Happy Holidays and thanks to all (long)

[pretender2k]

I satarted playing seriously in August. I forgot about the $8 I had left on account at Paradise and with 98% luck and 2% knowledge I turned that into $165 in two days playing .5/1 omaha H/L. Then I got serious. I bought some books and started learning to play low limit hold'em on PokerStars and UB. I have gone through the ups and downs (one week I lost 25% of my bankroll and it took the nest month to get it back).

I was just checking my records. in the last two months I have played 13000 hands of hold'em and made over $450 this month alone I have made $250. Next year I hope to take it to the next level. My goal is to put $3000 in my roth totally from poker winnings while increasing my bankroll and limits that I play to 1/2 and 2/4.

Without the support I get here I could not have done this. The knowledge and the stories of wins and losses have been of great value. Without them I know I would not be here today. All these figures also got my wife to support my play but not near as much as when I broke one of the big rules and pulled $200 out of my account to finish X-mas shopping, now she is not worries about me coming to bed late and even may ask why I am in bed so early on nights I decide I am not in the mood to play. Kind of a "Aren't you going to work tonight" thing going on LOL.

To all thanks. I only hope as time goes on I can give one tenth back.