Hi guys , I'm Joe , I am 29 - and I apparently am mentally challenged when it comes to poker.

I began playing 5 years ago but was short lived since I didn't have a job that paid anything , that has changed so here I go again.


I feel like I have a pretty ground level understanding of poker and if it wasn't for me going full monkey tilt would probably be break even or slightly winning , but because of my tendency to lose 2-3 buyin's and then move up in stakes to win it back ( and having successfully done it too many times , which reinforces it ).

a good example of this happened this week

Deposited $50 on ignition , turned it into 100 playing 5nl zone in about 2 hours , was running hot so put up a table of NL25 Zone , turned this into 300 >> off to 100NL zone >> 600! WOW I should do this for a living , 1/2!?!?!? bust in about 40 minutes without ever moving down.



I am debating on were to deposit , Ignition , Betonline or ACR - I will be starting with $200 , I kind of prefer ignition because of the zoom feature and the seemingly very soft games.


I have DRIVE HUD / PT / HEM all available so any website will not be a problem.


the main goal of this thread is to

1) Post problem hands so you can all laugh at me

2) Track myself and hopefully not go full ****** and blow up my bankroll

3) Eventually make some side money from poker for things like , Golf clubs and other hobbies / vacations



First Hand I will start off with was the last one I played before I went bust on ignition this week.


100NL ,

Hero has 8 6 D on button

V 1 is in Lojack
V 2 is Cutoff


V1 opens to $3
V2 Calls
Hero bets $6

V1 & 2 call.

Flop comes

6 6 K rainbow

V1 leads out for $6
V2 calls
Hero Raises to 12

V1 Folds
V2 calls

Turn 5D

V2 Checks

Hero bets $14

V2 calls

River 5C

V2 Jams for remainder of my stack about $95

I said **** YEAH highfived my baby ran around the house and called


He flips over 5 5 for quads and I just donated him all my money.





Edit - I have a membership on upswing & RIO and study for about 1-2 hours a day , normally watching play & explains as thats the easiest way for me to learn , I have been on upswing more because so many people have thick ass accents on RIO I can't understand ****


also I watch Whats Up Guys doug polk here before every session , this is not a joke its like my warmup routine --- I don't know if this is + or - EV

Rip