When he logged in to his partypoker account last week, Grant Monaghan was greeted by a lovely surprise.
He discovered in "My Tickets" section some treasures that weren't there a few hours earlier:
- The Warrior ticket ($215)
- The 300 ticket ($320)
- 3x $150 Daily Legend tickets
Grant had topped Leaderboard 3 of the Legend of the Week promotion and he didn't even realize it!
Grant is 32 years old and lives in Ipswich, Suffolk with his two young children. His day job is being a bus driver, but at night, he hits the partypoker tables and from his recent results, he seems to be doing quite well.
"I started playing poker when I was in the sixth form. I used to sit on the computers and mess around playing free poker games online with my mates. Then I really started to enjoy it and I wanted to get better, so made my first real money deposit when I turned 18."
Starting at SNG Tournaments
Grant started his online poker journey grinding sit & go tournaments, just like many players these days.
"I started by playing sit & gos. I had a lot of time on my hands because I was playing semi-professional football and was still in education. It got to the point where I would try playing 50-100 SNG in a day at the $6 or $11 buy-in level and I seemed to make a profit on a consistent basis."
Football and poker was in Grant's daily life for some time until a life-changing event had him ditch both games.
"I started by playing sit & gos. I had a lot of time on my hands because I was playing semi-professional football and was still in education. It got to the point where I would try playing 50-100 SNG in a day at the $6 or $11 buy-in level and I seemed to make a profit on a consistent basis."
Leveling Up with Multi-Table Tournaments
With a SNG background and going the next level into the world of multi-table tournaments left Grant feeling that he needed some help and he decided to seek assistance. He then sought for seasoned pro Paul Jackson.
"I started to improve and get results in tournaments and since that they're all I've played; I've never looked back at SNG."
His achievements include winning satellites into $10,000 tournaments and winning two tournaments on the very same night for a combined score of around $14,000. Thanks to these results, Grant has become the Legend of the Week!
"Now I only play when funds and time allow but I've really been grinding these past few months and enjoying some good results. Last week, I finished second in The Terminator and second in The Oceans the following night!"
That pair of runner-up finishes helped Grant top the Leaderboard 3.
The Formats of Daily Legends are Brilliant
"I really enjoy the Daily Legends tournaments as the structure and formats are brilliant, especially for people who have work the next morning because they don't go on until 05:00. Obviously, it's easy for me to say the Legend of the Week is great because I won it and its fantastic rewards, meaning I have the opportunity to play stakes I don't usually. I'm so excited to play The 300 and The Warrior on Sunday, hopefully, can get a couple of results, fingers crossed."
Here are a couple of tips from Grant for his fellow partypoker players who are also interested in the Daily Legends tournaments.
"I would say try not to bust early as silly as that sounds. You should never be busting early with 100 big blinds unless you have aces or kings or some real bad cooler. Since I've been trying to get my early bust-out stat down, I've seemed to improve my results."
"I also feel like I never tilt, like ever. I never go on about bad beats and it really winds me up when I hear others talk about them because we have all heard the stories before and they can impact your mindset for the rest of the tournaments you're in at the time. I do believe the psychological side of the game is the most important."
Check out The Daily Legends
As the name implies, Daily Legends are ongoing every day. They have a wide range of buy-ins to suit every bankroll. Just like Grant said, they have amazing structures that give you plenty of bang for your buck yet finish at a reasonable time so you can get some well-earned rest.
Playing in certain Daily Legends can qualify you for the Legend of the Week promotion, where $60,000 worth of Daily Legends tickets are given away every week to the best performers.
Do check out the Daily Legends, where you can run deep but still be able to get some good night's sleep!
Source: https://www.partypoker.com/blog/en/daily-legends-are-brilliant-for-people-who-have-work-the-next-morning.html