Poker Awards 2007: Most Improved Player

Ste05

Here are your nominees:

BigCityBanker
DVDFan
tommygunne
shoutman
Cooker3
Halfbaked
thechump87
nicnicnic
IanMc38
macspower
White Knight
DITTAG
zuutroy
semibluff
Jayminator

Good luck all, the Poll will remain open until Friday 21st December 2007 at ~13:00

Only Aces

Has to be Nicky hes played well all year. Unlucky in the EPT.

Ste05

Only Aces wrote: »

Has to be Nicky hes played well all year. Unlucky in the EPT.

Do you realise this is Most Improved player of the year? We already had Boards Offline Player of the Year which nicnicnic won...

Has he improved the most over the last 12 months compared to what he was last year?? That is what this Award is about, not another who played the best this year...

Ollieboy

Ste05 wrote: »

Do you realise this is Most Improved player of the year? We already had Boards Offline Player of the Year which nicnicnic won...

Has he improved the most over the last 12 months compared to what he was last year?? That is what this Award is about, not another who played the best this year...

cool down...lol

As to be Jay for me, a very good regular player, but as really step up to the mark this year and unlucky not to win live player of the year. As for Nicky, he's been a good player since he was about 3.

Ste05

Ollieboy wrote: »

cool down...lol

LOL, , just clarifying what the Poll is about for people that may have missed the other catagories.

BuChan

halfbaked

BigCityBanker

I voted for TheChamp87

I think to be comparing the rate of improvement of some players on this poll to others is ridic.

Goodluck2me

Im disgusted not to have got a nomination for this. Is Reggie and Gavin weren`t on holidays I`d be seething.

LuckyLloyd

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Sparky1808

Who won the toss?

BTW DVDfan got my vote, a tremendous run in moving up the levels

Hitman Actual

BigCityBanker wrote: »

I voted for TheChamp87

I think to be comparing the rate of improvement of some players on this poll to others is ridic.

For what reasons? I honestly don't get you.

Hitman Actual

goodluck2me wrote: »

Im disgusted not to have got a nomination for this. Is Reggie and Gavin weren`t on holidays I`d be seething.

But you were already a knowledgeable player at the start of the year, judging by your posts. Maybe if the poll was held last year? And Phantom Lord could probably have the same complaint.

LuckyLloyd

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Sparky1808

Looks like dvdfan has made this a 1 horse race.

thechamp87

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Btw, it pains me to say this because I am win at live poker and lose online - but it is FAR more impressive to have worked your way up to 1 / 2 and be winning regularly there than it is to have shown a significant improvement playing in live 1 / 2 PL. And I don't really care what your winrate is in live cash or tournaments - online is just a much, much higher standard.

As such, and with all due respect to the champ (and other good players like nicnicnic, Halfbaked, Ian, semibluff who are out of an "improved" category IMO), anyone who has spent the last year going from 25nl to 200nl really is the clear winner here.

but online poker clearly isnt real

BigCityBanker

thechamp87 wrote: »

but online poker clearly isnt real

its only a way of keeping score.

phantom_lord

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

anyone who has spent the last year going from 20nl to 200nl really is the clear winner here.

heh, and i wasn't even nominated, seriously tho- Ian and cardshark going from playing 100nl to being midstakes regs is obviously way more than of an achievement than beating 100nl so i voted for ian obv.

LuckyLloyd

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phantom_lord

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

- You made 100nl last January / February, yeah?
- Ian was already mixing it at 2 / 4 at the start of the year, yeah?
- Reggie was already a 1 / 2 reg, yeah?

You are all better than me of course, just saying.

(edit, wait, i wasn't arguing for my inclusion at all, just the other two)

no i don't think so, i remember playing 100nl with them not too long ago.

meh, nm

ianmc38

I wa splaying .50/1 in April when i left work (and thats what i was bankrolled for). I voted for BCB though I could have voted for 5 or 6 people on that list and I think DVDFan is a worthy winner.

Ste05

I voted for DVDFan because I think he was the person who I saw climbing the levels throughout the year and think his understanding of the game has increased hugely over the last 12 months.

But personally I think the jump from 1/2 to 2/4, 3/6 and 5/10 is much, much more difficult than the climb from 25NL to 200NL (basically because I didn't have the dedication/skill/discipline to make it, there's always next year :rolleyes:).

But DVDfan still gets my vote because I think in pure Poker terms he has improved the most.

LuckyLloyd

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BigCityBanker

ianmc38 wrote: »

I wa splaying .50/1 in April when i left work (and thats what i was bankrolled for). I voted for BCB though I could have voted for 5 or 6 people on that list and I think DVDFan is a worthy winner.

thanks Ian.

btw, are you back in Dublin for xmas?

ianmc38

Currently freezing my ass off in front of the fire in the living room of my house. Here for 3 weeks before the Aussie Millions. Have to do Christmas shopping for a million people tomorrow. Not looking forward to it....

Ace2007

ianmc38 wrote: »

Currently freezing my ass off in front of the fire in the living room of my house. Here for 3 weeks before the Aussie Millions. Have to do Christmas shopping for a million people tomorrow. Not looking forward to it....

God, some ppl have a tough life:D:D:D

semibluff

welcome back, going to drogheda?