The Fish Log

I wasn't able to put in much volume this month, but what I did get to put in I'm relatively happy with. My graph is pretty much the opposite of every other one I've seen, my non-showdown winnings are the only thing keeping me out of the red.

I don't want to whine or anything, but most of my losing showdown hands are getting it all-in preflop with the best hand and villain hitting their two outers or runner-runner to flush/straights. I know this is all part of the game so I'm just trying to keep my head up and not letting it tilt me. The hands I'm not getting it all-in pre are winning so I think that's a plus since I am getting my money in with the odds in my favor.

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Goals for April:

Poker:
- Put in some more volume (this may not be too much more since I'm extremely busy from like 9am - 11pm most days with school and work)
- Get to 5NL (I think I should be able to do this as I'm not too far away now, and I think that another 4k+ hands per month should be able to get me to that goal)
- Figure out more features of Free Poker DB (can't afford PT3 or HEM right now, and its the best I can do)

Personal:
- Finish out my undergrad career strong (This is going to be my toughest month of college by far, so just trying to buckle down and remembering whats more important)
- Hit the gym a little more (been only managing one/two days a week if I'm lucky)
- Get some more interviews (the 3ish I had this month went well, but still need to keep my options open)

Good luck to everyone, both in poker and in real life,
Think_

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Hey all, this will be my introduction to the LiquidPoker community. I have been a lurker on here for quite some time, and have been a very irregular poker player.

The start of my poker "career" came in 2007, when a kid who lived on the same floor at my dorm transferred me $10. Thinking I was a hotshot, I immediately sat down and tried to out think everyone and never gave anyone credit. I soon found myself down to ~$4-5 in my account. So then I decided that I would start reading over the articles here since I had known of the site from my time as a TL lurker.

After doing all the reading, and trying to use the knowledge I gained, I quickly became a winner at 2nl. With about $60 in my account, and a long, long night of drinking under my belt, I sat down at a 50nl table and quickly donked off a BI. Since I couldn't reload, I quit and upset at myself for my lack of control I took a break from poker. With a year break due to school and work, I took another shot at 2nl. I turned my $10 into $50 again within a month of sporadic play, but school and work took over and I had to stop.

Now, I am back and attempting to try and finally conquer 2nl and move up through the ranks. I know my play won't be as constant as I would like, but I do have my mind made up that now is the time that I want to play some poker, so I decided to start up my blog and try and post to get better, even though I know I've missed the peak years.

So here is my graph from the past week:


http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/c4233556593b68a48d27c63ab0c145e5.png

Even though it's ugly and I've played poorly, I'm still glad that I'm making a little bit of money.

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