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Brian, aka SubQ
The jack of all trades, SubQ has just recently started taking poker seriously as a hobby

Name Brian Adams

Age 33

Where are you from? Texas

Are you married? Children?
Yes, happily, with 2 lovely children.

What do you do for a living?
I do a lot of things. I suppose in a loose order:
Entrepreneur / Executive / Production / Network Engineer

How long have you been playing Internet poker?
Close to 3 months.

What limits do you play?
Currently micro-limits. ( >= .05/.10 <= 1/2 )
I want to learn all levels/aspects of the game starting from the ground up. I have found that people play a little differently at each level and I think experience in each level is good for my overall knowledge base (versatility).

What is your favorite site and why?
I have mixed opinions on sites.
Software wise, I think PokerStars is the best, followed by UltimateBet. Play wise, I think PokerStars is one of the more difficult places to play. There are definitely sites with softer games out there than both PokerStars and UltimateBet. I periodically play at other sites to evaluate software and game play. I feel it is extremely important that you are able to get a hand history for post game analysis at whatever site(s) you decide to play.

What has been your biggest poker thrill or achievement up to now?
I can't recall too many huge thrills at this point. I think the game in and of itself is a thrill. A win, regardless of the level, is a thrill for me. I truly enjoy the game.

What area of your game are you currently focusing on?
I am focusing on skill/experience (learning). I believe that "how the cards fall" is 50% of the game, how you play those cards is the other 50%. When you mix those two factors with each player dynamic at the table and how they play you have the equation for an awesome game (as you can see nobody will ever be at 100%). I cannot control how the cards fall so I focus on how I play them. I don't think there is a substitute for experience mixed with study of the game and I want to be as close to 100% as I can.

If you could go back in time and start all over again on the Internet, what would you do differently?
Not much. I probably wouldn't play any of the "play money" games other than to get a feel for the software at different sites. In addition, maybe study the game a little more before I started playing. However, I believe it is important to mix game play with study and I think I mixed them pretty well when I started, a jump start on the study would have been nice though.

What’s your favorite poker saying or phrase?
There are a lot of good ones. I think probably my favorite one is, "For without the river, there would be no fish". I like the terminology used in poker, it reminds me of the terminology used in networking/unix, pretty ingenious.

Who is your favorite poker player (if you have one)?
I don't think anyone in particular. I do like TJ Cloutier, his attitude, and his famous saying, "That's poker".

What are your other interests outside of poker?
Christianity, family, surfing, fishing, hunting, diving, digital photography/video, stock trading, internet/networking/computers, technology.

Feel free to add anything else you would like to say.
I think that your book is invaluable for the new poker player. I have played in home games for years and I have been involved in the internet since as far back as I can remember (it is part of my business and has always been a hobby). It wasn't until I merged the two that I figured out I really didn't know much about poker. As I started studying the game (reading different books and forums) I realized just how awesome it really was and how much I liked it. In addition, I feel that "community" on the internet is one of the best forms of global communication/interaction/teaching/learning and the community you are building here with the forum is great. I strongly encourage people to participate. I think poker is a great game and I really enjoy playing it.Look Brian up in the Poker Forum!