Hi everyone, my name is Phil and I have just joined the site. I am originally from the UK but have lived overseas for the last 11 and a bit years. Most of that time was in Singapore but I have recently relocated to Phuket, Thailand.

I have been playing poker for around 5 years and I am very passionate about the game. I've read a lot of books and watched as much poker as possible on Youtube – however I am at the point where I feel I need actual coaching rather than re-reading the same stuff on strategy over and over again. I have come to the conclusion that I am not a cash game player and that I am definitely more suited to tournaments.

I have had some pretty good wins already, the best being a $2500 win ($30 entry I believe) on NYE last year at PKR. I've taken down a few 90ish player tournaments there and have cashed in quite a few. I guess you can check my sharkscope stats to see that I am not too bad a player.

However, I want to take my game to the next level. I think I play a decent TAG game in early stages but when my stack goes under 20BB I struggle. Hope to learn a lot from the pros hear, in fact, have learnt a lot from just listening to the 2 podcasts – they convinced me to part with the cash and join.

Looking forward to being a member of a community here at TPE.