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Norwegian player Trond Eidsvig was first introduced to poker by a friend who was hosting a $20 freeze-out tournament and he has been playing poker both live and online ever since. Trond improved his poker strategy by playing freerolls and then built up his bankroll by playing low stakes ring games, before moving on to live tournaments.
He’s the 4th in terms of money of Norwegian poker players with $1.7 million in winnings.
At Full tilt poker , he gave a chat as follows:
QUESTION FROM Spronkie: i love your pokerstyle, im 22 i woud like to be a pokerpro one day, what do you think its the bes way live or online ?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Thank you Spronkie, my best advice must be to test the field and see what suits you!

QUESTION FROM Live4Par: what do you feel is the best way to play middle pairs pre flop?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: There’s alot of different factors that decides how to play a specific hand. Stack sizes and table image for example. Good luck at the tables!

QUESTION FROM Patrick J_16: how much money did u start off with in poker?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: I started of practising on freerolls and at low buy in tournaments. I can’t remember any start amount but i believe it was quite a few small deposits at the beginning

QUESTION FROM Spronkie: netherlands poker is ok?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Yes, the dutch guys are really good players!

QUESTION FROM swankde23: in the beginning of a rebuy tourny what kind of hands are you looking for to call ppl who ship their stacks early and often

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: I try to gamble with speculative hands sometimes, weak Aces and small pairs doesn’t play to good in those spots.

QUESTION FROM pokergirlal: do u only play nl do u play any other games

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: I play mainly NL, but I’m exploring the other great games of poker aswell.

QUESTION FROM alenic58: Hey trond, thanks for being with us, stupid question but would like your opinion… which pocket pair and higher do you consider value??

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: It’s a pleasure alenic58! I can’t give u an answer on that because poker is about specific situations. You will have to gather the information you need to make a decision at the table.

QUESTION FROM newfiegirl59: can you please explain what position is when playing in tournaments

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: out position means what specific seat you had when you played the hand.

QUESTION FROM Special_agent69: what is the best way to play in free roll games, when you get people that just raise and reraise with nothing and bluff??

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: I would’ve played very solid and just waited for the good spots. There will be alot of them!

QUESTION FROM Spronkie: i hope you win a bracelet 1 day and uhhh i hate phil hellmuth but i love daniel negrau and antonius and you afcorse

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Thanks Spronkie, have a great evening!

QUESTION FROM djjonathanlyons: I can gain huge chip leads in every game I play, I just cant seem to finish, what am I doing wrong?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Maybe you have som leaks you need to plug, or maybe the varians just give u a hard time for a while…good luck on making it all the way!

QUESTION FROM goldorgoldie: What are these mini events?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Theese events is an opportunity Full Tilt give small time players to make a big cash for a small buy in. FTOPS can be expensive and not affordable for everyone. The MiniFTOPS offers the same variety of tournaments for 1/10 of the buy in.

QUESTION FROM goldorgoldie: Im having trouble finding these. Is that the FTOPS under tournaments?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Yes, click on tournament and then click on the FTOPS box. There you can check out the action and register for events/satelittes.

QUESTION FROM RussMac11: wht is the best thing u can do when u r getting bad beats consistenly

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Just forget about it and move on, if that isn’t working out I would recommend u to take a short break! We all go through tough times, we just have to learn how to deal with it. Good luck at the tables!

QUESTION FROM Snakao: When you knew that you could be a professional poker player?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: It was a goal right from the beginning when I realized I loved the game.

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: I like them both to be honest, but if I have to choose I’ll say tournaments.

QUESTION FROM danyboy9: do you prefer ring games or tournaments?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Answer above:

QUESTION FROM JOSHUA M23: hello can u teach me how to be a pro

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Sign up on an online coachingsite, and start playing as much as u can.

QUESTION FROM DaisyDPetals: Hi Trond, any advice on tourneys when you’re up against donks trying to double and triple up from the start. I like to play tight and aggressive. Wait for good hands or bluff like a maniac?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Against unstable players It’s a good idea to tightened up and wait for a good spot to take their chips.

QUESTION FROM frack_14: what’s your favourite hand?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: The best starting hand at the game I’m playing.

QUESTION FROM Moneytaker65: I have been playing $5 SNGs latelty and have been in the money roughly 50% of the time, is this a decent percent, or should i keep working to place in the money much more before going up in stakes?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: I suggest you look up some articles or forums about it online. Good luck on your game!

QUESTION FROM Kid_Pok4r: how long did it take you 2 become a pro?

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: I played poker for 18 months on the side before I went pro.

ANSWER FROM Trond Eidsvig: Thanks for joining me tonight guys, I wish u all the best of luck at the tables.

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