My exams are finally finished so I'm returning to poker after a 2 month study break.
This is the first time I've written a blog so I'm not sure what sort of stuff I'll be putting up but the plan for now is to post weekly updates of my results and maybe a more detailed review at the end of each month. If anybody has any suggestions, please leave me a comment.
My bankroll is currently at $3,240 and I'll be playing 100nl 6max until I hit somewhere between $4,000 - $5,000 and I'll probably wait for between $5,000 - $6,000 before taking shots at 200nl HU.
Bit about me:
I'm 21, I live with my girlfriend and 3 year old daughter. I'm just finished my third year of a four year degree in financial mathematics in UCC.
Poker story:
Played live tournaments for a couple of years in pubs and later casinos.
Played online tournaments and a small bit of cash as well on Irish Eyes after getting €20 free online credit from UCCPokerSoc.
Switched to cash games as my main game in February '07 after FutureDoc85 on 2+2 offered to help me out. Started at €10nl and moved up to €20nl. Moved my roll to PartyPoker in June '07 and started at $50nl. Moved up to 100nl fairly quickly.
Around this time I'd started a dealing job in a casino in Cork which involved me working 10pm to 5am 5 nights a week. This caused me to play extremely tired and I dropped 17 buy-ins at 100nl and another 8 at 50nl before finally realizing why I was losing. I bought a 6 month CardRunners subscription around this time.
I started to only play at the weekends and this continued when I went back to college. I gradually regained my confidence, got a couple hours of coaching from Slider on 2+2 and moved back up to 100nl. I learned how to play HU and started playing it on CakePoker.
I spent a lot of time at 100nl because I was only playing at the weekends and cashed out about $4,500 from December to March. I also bought a yearly subscription to LeggoPoker and another 6 months of CardRunners around February.
Near the end of March I was taking shots at 200nl, I bought BobboFitos' ebook but haven't played at all during April and May.
I'm really looking forward to being able to put in some solid hours for the first time in over a year, hopefully I'm not too rusty ;). The goal is to pay for a family vacation at the end of the summer.
