can say that it is +ev.

One reason people might be slow in signing up is because this entire site is kind of designed to do what your talking about. Help others and yourself improve.

I would give it a go, but i don't think anyones up when i'm playing...

Yeah Id like to do it to but Im a freakin mess.

No Mic, no webcam, no team viewer, no HUD.


I guess Im still just starting LOL.

Originally Posted by kidkvno1

I would give it a go, but i don't think anyones up when i'm playing...

Don't let that stop you...We have people from all around the world. Even if no luck, it doesn't hurt to try.

I'd be interested in a free sweat session from one you more advanced players.

I've been playing seriously(with real money) for 2 weeks.
I've been reading everything I can when I have time.
I have been most comfortable with $1-$3 SNG's/MTT's, but I'm not against playing more ring games.
My BR is on pokerstars (~50).
I have PT3 Micro
I have a headset/mic. Ventrilo. VNC. A gotomeeting account. I can download skype or whatever is required.

I don't necessarily even need a sweat session for my own play, I think I could get a lot out of watching someone good play their own cards, maybe with a bit of a voiceover / QA. I have been watching videos similiar to this, but a lot of them really suck.

I'm definitely interested in someone taking stock of how I play my game and hopefully point out some big mistakes I make. I just don't have the money to pay for a deuces cracked/stox account or to pay for a coach.

I can understand if 2 weeks in doesn't really qualify for something like this, as I'm sure there are people who have been playing years who might need this as well, but I figured I'd take a stab at it.

Thanks

@smot:
do you have your HUD configured?...also are you slightly familliar with voip etc?

How are more people not signing up for this?

Honestly I stopped reading because of the huge paragraph. It was hard to follow and I lost interest.

I will sweat or get sweated by anyone that would like to. Kid, PM me and we can set up a time.

Dcor, great idea, but poor execution, you made it too complicated. That's why you don't have any takers.

Originally Posted by jordanbillie

Honestly I stopped reading because of the huge paragraph. It was hard to follow and I lost interest.

QFT.

I prefer to do a session analysis than a sweat. When I'm sweating you, I have to try and give you analysis on the spot, and its a little harder under pressure. In a session analysis I can pause the video, and take time to present a logical argument for the best course of action. Plus I can run filters, look for leaks, ect. I guess I'm just not good enough to always know right off the bat what the best play is, so I prefer a format that gives me time to format the best answer.

1. c9h13no3, you can call me C9
2. $
3. 25 hrs/week or so
4. Shorthanded NLHE, Stud 8, Stud Hi cash games
5. Up to $100 NLHE, Anything up to $15/$30 in the stud games
6. A winning one
6. Getting value, hand reading, deep stacked play
7. Fancy play syndrome, tilt control
8. Bored, its fun to help.
9. Teaching others helps me with my game as well.
10. Yes.

I'd be willing to do session analysis (or a sweat if you REALLY must do it that way). Send me like ~1000 hands in a format that HEM can import, and I'll ship you back a video critique of your play.

Originally Posted by TriggaLos

I will sweat or get sweated by anyone that would like to. Kid, PM me and we can set up a time.

Dcor, great idea, but poor execution, you made it too complicated. That's why you don't have any takers.

Sweet, let me get every thing set up, then i will PM you.

I think I might make a new thread........a little less complicated........and make it official.........

Originally Posted by dcor

I think I might make a new thread........a little less complicated........and make it official.........

Just doctor up your original post!

1. Name -- Chris

2. Goals in poker -- To improve my game, make more money.

3. How many hours a week you play/study -- 12 - 20hrs/week playing. Not enough time devoted to studing.

4. Type of game (Holdem, PLOmaha 8b, Sng's, Mtt's........etc.) - NL Hold'em, SnG's, Gash Games, MTT.

5. Stakes -- Right now I'm building my roll back up playing 2NL, however I can start at any stake between 25NL - 50NL, possibly 100NL.

6. Type of player you are or want to be (Tag, Lag, Nit....w/e.) - I'm sort of a TAG, wouldn't might switching to LAG.

6. Strengths -- I know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em.... just never seem to be able to make money doing so!

7. Weaknesses -- Betting, betting, getting more value out of the pots I win, betting, position (working hard on position)

8. What you want to get out of this -- Becoming a winning poker player.

9. What you would like to improve -- My skills and cash flow with poker.

10. Have you sweated or been sweated by anyone else before? -- No!

1. Julio
2. To be a winning player and start to understand more concepts
3. play 15 hours/study just recently started to study about 2 hours not enough tho.
4. Holdem 6 max
5. lowest .01/.02nl
6. most likely a loose/ passive want to be a tight/aggressive
6. ability to learn fast, desire to get better, willing to put the time in to get better
7. to loose at times, not to great at hand reading or narrowing ranges, tilt after a few bad beats, at times think i am better than i am
8. Just want to learn new strategies and fix the most major leaks i have
9. fix my leaks that are costing me the most money
10. been sweated before yes

aes are you going to be on today?.....pm'ing you.

I'm going to the gym in about 20 minutes. Man am I going to sweat!

Hey was wondering if any1 wants to sweat me. i have my mic hooked up and have a few different IM software so if interested pm me thanks

Yes - sweating is healthy...

1. Name: Grafkarow
2. Goals in poker: 1000$ BR in June 2010 / 3000$ at the end of 2010.
3. How many hours a week you play/study: usually 20/4 atm 5/2 (looots of work)
4. Type of game: HE, O8, Razz
5. Stakes: - 3$
6. Type of player you are or want to be: depends on the situation, overall TAG/TP/Nitty
6. Strengths: bet sizing, online tells, maths, patience
7. Weaknesses: lack of sleep , boredoom , girlfriend interfering
8. What you want to get out of this: different angle of view
9. What you would like to improve: stake I'm playing at
10. Have you sweated or been sweated by anyone else before? no

I think this is a great idea for ppl who are at the micro levels and want to improve their game, but cant afford any of the coach sites.
Me myself im grinding in these micro levels and kinda need help improving my game in MTT's.

1. Name -- Alex

2. Goals in poker -- To be a better MTT player

3. How many hours a week you play/study -- 18hrs of play. Dont study much.

4. Type of game -- NLHE

5. Stakes -- Doin BRM so the most in a MTT would b $2.

6. Type of player you are or want to be (Tag, Lag, Nit....w/e.) -- Im TAG

6. Strengths -- Using my pos to take advantage of the weak limpy players.

7. Weaknesses -- Not gettin enough vaule, making stupid plays. (folding cards which would of turned out to be monster pots which get me )

8. What you want to get out of this -- More $ and to move up the ladder.

9. What you would like to improve -- My play in later stages of a MTT and my cash game play.

10. Have you sweated or been sweated by anyone else before? -- No. Thats y im thinkin this is a great idea.

I would like to start this but i need a mic, skype, HEM etc etc.

First i would like to watch a player play in a MTT and see how he plays and study.

Originally Posted by aesopdurasic

Hey was wondering if any1 wants to sweat me. i have my mic hooked up and have a few different IM software so if interested pm me thanks

send me your skype name.....I'm in for sweating anytime I'm on....or just add me on skype.....pm'ing you now.

yo if you want to do a sweat session hit me up! im usually on at random times like 3am when i cant sleep haha so pm me if u want to play!

Originally Posted by brett987

yo if you want to do a sweat session hit me up! im usually on at random times like 3am when i cant sleep haha so pm me if u want to play!

skype name is?

I'm available to sweat anyone today......let me know if you are interested.

1. John

2. To get better! Provide enough income for potential part-time job.

3. Around 25/5 or 30/5.

4. NLHE, SNGs, MTTs

5. $3.40 and $5.50 9man SNGs. Under $5 MTTs

6. I would say I am a TAG but I want to loosen up a bit

7. Making laydowns, playing position, bet sizing

8. Bubble play!!!

9. Someone else's opinion of my play.

10. High blind play.

11. No, but it sounds intense!

anyone actually sweated anyone here?....I want this thread to do some good.

I wouldn't mind sweating some of the ones playing up to .05/.10 sometime. Send me a PM with a time/day that you would like me to do it. I have skype, mikogo, teamviewer and I use HEM. As long as you have abbreviations up I could do Poker Tracker.

1. Don
2. Become a winning player
3.20-30
4. NLHE
5. up to .10/.25
6. getting to be TAG
6. Patience
7. Patience
8. I think I would learn more by sweating than by being sweated
9. My patience
10. I think Enty sweated me once, and C9 and I AIM'd a little once