IronMan IV

IronMan IV (the festive edition) is just round the corner but the atmosphere doesn't seem to have the same sense of excitement as previous tournaments. Why is this? Let's explore...

• Could it be the fear that the 'The High Court of All In' may not live up to previous tournament arenas? tinsel...there's got to be tinsel.
• Could it be the dissappearance of the 'The Mouth' one week prior to the tournament...a poker retreat perhaps?
• Could it be that the IronMan elite believe it's a forgone conclusion that 'The Monk' will pick up his 2 second title in succession?

Who knows?

The Monk

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It's all in the chips

As a probation present, the great people at LUCRE, where I work, got me two premium poker kits, complete with 500 11.5g chips in each case. However, there was a mixup with the delivery company meaning FOUR were delivered. I now have a total of 2,000 chips and four cases with eight packs of cards.

The chips will come in useful for the next tournement, when the stakes rise, and I clear up.

The next level

It's an issue affecting start-up businesses and new ventures everywhere. How do you take things to "The next level" without compromising integrity. With IronMan now in its advanced stages, I think we need to take stock, reflect and look to the future.

While 2007 brings with it the promise of another 12 months poker playing at the sharp edge of the game, it's time we look to setting up a frachise. I've got an aquantance based in Manchester who may be receptive to the idea. Obviously, we need to keep some element of control over the tournament, and this is certainly something we need to discuss, perhaps at IronMan IV.

PR can also play an imporant role in building the brand. The Freemansons are a great example of this. The orgnaisation is shrouded in mystery, yet many people know (or importantly, think they know about it. To position IronMan at this level would be ideal.

The first and hopefully not the last.

Well what more can I say, before the night I felt confident but there's always that element of doubt when you enter such a high profile event. With consistent performances in my last 3 table visits (but no win) I knew I had to up my game if I wanted to progress to the next level. Web research and several hours of 'ultimate poker challenge' on Bravo TV had broadened my horizons and opened my mind to a wider style of play.

I pin-pointed three key areas for success.
1) Psychoanalyse each of my IronMan opponents. This was crucial, and I'd like to thank West Yorkshire Police for helping to collate the reports. 2) Patience. A game of stealth was key and worked brilliantly. 3) Luck.

The evening progressed exactly how I predicted and I couldn't have wished for events to have run smoother. Several early head to heads with 'All in' Jim gave me a chip lead and I was able to capitalise on the advantage.

IronMan IV is fast approaching and I'll need to be top of my game to regain the title.
Can I be the first to be a two time winner?

The Monk I

IronMan blog starts here

Following the recent IronMan 3 event discussions here's the IronMan blog. Rejoice.

To start with here's a couple of links to get you introduced to the world of IronMan poker:

• IronMan Poker on Wikipedia
• IronMan Poker - Official website

Have fun.