First Blog

I love playing poker. I just don't have a lot of money to play. Like many people in my situation who love the game, I was playing online with fake chips. That got old in a hurry. People playing with fake chips don't take the game seriously. Just about everyone goes all in on every hand with any two cards making the game nothing more the a game of luck.

So I saved up some funds and opened a real money account on Poker Stars. I would give you my Poker Stars screen name, but I plan on blogging about my poker style and don't want to give any of my future opponents an advantage over me. I started with $100 and after a few months am now at $122.58.

I was playing all the micro limit ring tables. As you can see, building a bankroll that way is a long and tedious process. I have recently changed tactics after finding the double or nothing sngs. IN the d&n sngs, half the field of ten players double their buy in. It is a great way to build your bankroll and I recommend them to anyone just starting out. If you can't consistently come in the top 5 in one of these sngs, you shouldn't be playing poker.

With such a small bank roll, I have been playing the $1. +.15 d&n sngs. I need to win 2 out of 3 on a consistent basis to increase my bankroll. Since starting, I am 18 and 8. In the future, I will be blogging the hands I play during each game as well as some of the decisive hands. In doing so, I hope to improve my game and maybe yours as well.

Comments are always welcome.