Recently signing with the online poker room Overbet.com was high-stakes pro Martijn Gerrits, who goes by the handle “Megal0d0n.” One of the top heads-up players on the iPoker Network, Gerrits has faced the likes of Luke “FullFlush1” Schwartz and Swedish poker phenomenon “Isildur1” during his career. He sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss becoming part of Ovebet.com’s roster of sponsored pros.

Poker News Daily: Thanks for joining us. Talk about how you came to sign with Overbet.com, which makes its home on the Merge Gaming Network.

Martijn Gerrits: I was never interested in sponsorships because they are mainly about live poker and I don’t have that much respect for live poker pros since most guys are only famous for luckboxing one tournament instead of making money every month by playing thousands of hands online against other good players. When the guys behind Overbet.com contacted me and told me that our team was going to be mainly major online grinders, I was very interested.

PND: What makes Overbet.com a unique online poker room?

Martijn Gerrits: I think Overbet.com has the best software to play on. Also, there are a lot of fish since there are big sportbooks on the network and the site has fish-friendly options like a rabbit cam. Online poker is all about having an edge and generating volume, so Team Overbet consists of big online winners.

PND: You’ve played against Luke “FullFlush1” Schwartz and “Isildur1” in your career. Can you tell us a bit about their games?

Martijn Gerrits: I played against them on iPoker, where “Isildur1” started to play 200nl and from there, he was in no time playing $25/$50 and then $100/$200. There was more high-stakes action for a long period of time on iPoker compared to Full Tilt and that was all because of “Isildur1.” He was famous for over-betting all the time in big pots. I can say that his playing style suits our poker room’s name the most.

PND: How did you get started in poker?

Martijn Gerrits: I never made a single deposit, whereas my friends all deposited $50, built it into $1,000, and then went broke. I started with play money games and freerolls and played a high volume of hands in order to learn fast. By selling one million chips on PokerStars for $10, I got my first micro bankroll. Then, I lost it, started to read about bankroll management, and sold more chips for $100. I played with that on iPoker and after that moment, I never went broke.

PND: How do you improve your own game?

Martijn Gerrits: I think nobody’s game is perfect and have seen too many poker players go broke in the last year. So, I keep working on my game by watching videos, playing sessions with other pros, and playing against friends on lower limits to exploit each other’s leaks. This is a very good way to keep up my game with the competition getting better and better.

PND: What words of wisdom would you give to beginners?

Martijn Gerrits: Start playing very low limits with proper bankroll management and try to climb in stakes from there. Don’t try to be the best player, but try to be a big winner in a consistent way. Most people who try to become the best player don’t succeed and go broke, but the ones who try to be big winners in a consistent way have more chances to make some good money. For me, it’s all about the money and not about being the best.

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