Hello Everyone including myself as the only one reading this right now. I play poker for a living. I am not a professional, just an Amateur learning the game and getting better. Only after I build my bankroll, pay off some debts, and move back to Las Vegas (I lived there for 3 years and NEVER played one hand) will I consider myself a professional.
I currently live in the State of Florida where the state limit on Texas HE, Stud, and Omaha are 2/2. This was a great training ground for me in the beginning when I was learning table texture, but other than that it is not where I primarily play. I play online and fluctuate between 5/10 and 15/30 daily inside a 5 day work week. I also play in daily ST and MT tournaments and some of the live tournaments in the casinos and dog tracks of southern Florida. If I want a bigger game I can play any of the 3 million NL house games currently running or get on a few of the cruise ships that travel out to the 3 mile marker and play higher limits/tournaments. This is on the schedule, but I don't generally do that much.
Every 4-6 weeks I have tried to get somewhere that has Poker so I can expand on my game. I have recently spent time in Las Vegas, Atlantic City (I am originally from NJ), and Mississippi. I learned, played, won, and lost in all of those places and it made my game better. To get better you have to live, breathe and be around poker. The amount of knowledge I took from the WPT event I attended (as an observor) in Mississippi in January was unreal; all potential players should attend one of these events as the learning/life lessons are extremely valuable.
Well that is a little background on me and hopefully my daily blog will give you some insight into my pursuit of playing poker full time. I hope I can respond to some of your comments and play with you all one day. Please keep Flopping Aces!!
Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, UTG folds, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, Hero calls, BB calls, MP1 calls.
Flop: (17 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, BB calls, MP2 calls.
Turn: (15 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls, MP2 calls.
River: (21 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, MP2 calls.
Final Pot: 24 BB
Fit or fold hand, stupid, over aggressive?? Well my thinking on this hand was two fold. I was up against two 20%/8%'ers over about 70 hands so I was thinking that I would need two pair, a straight draw, flush draw..... Two, if I hit my hand I am going to get paid off. I have other opinions on this hand but, would appreciate your feedback first. Thanks!!!