So, I've been playing poker for a long time, winning a decent amount of money in the glory years of '07 and '08, but didn't work on my game, at all, untill I started playing the micros 4 months ago, and started posting analysis on 2+2. I've had some mixed feelings about playing again as it takes up a decent chunk of my time, while writing my Master's Thesis and spending time with girlfriend, friends, and family, but it's been a decent side income while studying, as I've won around 1k euros since my first deposit.

I've been playing ABC poker and improving my game. Things've been going well and I've been a solidly winning player.

Enter February.

February's been a long story full of sighs, and I've lost 500€ in the first three weeks, which, coincidentally, is 50% of the roll I built up (I deposited 200€ in October and have withdrawn 700€ since then). I've been running cold and bad, and accompanying bad play has compunded on it, and I've really spewed off a lot, blaming it on running bad, though I've realized that I've been playing bad.

Anyway, I've just finished reading verneer's "Moving through uNL" pdf compilation, which has inspired me a lot. I'm getting Elements of Poker and am planning to read it ASAP. I'm at the point where I either decide that poker's not for me and quit, or actually improve enough to beat the micros at a reasonable BB/100 while not spending too much time doing so, which is kind of utopic, but whatever.

I'm going to use this blog to do session reviews after each session; I won't grind on a daily basis, but post about what kind of plays I tried to apply in the session, how I kept my tilt away, and what I've learned from the session. This blog might get views, it most likely won't, but I'll use it as personal motivation, and I have a feeling that being required to write about my sessions afterward will keep me from doing dumb, spewy things. My goal is to post one hand per session on 2+2 for discussion.

My bankroll wil start @ 400€, and I'm going to play 10NL untill I hit 700€, where I'll take shots @20-25NL, and settle in at these stakes @ 1K. I have ~225€ in RB from the month so far, which may or may not be added to my BR at the end of the month. I don't have any plans for hands/month, as it's very dependent on me finishing my thesis and getting a job.

So, I guess there's not much to say untill I've played my first session, and updated this blog