2007-12-30 14:44:21
The Curious Story of Ed Hollis (Bluescouse)
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If you follow the world of online poker and the sometimes strange people that inhabit it, then you have probably heard of Ed Hollis, aka "Bluescouse."
He is a young poker player from Wales. His blog, which is called "88% Concentration", has been running for almost two years.
Ed has had almost 260k visitors to his blog during that time, and there is a reason for that; he is a truly degenerative gambler and many people enjoy reading about his incredible ups and downs (and I do mean incredible.) You have all the hallmarks of a degenerative poker player; playing way over his head, buying into live tournaments that he can't really afford, betting on sports and borrowing money from his parents so that he can keep playing.
Here is a basic timeline of his ups and downs that I have cobbled together from reading his site, from Feb '06 until now:
1. Feb '06 - has a 1k roll, is playing 25/50 NL
2. Qualifies for '06 Irish Poker Open
3. June '06 - runs up his bankroll to 50k pounds
4. July '06 - busts his roll
5. July '06 - deposits a few hundred pounds
6. July 27, '06 - makes 11k
7. July 28, '06 - loses 11k
8. Aug '06 - borrows from parents, "rebuilds" playing 0.15/0.25, 0.50/1.00
9. Aug 17, '06 - +14,300 bankroll
10. Aug 23, '06 - pays back debts, deposits "non-gambling" savings
11. Aug 28, '06 - back up to 17.4k pound bankroll
12. Sep 2, '06 - down to 3200
13. Sept 12, '06 - up to 19k pounds
14. Sept 16, '06 - plays Barcelona EPT
15. Sept 22, '06 - plays London EPT
16. Sept 27, '06 - +88k bankroll (FYI, Ed plays mostly short-handed No Limit Hold'em on Betfair and Crypto for those wondering)
17. Oct 13, '06 - breaks 6 figures for bankroll
18. Oct 31, '06 - plays EPT Dublin
19. Nov 2, '06 - dabbles in 250/500 NLHE
20. Nov '06 - hits a high of 170k pounds, then proceeds to lose 120k pounds in 3 days playing 250/500 NLHE
21. Nov 27, '06 - down to 30k pounds
22. Dec '06 - up to 80k pounds, then back down to 10k pounds
23. Jan 2, '07 - busto
24. Jan 5, '07 - playing 0.15/0.25 with 400 roll
25. mid Jan '07 - up to 8k
26. End of Jan '07 - runs bad, quits blog out of frustration
27. March '07 - resumes blog, is back on track, says he got up to 18k pounds
28. Apr '07 - +64k pounds bankroll
29. Apr 8, '07 - +87k bankroll
30. End of April '07 - ran up his bankroll to over 100k pounds, took out substantial chunk for savings and a house
31. Beginning of May '07 - busts his online roll, deposits all of his offline savings (89k)
32. End of May '07 - 67k total bankroll
33. June '07 - over 125k bankroll (breaks 6 figures for the third time)
34. Early July '07 - busts his bankroll again, starts using money from his house fund to deposit
35. July 23, '07 - 4k bankroll
36. End of July '07 - bust again
37. End of Aug '07 - 2700 bankroll
38. Sept '07 - borrowing $ to play, busting borrowed $$
39. Nov '07 - owes 12k in borrowed money
40. Dec '07 - gets roll up to 72k, pays back debts
41. Currently - back down to 7500 bankroll
Ed has used quite a few different aliases; right now he is "_Goku_" on Crypto and "Supagrass" on Betfair.
I used to think that this site was just an elaborate ruse to drive traffic but he is a real player with real hand histories that have been posted online.
Running up a bankroll from nothing to over 100k pounds THREE times in less than two years is quite an accomplishment, regardless of how big of a degenerate he is. Without proper bankroll management he is destined to continue on these incredible ups and downs, though then his blog wouldn't be nearly as entertaining. Playing $25/$50 No Limit Hold'em with a 1k bankroll is quite hilarious, almost as funny as playing $250/$500 NLHE with a 100k bankroll.
Here is the link to his blog:
88% Concentration
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