Its Working

I am making progress. I have always worked better under pressure. I have been getting 3k - 5k hands in per day on the internet, and yes, some hands at the casino.

My new casino strategy is almost a hit and run mentality. I figured the slow pace of play dictates you are either catching cards or not. I have tried waiting it out but it takes to much time for the cards to turn. (12hrs + ) So I go for 3hrs, or 90 hands, and walk.

Most days I make 50 - 100 and then like yesterday I get paid off and make 400. I realized I should be happy with the small days. I have learned poker is not get rich quick but a slow and steady accumulation of small wins supplemented by big ones.

Besides, a run to the casino in the middle of the day is a great excuse to take a break and ride my motorcycle. And immediate cash in my hands is nice too.

Putting all My Eggs in the Internet

I have decided that I will play 99% on the internet. Live play has become to slow and time consuming. Travel time to and from the casino, along with the 30 hands per hr that you see, has lost its appeal. Even at micro stakes, I can make just as much without leaving home.

Besides, I am tired of watching the most clueless playes win massive pots with J4o.

Last Try

I have 6 weeks of unemployment left, so I have 6 weeks of trying left. After that, poker will be down graded to a hobby.

I have learned alot in the last couple of months to sharpen my game. The most important one being, I learned to lose or give up. My opponents aren't all idiots, and even if they are, they mostly re raise or check raise when they have a monster hand. Although this is not true Live. I folded twice and the idiots were true idiots and I folded the best hand.


I cured myself of my chronic fatigue by watching House MD and confirming it with Web MD. One of his patients had chronic fatigue and they said it was from low potassium due to drinking excessive water. My doctor put me on diuretics which caused me to drink large amounts of water, flushing out potassium. More commonly known as an electrolyte. I started taking more vitamins with great results. I also lost a little confidence in my Doctor.

Lastly, I am doing a new hit and run strategy for live games. 2 hrs and I am off to a different casino. Once I hit $200 up of down, I am done for the day. More then that I get bored and start making mistakes. I blame this on multi tabling. I know this is weak but I have to build my bank roll. So bank roll management takes precedence over maximizing profits for now.

Can't Give it Up

I am still playing and still treading water. My live play is making me just enough to get by and my internet play is sinking.

I feel that I reached a new understanding and comfort level of the game but the results don't show it. I have a superiority complex along with greed and a desire to win every pot I enter. I am finding my self trying to run over games with marginal hands and going all in when my gut is telling me I am beat.

I am going to slow it down and look at it from a different point of view. I am going to respect my opponents play and think of the hand as a puzzle. I will think before I push the button and trust my instinct. If I fold the best hand, so be it. I know I can play better and I am determined to prove it with results.

I am starting from the bottom so up is the only way I can go.