Railbird name: LoLiPoP
Age: 24
Gender:Male
Location:Sweden
Years Playing Poker: all my life, professional about 5.5 years.
Fav. game: Nl holdem, PL omaha
Fav hand: QT suited and ofcourse pocket AA 5678 double suited in pl oamaha
Fav Poker Site? full
tilt poker, betson ,66poker.
#1 Why did you chose your Railbird.com screen name/ what does it mean?
dosent mean anything specific, just like the name and was the thing that popped up when i created my space on here...
#2 How many hours each day/week spent playing poker on?
Many, dont really no, but atm im spending more % on my time at live poker..
#3 how many Trnys are you going to be entering in this years WSOP ?
PLaying my first right now as i answear these questions, i just survived day 1 in the 5000$ limit holdem even around 300 players we are now down to about 125 im abit over avg in chips. Im planing to play as many as i can maybe around 7 .
#4 Have you won any WSOP seat from online poker this year?
Won 1.
#5 Do you have any superstitions when you play poker? (Certain hands, routine)
sometimes, but im trying to not think to much like that, it just fkes you up (lol)
#6 What do you do to continually improve your game?
trying to learn and study the game more and more and also ofcourse alot by playing (practicing)..
#7 How do you play differently in tournaments vs. cash games?
Im alot tighter in tournements then i am in a cash game, u cant rebuy in most of the tournaments, still i like to play alot of hands, but in cashgame im alot mora agressiv most of the time...
#8 What advice for somebody starting to play?
Dont rush up in stakes to fast, take time to learn about the game, read alot rail alot, try to talk about other guys that knows about poker, its important that u really want to be a good player, it takes time but if u really try to learn u can do it!
#9 largest buy-in for a trny ?
hehe big once, played a few 1 table for 50.000 $ +
# 10What are your strengths as a player?
I think im good at reading and also im good at taking comand at the table..
# 11What goals do you have as a poker player?
I want to be the best in the world, its a big goal but its good with big goals... Also a big goal is to win the wsop, and the wpt final and of course also a breacelet in a side event of the wsop...
#12 Poker Achievements?
| 10-Jun-07 |
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$ 5,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007, Las Vegas |
3rd |
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$ 136,493 |
| 26-Oct-06 |
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€ 5,000 EPT - No Limit Hold'em
The Irish Masters, Dublin |
3rd |
€ 184,780 |
$ 232,340 |
| 19-Oct-06 |
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€ 5,000 Showdown Poker Tour - No Limit Hold'em
Showdown Poker Tour - Denmark, Elsinore |
2nd |
€ 43,200 |
$ 54,156 |
| 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 |
13th |
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$ 907,128 |
| 21-Jul-06 |
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$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006, Las Vegas |
201st |
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$ 1,632 |
| May-06 |
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Grand Final
Poker Nations Cup, Cardiff |
1st |
|
$ 16,666 |
| 20-Nov-05 |
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$ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em
2005 Monte Carlo Millions, Monte Carlo |
84th |
|
|
| 16-Oct-05 |
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$ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em
Bellagio Festa Al Lago IV, Las Vegas |
13th |
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$ 7,280 |
| 15-Oct-05 |
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$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em
Bellagio Festa Al Lago IV, Las Vegas |
24th |
|
$ 4,095 |
| 14-Sep-05 |
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€ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Barcelona Open 2005, Barcelona |
27th |
€ 1,700 |
$ 2,108 |
| 16-Feb-05 |
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$ 2,425 No Limit Hold'em
2005 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles |
5th |
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$ 36,557 |
| 05-Jan-05 |
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$ 7,800 WPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em
2005 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Paradise Island |
42nd |
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$ 13,000 |
| 17-Oct-04 |
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$ 3,500 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em Final
Ladbrokes Poker Cruise, Mediterranean |
9th |
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$ 10,000 |
| 09-Mar-03 |
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€ 280 Limit Texas Hold'em
Norwegian Championship of Poker, Oslo |
4th |
€ 3,075 |
$ 3,374 |
William also placed in a trny london a month ago 2nd for 70000$there.
GOOD LUCK IN THE OTHER EVENTS THIS YEAR AT THE WSOP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
41 comments
I saw you on tv losing with JJ taken out by KK.
Will, I've seen U play at the EPT. What U've achieved in one year is great, you can do it bro, keep it up!
//Jroen
Thank you for a great interview, William!
And to you, Cpt, thank you so much!