Interview with Cog Dis
Charles Hawk: What are you up to recently? What changed since we last talked almost a year ago?
Cog Dis: I'm still grinding spins and coaching them. Even though I don't own the stable, I'm proud of what has been achieved (in the one I am working in), guys are getting from 7s to 30s in record times, some of them as little as 4 weeks, and some guys are getting to 60s in 6 weeks.
My life outside of work has been great. My boys are growing up. The eldest is 15 now and 6 feet tall, he towers over me.
Charles Hawk: Tell me about your performance this year. How are you doing? Any graphs?
Cog Dis: I've been doing well at 60s spins, but low sample sizes. My last 3k games have been at 55 chip ev which I think is decent.
Charles Hawk: How have population tendencies changed comparing with year ago in spins? What new have you learned?
Cog Dis: I'd say the games are getting tougher, but to be honest my chip ev has been getting better and better. I used to only do 43 chips at 60s.
Charles Hawk: If you would need to coach spin beginner who is transitioning from husngs what would be the first advices?
Cog Dis: If someone wanted to transition from HU, the most important spot they need to get good at is the SB vs BB when they are out of position. This is the weakest area for most players I think.
Charles Hawk: Tell me more about your life in Bali.
Cog Dis: I love being in Bali, but to be honest it's becoming more polluted and the traffic can be insane. My son has started acting, so those are the pictures I'll share. He's been getting extra work in movies and is picking up more and more small parts. This is him on the far left of the photo
Charles Hawk: Tell me more about Bali, Indonesia, and its culture. What are the main aspects why you would advice to travel there? Tell me about local cousines you enjoy the most?
Cog Dis: Balinese life and culture is very chilled out. The people in general are very patient and kind. I'm not a big fan of Indonesian food, but it has heaps of great restaurants here and is still cheap compared to western countries.
Charles Hawk: You are a breadwinner for almost 10 years now. That is impressive achievement! Any memories/inspirational or funny poker-stories you would like to share with the readers?
Cog Dis: My favorite story is probably when I was starting out in poker. I had no idea about bankroll management and took my whole $100 roll into a cash game. I got in preflop for my whole stack with JJ vs AK and QQ, and managed to river quads to triple up. If I lost the hand I probably wouldn't have redeposited and would never have ended up becoming a poker player.