The First 100 Hours

Here are recent results (all live)

4/13 +240 5 hrs
4/14 -620 15 hrs
4/16 +580 4 hrs
4/17 +630 5 hrs
4/18 - 410 12 hrs
4/20 -210 4 hrs
4/21 +610 6 hrs
4/22 +550 4 hrs
4/23 +600 4 hrs


Total +$2070/59 hrs = $35.09/hr

Net Totals to date $3981/101 hrs = $39.41/hr

Right now, I'm playing better than I ever have. I feel like the 39/hr is sustainable. I have made some ridiculous calls catching large bluffs, and folded hands correctly that I never could have folded before. I've folded sets (3 of a kind), pocket aces, small flushes to bigger flushes - all of these are saving me hundreds of dollars, and are probably the main difference between my historical 25/hr and my current 39/hr.

I am unbelievably excited about my progress. I did not expect to improve this much in such a short time. I know that my skill set is ready to beat bigger games, but I am trying to be patient and build my bankroll responsibly. I will probably begin to spend a few hours a week in a larger buyin, just to get a feel for the action and start thinking about things I may have to change at the next level.

I'm playing a marathon session tommorrow night. The past 2 long sessions have been losing ones, for 2 reasons. One is the cards - I lost a 600 dollar pot as a 97 percent favorite. When you play enough, this is bound to happen, and I'm actually surprised that it only happened once in a huge pot. The other reason is that I've gotten a little cocky in these long sessions. I feel like I can outplay people so badly after the flop that I'm putting myself in marginal situations that I should be avoiding. Tommorrow I'm bringing a novel to help get me through the inevitable 4 or 5 hours where I should be folding. It's kind of strange that I'll be reading a novel in the middle of the night at the casino, but I've done stranger things in the past.

Thanks for reading. I'm taking Saturday and Sunday off and will try to write about some of the poker theory that I've been playing around with.