Jymaster0011 Takes His Turn in The Well
In a recent thread in Poker Discussion, Jordan Jymaster0011Young (pictured) opened the floor up for questions as part of his turn in “The Well,” following in the footsteps of other top PocketFives.com members like DoylesRoomBrunson 10 member Steve gboro780 Gross. Young, who sits at #2 worldwide in the PocketFives.com Rankings, divulged a pretty significant amount about of personal information and poker strategy in the process. Let’s check out what he had to say.
If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of “The Well,” here’s a quick explanation as taken from Gross: “A stranger is being shown around a village that he has just become part of. He is shown a well and his guide says, ‘On any day except Tuesday, you can shout any question down that well and you’ll be told the answer.’ The man seems pretty impressed, and so he shouts down, ‘Why not on Tuesday?’ A voice from in the well shouts back, ‘Because on Tuesday, it’s your day in the well.'”
One of the first posters asked Young whether he’s a mathematical or a “feel” player. Young admitted, “I don’t use an HUD or anything. I’m pretty much only a feel player.” He proceeded to post an image of his four-monitor setup, which featured online poker tables on one monitor, online poker lobbies on another, PocketFives.com on one, and Facebook on the fourth.
Also coming up in “The Well” was whether Young was backed or backed others. The #2 player in the business responded, “I’ve been backed a couple of different times and currently have a staking deal with Chris moorman1Moorman (pictured) that allows me to play $10Ks or whatever I want.” On the bad beats that he takes while playing on the felts, Young admitted, “I’ve almost entirely disconnected myself from the emotional aspect of online tournaments because of all of the bad beats that go on from a day to day basis.”
What makes a superior poker player? Is it putting in hundreds of thousands of hands? Is it the ability to read people? Is it being able to make a big laydown? Young opined, “I think that it takes a lot of hard work and, more importantly, a lot of creativity. You just have to be able to think unconventionally if you really want to excel in the higher stakes tournaments.” What will a successful poker player do 35 to 40 years down the road? Young forecasted, “Own a business/making money from something besides poker. I see myself playing poker my entire life, but I don’t think it will always be my #1 source of income.”
Young is now looking forward to 2011. His goal for the expiring calendar year was to pass $150,000 in earnings. Now, he’s thinking bigger: “When I started 2010, my goal was to make $150K, so I think my goal for 2011 is going to be to make $500K. Hopefully, I can blow that out of the water like I did my 2010 goal.” He’s been putting in plenty of volume, telling readers that he had been playing online “60+ hours per week as of the last few months, but I’m playing a decent bit live now, so hopefully I can just win a WPT and cut my hours way back. That’s the plan at least.”
Several members of the online poker community are social butterflies whose joys include partying downtown and living the high life. For Young, however, the ideal living situation is far different. In a “Well” response, Young asserted that he’d like to live “somewhere quiet. I’m not a big city person and would much rather be on a lake at a cabin enjoying the peace and quiet.” Right now, he resides in Michigan.
His eureka moment came during a $30 Rebuy held as part of a Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series. He explained that his 3betting, 4betting, and 5betting light were working to perfection, perhaps opening his eyes to a whole new dimension of the game. On his advice for newcomers, Young explained, “Play a lot and ask people lots of questions because I think that’s the best way to get better. Try not to take it too seriously because as long as you’re playing good and getting it in ahead, it’s going to pay off in the long-run.”
Young plays as Jymaster11 on PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker and, as such, he’s become a highly recognized name. On being the target of aggression at the tables, Young told “The Well” readers, “It gets annoying at times, but the hands that get flipped over against me are pretty funny to see, to be honest.”
Other random (and perhaps not-so-true) facts:
1. Young enjoys listening to Taylor Swift when he starts a session.
2. His dream vacation is a trip to Mark dipthrong Herm’s home in Pennsylvania.
3. He aspires to 9bet light successfully one day.
4. He prefers Verizon over AT&T.
5. He prefers Kobe Bryant over LeBron James.
