New Year Poker Q & A With John Eames

Ringing in the New Year is popular Brit pro John Eames. Card Player has been asking many familiar faces of poker about their 2011, the player who most impressed them during the year, the lessons they learned, and their hopes for 2012.

Eames speaks about close-calls at EPTs, his ideal Christmas, his love of Cannes, and much more in today’s Poker Q & A.

Rebecca McAdam: How was your 2011?

John Eames: Some disappointments early in the year and a downswing after Vegas, but it ended well so a good year overall.

RM: What were you most proud of?

JE: Difficult to say but probably my third place finish at EPT Copenhagen, even though I was disappointed not to win.

RM: What was your best memory of the year?

JE: Most memorable time of the year for me is always the WSOP in Vegas. Not great memories when it comes to poker but just being with my friends in a mansion in Vegas is a lot of fun.

RM: Did you learn anything this year about your game?

JE: During some of the downswings I had I realised that I actually wasn’t playing very well at times. It’s easy to blame things on bad luck too often. I improved at working hard when things weren’t going well.

RM: Where was the best place you’ve been in 2011?

JE:I always love having an excuse to go to Cannes and had a good time there on the occasions I went this year.

RM: What is your ideal way to spend Christmas?

JE: I’m normally just happy to stay at home. Usually feel quite burnt out by December so it’s nice to just do as little as possible and see people I don’t see enough of.

RM: What would be an ideal present to give to you?

JE: Difficult to say, anything that helps make my life a tiny bit more organised, I’m pretty incompetent at times!

RM: What are your poker plans for 2012?

JE: Probably just keep doing what I do every year, travel to as many big tournaments as I can. Tough to plan winning a major title but it would be great if I could.

RM: What are your hopes?

JE: I definitely feel like I’m due to win something major, would be disappointed if 2012 finished without a title, so hopefully it will happen.

RM: Who most impressed you this year in poker or who do you think had a fantastic year)?

JE: Chris Moorman finally really proved himself in the live arena, he had a remarkable year. It was inevitable though as for years now he’s been one of the hardest working players in poker. He loves the game.

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