I'm not completely new to poker, I enjoy it. But I am pretty terrible at it. So far I think I have lost around $700, from playing at the casino or playing online. My main problem seems to be my emotions and bankroll management. I go on tilt quite easily and will just blow my bankroll. I also get cocky after winning a bit and would bump to higher stakes sit n goes and lose all my money. I have a lot of fun, but am just not responsible enough.
So I went ahead and read some poker books, and found that bankroll management is important to being a successful poker player. I am going to try and abide by this and only play at limits that won't bust me if I lose. I started up an account on Full tilt and loaded $100. I am only play 0.05/0.10 nl holdem 6 max, and so far have been doing well. Since I can't lose much doing this, I haven't gotten angry when I get bad beats. My game has definitely improved.
I also downloaded Poker Edge. It's pretty good and has helped me quite a bit. Seems pricey though, having to pay monthly. Is there a good free alternative or perhaps a cheaper one to check out that will have database of hands as well as have a good HUD?
Thanks for reading, I look forward to posting regular updates on here :D
As of this moment, I feel that I should be a break-even or a slightly winning/losing player. I estimated that the rakeback I get from converting points (which you earn while playing) into cash is around 30%. I think I'll make it to the next VIP level this month, so in October it will be a little less then 40%. Still a long way to go before taking shots at NL100, both money and skill-wise.
I've got a ton of stuff to update. Haven't blogged much this month since I haven't played much poker. Probably down like 10k or so due to random variance, less then steller play and such. Doesn't bother me at all, since it's over such a super small sample. However, I've gotten a lot of shit done this month anyway.
First of all I've got my new computer set up. It's a really sweet grind station right now. Figured out a few ways to be more effective so when I actually get back to being a grind machine, I think that I'm likely to actually have a very high ev/hour. Also going to put in a lot of effort of getting better in omaha. The game is just more interesting then NL right now and I feel that there's a lot more room for a decent edge there.
Also got a girlfriend now. That's pretty sweet. Takes up some time though.
Hello everyone. I've been lurking around the forum for about a year now and thought it would do me some good to start blogging and contributing to the forum.
I started playing just under a year ago (late 2009) and started to do my grinding at NL10. Started to really get into the game and was reading a lot of the posts here about anything related to poker and the hardships that people overcame before their grand successes. After about 6-8 months of grinding, I moved up to 6-tabling NL200 6-max and some heads-up on the side. I have a habit of doing stupid stuff and decided it was time to bust 70-80% of my bankroll in under two days. Determined to rebuild and move my way back up, I decided to switch up sites, clear my database, and really try to think about how I play poker.
I've been rebuilding my roll at NL50 this September and I feel great doing it too. I feel that busting most of my roll was a good experience and helped me grow as a player (although I did not feel that way at the time). I am sticking to 4-tabling 6max thus far, although I usually switch to two tables of HU/6max each to keep me from going into autopilot or surfing the net.
I have a tendency to go into a "loose-passive mode with random spazzing" after losing 3-4bi into a session. My play becomes much sharper after I lose around 6-7. I feel that is one leak I see myself recreating so far in my sessions (I also have a tendency to play long losing sessions when it should be quite the opposite... stoploss maybe?). Aside from those two big leaks, the other smaller ones I intend to fix when I adjust my play at NL50 (4betting light way too much against standard regs, etc).
Most likely will take many days off with the release of Civ5 so close and SC2 starting to pick up again.
My buddy's bachelor party and another friends birthday, so were getting 3 suites at the Aria casino.
I want to play a lot of poker, but as I am still in micros and college, I will be playing in a few of the tournaments they have. The rest of the time I will probly be sloshed. If anyone is interested in hanging out, PM me or post here!
thinking of maybe a sc name, boxer comes to mind. (from slayers boxer)
its a dude, so many more "funny" names for a fat little dude dog, imagine him running through the hallway like superslow kinda bounching up and down with the belly tuching the floor
Awsome, they took like 5 minutes to reply (no exaggeration)
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