Oh teddy teddy, plays for vc poker and he wins fuck all

I ve never pissed myself lauging as much as when i saw that vcpoker had sponsored teddy sherringham. Now the vcpoker website is full of annoying cliche's (football related of course)
the thing is while teddy sheringham has won a bit of cash playing in all the top tourneys (lets face it he can afford the buy-in) but i doubt whether he has turned a profit. You may be able to see where this post is going!! Now i now he is a good bloke because a relative of mine is quite friendly with him, although when it comes down to poker... im not sure.
There are a lot of better tourney players on vc and on the tribbeca network than old teddy, an example being pirate pab who has won well over $100k online this year as well as numerous sattelite seats to places far and wide. Why not give a lad like this a chance of playing in all the big tourneys. Teddy has enough money of his own to enter tourneys all over the world, but some internet players, myself included, would struggle all the expences and large buy-in events, however in the long run would for sure turn a bigger profit than super teddy.

I know that vc need a good ambassador probably more than a good player, although it is very possible to get the best of both worlds. id like to see how teddy gets on in the regular vc comps and the live ones he is sponsored for.

the funniest thing is the quote on the site under teddy's image

"poker is the one game i don't mind getting a red card or two in,
see you at the tables"

you bet your bollocks we will teddy, bring a big belt!

Big pimpin spendin G's ( cLAImer StYLe)

Shudda won the bleeder

2nd in 20k guaranteed, played a good game all the way through picked my spots in the final and got Hu with surindergit, he started on the same table as me and i still couldn't work him out, the final hand i couldnt get away from the 678 flop with 89, he was opposite sitting with 45, no improvement, was gutted last night but 2/400+ is a good result.

If anyone sees my getting railed, or haing a crack with some people who are not playing, there probably mates of mine.

the claimer- good steady player, likes to give a bit of stick about, but likes good bantor. He is a real threat on the $50stt's if he keeps his mind on the game

TF1- begginer bit of a square lol, likes to play small stakes hu games and give me stick

Crazycrane- small stakes mtt player, of average ability met him once at a home game.

overcards- zak, big )6ft9" ex-england basketball player. quite a good mtt player. has had some good scores for a recreational player.

Sheffruss- don't even think he plays, but mate of mine from home.

thedog200- still got a bit to learn poker-wise, plays the odd 6 seater and speed comp

My take on Short Stack Play in mtt's

Invariably at some stage of an mtt, be-it online or in a brick and mortar casino, you will have to deal with short stack play.
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This may be due to a bad beat or a series of which or just a bad play on your behalf.
When short stacked the number one priority is not to panic. About 70% of online players will panic when short stacked and shove their chips in on the next hand or with any ace. Many authors like TJ cloutier and Doyle Brunson will talk about ten big blinds being a danger level, of course it depends on the magnitude of the tournament and of course the individuals aspirations in said tournament. If a player wants to just sneak into the money then 99 times out of 100 that is what they will do and will often be all in on their bb.
For players who like myself always set out with the objective of winning a tournament I would say that 5 BB is panic station!.
This however depends on the table you are sitting at. If it is possible to push all in and the bb pass to your raise then that is only a good thing, otherwise you are forced to find hands. My advice is try to avoid pushing with rag aces unless in late position, if a move is needed, say in the next 4 hands before the Blinds come round then I would find a hand like JT suited sufficient. This is because if you are called by a small pair you are slight favourite and with a rag ace its near enough even money.
If your preferred tactic when ss is to push all in a few times to pick up the blinds then make sure you have at least suited cards (if rags) or some sort of connectors to open up the straight possibility.
A move of mine sometimes when ss is to push all-in blind in 1st position.
This may seem like a very kamikaze move however there is a little bit of method behind it. A fist position move often indicates a strong hand and if you pick up a caller often the blinds will pass giving you extra value in the pot. This move however should only be used when you have made a conscious decision to not allow the blinds to pass through you again.
Often when ss you are going to have to gamble, but make sure you have been concentrating on the table to see who are the more passive players and who are the more aggressive, I.e. who is likely to call your raise and who is not. Another very important thing is to try and push your chips in against one opponent. It is much better to get your chips in with 7 2 vs. one opponent than JJ against 5,
So The next time you are ss in a tournament try and figure out a way to get yourself out of it. Look round the table and pick targets to steal blinds and avoid raising loose players blinds with garbage. If you pick up a big hand deliberate for a few seconds and shove in, often you will be called by a hand which you are dominating.