[AncientPC]

I'm in the same financial situation as Sponger.

I never played Texas HE except for fun (i.e. no money) with some friends and cheapo Bicycle chips a few times out of the year.

Last year I found Texas Calculatem off Suprnova in late July '04 and thought that gave me an advantage.

I got lucky and didn't bust out despite playing 1/2 6-max and some 2/4 6-max with a $100 roll but was about break even.

July to August 2004: Newbie crap, Amoeba referred me to 2+2, 5k hands @ .5/1 limit

September 2004: 20k hands @ .5/1 limit; tried higher limit, shorthanded play, NL, and SNGs; settled on NL 25 (about 15k hands)

October 2004: 25k hands @ NL 25; 5k hands @ Party NL 50 (marginally losing); World of Warcraft

November 2004: World of Warcraft beta ends Nov. 20; 25k hands at NL 25; moved up to .5/1 NL (non-Party, I only play NL 25 on Party & skins)

December 2004: Some casino whoring / sports betting (net -$500); 20k hands @ .5/1 NL; TGC Poker bonus prompted me to move up, 1.5k hands @ 2/4 limit, 2k hands @ 2/4 NL (-$1,000).

January 2005: 1k hands @ 2/4 NL.

Current bankroll (-$2k cashouts for life expenses): $8k.

I'm most comfortable at .5/1 NL at the moment though, and I need to cash out $7k around June to pay off my credit card debt when 0% APR expires. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] I'll give 2/4 NL a shot until I take another serious hit and probably switch to .5/1 NL or 1/2 NL for at least a month.