I decided to join your site after listening to a few TPE podcasts.  I really like your style, very honest, affable and clearly keen to foster the development of ambitious amateurs.  I've been playing poker since I was a little kid… its always been a family tradition, however, I've only recently realised that I've played for decades without really 'knowing' the fundamentals of the game! I've been feverishly reading, analysing, practising the game for ~6mo and have seen minor improvements… I've also had stints with coaches and delved into some mathematical theory which has further improved my game… My green line is starting to track north, but I've got some ground to make up before I can confidently considered myself in the black!  I'm aiming high, and need to tap into some 'like-minded' networks and as a result am stoked to have found your site.  

If any of you guys and girls are interested in sharing my 'evolutionary' experience of a novice poker player or would like to know more about me, check out my blog 

…..spot.com 

There is a part of me that would say that I'm nosing my way into the intermediate realm, but the other part tells me to “pull my head in” I still have a long way to go. Lets, just same I'm enjoying poker at the minute.  I generally play MTTs and SNGs on FT, usually $5-11 18-90 player tourneys.  I'd love to play some of the bigger tourney's but struggle to find the time as I have a young family and am a career research scientist.  As most of you can probably relate, work is starting to shit me! and I'm craving other academic stimuli…  poker seems to be an appropriate elixir.

So, G'Day everyone, looking forward to sharing time and getting to know you on the tables.