Well Railbirds Thomas Wahlroos gave me a few minutes of his time to interview him while he was playing on
FTP yesterday ! Thanks Alot for your time Thomas !
Player Name: Thomas Whalroos
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Age: 27
#1 How many hours each day/week spent playing poker on?
Thomas Wahlroos: during wsop 80h, normally around 30, more tournies more hours !
#2 How would you define your style of play?
| 02-Jun-07 |
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 $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007, Las Vegas |
248th |
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$ 3,478 |
| 03-May-07 |
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Heat 12
Partypoker.com World Open III, Maidstone |
3rd |
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| 21-Apr-07 |
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 $ 25,000 WPT - No Limit Hold'em Championship
Fifth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic, Las Vegas |
7th |
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$ 278,465 |
| 10-Apr-07 |
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$ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em
Fifth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic, Las Vegas |
10th |
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$ 8,005 |
| 28-Mar-07 |
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 € 10,000 EPT Grand Final - No Limit Hold'em
EPT Grand Final, Monte Carlo |
34th |
€ 23,230 |
$ 30,982 |
| 14-Dec-06 |
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$ 15,000 WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic - No Limit Hold'em
Fifth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Las Vegas |
100th |
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$ 25,370 |
| 17-Nov-06 |
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 € 3,000 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em
Full Tilt Poker Dublin All-Star Challenge, Dublin |
3rd |
€ 31,500 |
$ 40,368 |
| 11-Oct-06 |
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$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Festa Al Lago V Poker Tournament, Las Vegas |
15th |
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$ 7,190 |
| 28-Jul-06 |
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$ 10,000 No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006, Las Vegas |
91st |
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$ 51,129 |
| 09-Jul-06 |
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$ 10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006, Las Vegas |
8th |
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$ 61,476 |
| 12-Jun-06 |
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€ 10,000 WPT Grand Prix de Paris - No Limit Hold'em
Rendez Vous a Paris 2006, Paris |
3rd |
€ 243,750 |
$ 310,312 |
| 08-Jun-06 |
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€ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em
Midnight Sun 2006, Helsinki |
5th |
€ 11,400 |
$ 14,722 |
| 30-May-06 |
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$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Mandalay Bay Poker Championship, Las Vegas |
4th |
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$ 13,880 |
| 18-Apr-06 |
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$ 25,000 WPT Championship - No Limit Hold'em
Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, Las Vegas |
99th |
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$ 43,935 |
| 17-Apr-06 |
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$ 2,500 Super Satellite - No Limit Hold'em
Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, Las Vegas |
1st |
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$ 25,700 |
| 04-Apr-06 |
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$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em (Evening)
Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, Las Vegas |
3rd |
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$ 8,295 |
| 07-Mar-06 |
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€ 10,000 EPT Grant Final - No Limit Hold'em
EPT Grand Final, Monte Carlo |
10th |
€ 33,500 |
$ 40,350 |
#4 Do you have any superstitions when you play poker? (Certain hands, routine)
#5 How do you play differently in tournaments vs. cash games?
Thomas Wahlroos: more aggressive in tournamnets
#6 What advice for somebody starting to play?
Thomas Wahlroos: bank roll management is the most importanat thing, stick to manageable limit and games u can beat, and stay away from casino games!
#7 How many Trnys are you going to join in this years WSOP events ?
Thomas Wahlroos: 29 ! most nl, plh, plo and omaha hi/lo events. Of course if if im still in a tournie i cant play the next day, so prob it will be fewer.
#8 Where do you see your self in 1 year playing poker?
Thomas Wahlroos: in 1 year probably travelling a bit less since i have been on the road for about 4 years now
#9 Are their any particular players you look up too?
Thomas Wahlroos: not really
#10 Do men play differently against women?
Thomas Wahlroos: not really, depends on player to player
#11 Is there anything else you would like people to know about yourself that is poker-related or even non-poker related?
Thomas Wahlroos: i hate interviews :-) ! ( lmao )
Cptmorgan: I looked at his website and hae also likes skydiving, scuba diving, snowboarding ! here is hi Bio on his page . Before turning my poker hobby into a profession I was an investmant banker in London, England and Stockholm, Sweden for two years . Outside the cardrooms I enjoy a lot of outdoor activities such skydiving, scuba diving and snowboarding. I havent't BASE jumped yet but that's high up there on my to do list. I spend most of my time on the road. I follow the World Poker Tour and tend to be in Vegas about half of the year and go home to Finland about once a month. I'm pretty sure I will settle down soon as life on the road can get pretty tough, but I still haven't decided where I want to live.
Cptmorgan thanks for your time Thomas
Cptmorgan and if you go to the website tommorrow it will be under the Blog section !
Cptmorgan look for the BIRD FEED !
Thomas Wahlroos: ok np
Cptmorgan Good luck at the WSOP and at the tbls
Thomas Wahlroos: thx
just reposting this b/c its on page 6 now lol
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10 comments
great one cpt,NO CASINOS.lol
ty for your time TW
Great job
I bet after WSOP Tod Brunson would grant you an interview. He is pretty responsive in chat.
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good job cpt. That is another great bird feed. look forward to more.