Yorky Pud

The poker world is not one where you can afford to be complacent otherwise you will quickly realise how volatile it can be. Unfortunately for me, I have become rather complacent and it is time to up my game in all areas, not just my playing of the game.

Readers of this blog will know that I have been lucky enough to work with the PokerNews team for the last two European Poker Tour Main Events and it has been a great experience for me, eye-opening in fact, especially when it comes to the standard of my work. I have been able to work alongside some extremely talented writes and it has made me question my own ability in this industry.

When I first started writing about poker I really enjoyed it and worked very hard to produce good content but recently my interest has waned a little. I don't think it helps that I have taken some contracts on where the standard of writing isn't actually of massive importance, its all been about volume and I think that has crept into everything I do. Working with the likes of Dana Immanuel, Jen Mason and Lee Davy has really opened my eyes as far as writing goes. Lee for example is so passionate about being the best writer he can and does write everyday and produces great content, go visit his blog and its fantastic.

He reminds me of myself when I had my old blog on blogspot, the one where people to this day wish was still alive. I think most still want it because I was a bit of a mess and didn't care what I wrote and it was often very close to the bone on a number of subjects. Now I keep my blog on Betfair it has had to be massively toned down for obvious reasons but I can't use that as an excuse to stop being fun, witty and sometimes controversial. When writing the Pudding Abroad entries on here recently I felt like an old part of me had come alive again, a part of me that loves writing and sharing with you the readers. I do have my own unique style of writing, its not something you would ever be taught in a classroom, it is just how I see the world but that's been missing of late. I've basically got complacent with the fact I still pick up a wage at the end of each month, that complacency has got to stop.

We are almost at the start of a new year so now is the perfect time to give myself a big kick up the arse and start producing the goods again when it comes to writing. I guess it is good that I have noticed and started to take action on it myself with the powers that be carrying on at me though. So here's hoping you notice a vast improvement in my future entries, that I can start to aim a little higher, have a little more self belief and get back to where I once belonged!

As always, thanks for reading and best of luck at the tables!