Over the years I've been playing poker on and off. When I was younger I thought I was good and learned the hard way and lost a lot of money. Since that time when I was younger I have learned a lot about the game of Texas Hold 'Em and I read and always look for the edge.

I believe I have been profitable over the last few years, but haven't really tracked it, so I decided to start this blog. I probably averaged $5/hour the last few years.

My goal is to average over $20/hour in 1-2 Hold Em over the long run, which is possible for the best poker players in South Florida. I want to do this for over 500 hours to attain over $10,000 of extra income to use for tournaments

Today I returned to a casino I haven't played at for over 5 years, since this was the spot I lost a lot of money many many many years ago. The competition wasn't bad and I immediately noticed 3 players with large stacks who seemed to know each other who I would consider being pro's or semi-pro's. I believe they respected my play, since I was making good decisions and playing great hands, while also taking advantage of my position. Later on when they left this wasn't the case when I was up a good amount.


I bought in for $200 and immediately lost $120 over the first 30 minutes. After this I was involved in an all in and was able to get my stack back in the green after I flopped what I considered was a better hand than my opponents and luckily I read it correctly.

Over the next couple of hours I slowly increased my stack to over $535. Unfortunately a few bad moves were made and I was getting tired and left with $420 leaving me with a $220 profit, which isn't too bad for a 3 hour and 20 minute session.

RECAP DAY 1

Bought in for $200

Cashed out $420

Averaging $66/hour (If I can do this I can hire extra help in the office and make extra income playing POKER Full Time! LOL j/k)

Winning Sessions 1 /Losing Sessions 0

Current Streak: 1 straight winning session

Prior to this session I know that I play great the first 90-120 minutes, but lose my focus after that period.

I don't do this for a living, but love the idea of earning extra income to use for large tournaments in the future (1 year out). I plan on continuing to keep track progress and there will be upswings and downswings.

If I were to grade my play I would give myself a B- as I know I can improve. The best part was I didn't let my emotions take over, which is what causes individuals to get on tilt. I was able to walk out with money instead of slowly giving it back to the house and players on the table. I was also able to spot players who were playing bingo, which isn't always the case.

Did not get a chance to play this weekend as I elected to spend time with my family. I hope I can dedicate 2 days per week, but know it will be hard to attain the 500 hour annual goal. I’m sure I’ll be able to make time if I learn to master the game and win more
consistently. The goal is the earn over $10,000 in cash games by September 2019.

Looks like a good start. Keep it up!

Thank you sir! Will keep posting after I get a chance to go again!

Today I was nearby the casino and decided to stop by before the Eagles vs Falcons Season Opener! Had to wait for 45 minutes to get on a 1/2 table and was able to play for 90 minutes.

The wait was definitely worth the wait. I initially started by losing $40, but after that it was all up hill. I won every single showdown and split one pot.

The first hand I won all in I had A-K, which I had folded earlier on the flop. My opponent was on a flush draw and he did not catch as my top fair held up! The same guy I beat on this hand also managed to flop a flush when I flopped the nut flush, which I was told was a 500 to 1 probability of occurring by one of the players on the table. He played bad cards, but worked in my advantage.

Another big hand I recall was a guy who kept re-buying for $100 and he pushed with pocket jacks, but he ran into my Kings and lost. It was one of those days I felt really lucky and could not lose. I was tipping the dealers well and left early due to the game tonight + I want to keep my bankroll in the positive, so hope I can continue this run.

RECAP Day # 2

Bought in for $200

Cashed out for $637

Net Profit $437

Averaged $219/hour

OVERALL AVG $136/hour

OVERALL NET PROFIT: $657

I tipped well today, but I also ran well. I believe I played well, but also had a lot of luck on my side! I would give myself an "A" as I did not lose any showdowns, but I was running good! At no point did I feel like I could lose, but also tried to keep it even keel as I don't want to get over confident. Currently as 0 Re-buys after 2 sessions!

Winning Sessions 2 / Losing Sessions 0

Winning Streak is at 2

Last night someone damaged my car at the casino purposely. It was on the passenger side and the person keyed the entire passenger side. I didn't notice till this morning.

I'm going keep playing and will try to make sure this incident doesn't mess up my mental game. Casino's are filled with bad people and low lives. I also know some decent people, but what this anonymous person did was really messed up!!!

Anyways I need to keep up my focus and hope to keep on winning!!!

With football season starting I will not have time on the weekends!!!

Today I finally returned to the casino where my car was vandalized after my previous session. Paid for parking to get a more secure location! I took some extra time to return to poker and took an extra week off, so I wouldn't go on TILT or change my style of play, which has been working at this particular location.

I bought in for $200 (Max Buy-In 1/2) and lost my first few hands and went down to $71, but I managed to double up to $142 w/ my A-K vs A-8 All-In pre-flop! After that it took a little time, but was all up hit from there. A lot of players seemed to be giving their money away. If you played properly and patiently there was no way you would lose if you were in my shoes. Some of the players I made money off of were Un-Bluffable, which was a good thing whenever I would hit a full house or trips I would get paid and would get 1 to 2 callers with $25 to $40 bets. One particular hand I managed to play 2-3 with my big blind and flopped 2 pair and ended up with a Full house and the chips kept coming in. I usually would never play this hand, but I was the big blind!

I wasn't being dealt the best hands, but I did manage to hit sets twice on the flop and won both those hands. I can re-call one hand where I had the nuts and re-raised thinking the individual behind me was going to push due to the flush draw. I read this particular hand wrong and believe this was my biggest mistake this session, which happened to occur on my winning hand. I thought I could have made more money If I didn't push in this particular instance, but hindsight is 20/20!

Anyways everything seemed to pay off as I managed to have a Net Profit of $524 despite being down $129 within the first 30-45 minutes. I'm still at 0 rebuys and 0 add-ons for the 3rd consecutive session at this local casino. Every session so far I've been down at the very start and every session I end up cashing out in the positive.

Day # 3 Recap

Buy In: $200
Cash Out: $724
Net Profit $524
Session Length: 3 hours and 30 minutes
Session Average: $150/hour

Overall Record
Wins - 3
Losses - 0
Current Streak - 3 straight Winning Sessions w/ 0 Rebuys & 0 Add-Ons

Overall Gains
Overall Net Profit = $1188
3 sessions Total with 8 hours of Playing Time
Overall Average = $142/hour

I feel since I've been tracking everything I've been walking away ahead. I know I've been on a lucky roll, but today people were giving their money away. If I played with those same individuals I would consistently win, but also know they probably don't have a bankroll they can afford to give away based on my judgement. Hope to continue this positive swing!

I played well overall and made a few mistakes so would give myself a B+ for this session.

After a positive first month of tracking and blogging I decided it was time to return to the casino. I didn't have the itch to play, but I had the urge to continue winning and learning so I can reach my end goal, which is to compete at a high level in tournaments, while only using my profits.

Today I returned to the same casino where I previously won all 3 sessions in September. Today my game began like previous sessions where I kept missing and losing at the start. I bought in for $200 (Max for 1/2 NL Hold Em) and fell slightly below $50 and was going to leave once I lost this remaining balance.

Earlier in the session I was dealt QQ and raised preflop, but the flop there was an Ace and I was re-raised by a lot on my $15 raise. My luck changed when I decided to move from seat # 1 to seat #2 due to being next to the tip jar at Seat # 1, which lacked space.

As soon as I moved a new player sat in the seat # 1 and he ended getting the high hand with QUAD Jacks approx 5 minutes later!!! He was mad cool and he changed my luck, so I was happy for him.

At this time little did I know this guy would be my good luck charm!!!

I ended up winning on my only major bluff against him with my 33 where I pushed on a board containing AQJQ*, which was the only way I would have won this particular hand, where he almost called, but decided to fold.

After this I was very relaxed and I started catching and managed to hold on when I went all in with AJ vs A-10 of Spaded, I dodged a bullet as I managed to avoid the spade on the turn and river, but I did push due to the flop and out kicked my opponent and managed to get a couple other individuals to fold.

I managed to keep winning and even got a high hand full house when I was dealt pocked Aces with AAAKK, which somehow managed to hold up for 30 minutes in a packed floor of poker players. This hand was versus my new friend and good luck charm who showed up earlier and was now in seat # 3 (he was in seat # 1 earlier where he had just won a high hand). If he hadn't called my pre-flop raise I wouldn't have won the high hand as it was a Head to Head hand.

I managed to tip well today and met some pretty cool people.

I started bad today, but improved my play overtime. When I initially arrived the guy next to me wanted to skip by big blind, but dealer caught on and I felt like that scenario slightly caused me to play a little bit more aggressively as I kept telling him I was big blind and I was 100% sure as I was just the small blind the hand before and had folded my bad hand pre-flop.

One hand I managed to fold my KK after an Ace showed up on a flop where I was re-raised, so I was sure the person who re-raised me held an ACE on a board where a flush draw was also possible, so my outs were limited on that particular flop!

Overall I would give myself a B grade. My high-hand helped me bring in an extra $250 and I tipped close to $30 this session or else my winnings could have been higher, but gave tips where I felt it was due. I'm really hoping I can keep this up! I haven't found much time to go due to my busy schedule and feel like I shouldn't play too often to keep my patience at a high level, so I keep doing what I think is working.

Day # 4 Recap
Buy In: $200
Cash Out: $615
Net Profit: $415
Session Average: $178/Hour

Overall Net Profit: $1596
Overall Average: $150/hour

4 Sessions approx 11 hours total play time (0 Rebuys over 4 sessions)

Winning Sessions - 4
Losing Sessions - 0
Winning Streak is at 4 straight winning sessions

I forgot to mention one of the big hands I won with 7-7 where I flopped a set and beat a guy who had flopped 2 pair who kept snap calling me.

I would have won more if it wasn't for the potential straight possibility that was on our board. Still managed to win close to $100 on this particular hand, which was one of my bigger wins for the day. Will try to go back again this week.

Today I managed to continue the streak, which is now at 5 straight winning sessions! At no point was I down today other than folding with my small and big blinds early on.

The first hand I won over $100 was when I called a persons $25 raise with 89 and managed to flop top pair, while I was also in the dealer position at Seat #7. The person managed to check after I called his initial raise of $30 after the flop, which caused me to raise an additional $30 on the turn card, since he had checked. On the river another over pair arrived so I had checked and won the hand.

After this hand I won 2 major showdowns in large pots worth $100+/-.

I managed to hit trip Kings with my KQ on the flop and was able to maximize profits by letting my opponents see the turn for free, which caused initial action and betting to my left. This helped me earn $15 from 2 players on the turn and $20 from 2 players on the river.

I continued to win my showdowns and only lost one large pot, where I actually flopped top pair and had outs to hit a straight the was open ended, with an open ended straight draw that I did not hit. In this hand I coincidently had K-Q and had a board showing K-J-10 on the flop. My initial $20-30 bet was raised and I called the $69 re-raise from my opponent on the turn. After the river he was first to act and he raised another $150+/- on the river, which caused me to fold. I knew he might have been bluffing, but thought there was a good chance I was beat as this was the most aggressive I had seen this player all night. He was kind of a lose player, but I went with my intuition and felt like I was beat and took the lost on this particular hand.

I won all my showdowns and had the respect of my table today. One memorable hand the guy next to me ends up hitting a gut shot straight flush on the river and he beat 2 guys who had flopped sets, while he had flopped a flush and hit his straight flush on the river. This is the second straight session that an individual to my right hits a high hand! I also folded Q-7 and avoided losing to a higher full house! When I arrived I folded A-2 Off-Suite and would have flopped a full house from early position, but overall I believe I played well and would give myself a A- for this particular session.

Anyways I've been running well and have been lucky, while also playing well. One thing that is very crazy is that I haven't had any rebuys or add-ons after 5 consecutive sessions.

Below are my statistics.

Day #5 Recap
Buy In: $200
Cash Out:$525
Session Length: 2 hours and 20 minutes
Net Profit: $325 ($139/hour for this session)

Overall Net Profit: $1921

Overall Average: $148/hour

Winning Sessions - 5
Losing Sessions - 0
Currently at 5 straight winning sessions with 0 Re-buys and 0 Add-Ons

The blogging and keeping track of my statistics have worked. There has been luck, but I have also been playing smart. I was really tired after this particular session.

I forgot to mention one of my big wins yesterday. A pretty loose player who had consistently been losing and I felt that he was on semi-tilt as he went All-In for $110 pre-flop.

I was holding AK and decided to call him. When I saw he was holding A6 I knew I was in pretty good shape. We both hit our Aces, but I managed to out-kick my opponent for the win!

I went back to the casino yesterday and continued my winning run. I was folding a lot and played patiently, since I wasn't being dealt the greatest hands, but managed to stay in the profit around $125-150 for the majority of the session.

The first hand I won I was dealt 9-9 and the initial raiser raised $12 and there were multiple callers. The flop was 4-7-4 and I was in middle position and raised $20 and somebody in early position who had initially checked has re-raised me to $40, so I called. Before he had checked initially after the flop he acted like he was going to raise, so he seemed like a bluffer who actually seemed like he was on tilt, since he lost $600 the time I was there. Anyways he called a bet I made on the turn, which he called and we both checked the river, with 2 higher cards and a potential flush on the board I was last to act and was happy with the $100+ I was about to win. He mucked his cards, so don't know what he had as my pocket 9's held up.

It was a while before I won another big hand where I was dealt 4-4. The initial raiser raised $15 and the flop was 3-5-6, so I was open ended on the flop which he initially made a small bet of $20, which I called. The turn card was a 7, which gave me a straight, so I checked it to him with the feeling he was going to bet big, which he did. He went all in for $140+/-, when I hit the straight! He mucked his cards and I won another big pot.

After this hand I managed to lose a large pot where I had good cards, but someone had shoved all in with over $250 and I lost $100+/- on that particular hand, which was my biggest loss of the day. I also lost another hand, but it wasn't as much. After those big loses I was only up $50-60 in profit.

After those 2 losses I managed to flop a flush with KQ I initially raised $10+ preflop and got a few callers. I checked on the flop and bet strong when the Ace came out hoping that someone had hit the ace. Luckily it looked like someone did, which helped me bring in an extra $40 on that hand.

There were a few instances I bluffed and I was playing really tight, so most of my bluffs worked as I had respect from the guys that were paying attention. After a few donkeys and players on tilt were knocked out and left the table got kind of tight. The maximum I was up was over $275+/- and I managed to walk away up $230 after tips and all.

Overall I would give myself a B for this session as I made the most of what I played with. I wasn't super aggressive, but felt like I was aggressive in the right instances. There were only a couple hands I took a beating, but I read my opponents correctly and I made it 6 straight winning sessions with 0 Re-buys and 0 Add-ons. This session was a little longer than usual, since I'm not sure if I'll be playing next week due to my schedule.

Below are my statistics:

Day #6 Recap
Buy In: $200
Cash Out:$430
Session Length: 3 hours and 45 minutes
Net Profit: $230 ($61/hour for this session)

Overall Net Profit: $2151

Overall Average: $128/hour

Winning Sessions - 6
Losing Sessions - 0
Currently at 6 straight winning sessions with 0 Re-buys and 0 Add-Ons

There was an instance where I was dealt 3-3 and called $10 to see the turn. I folded when the intial raiser raised $20 going into the river, which I would have hit my 2 outer! There was another instance I folded and would have hit in a similar situation. Either way I made the right decision, but felt like I could have called the $20 bet b/c of pot odds and would have made another $100 that particular hand as the initial raiser wouldn't have thought the 3 helped anyone as he pushed a lot of chips on the river. I was in early position so that was part of my reasoning to fold with another individual left to act behind me.

I'm continuing to take advantage of my position and continue to play smart as I try my best to continue winning on a consistent basis.

Just had to do my first rebuy since I started my streak. The table consisted of good players and I played a few bad hands. Switching tables and hope to change my luck and play better and smarter.

So my winning streak finally ended and I found myself playing too many hands, while a few different individuals kept catching gut shots and 3 to 6 outers on me all night. This got into my mental game. I haven't played for a while and seemed to get out of the groove I was in. Managed to also play too many hours. At some point towards the end I managed to almost get back to break even to only end up making mistakes and losing it all.

Overall I would give myself a D- for this session and will focus on improving my game. I got involved in too many conversations and probably gave some of my game away, while also making countless mistakes and errors. I have to get back to taking advantage of my position. Despite my errors I couldn't seem to catch a break as it felt like a couple guys would always hit their cards versus me no matter what I did. Just one of those bad days!!!

Below are my statistics:

Day #7 Recap
Buy In: $600
Cash Out:$0.00
Session Length: 6 hours
Net Profit: -$600 (-$100/hour for this session)

Overall Net Profit: $1551.00

Overall Average: $68.21/hour

Winning Sessions - 6
Losing Sessions - 1
Longest Streak = 6 straight winning sessions
Currently on a 1 game losing streak after taking a month off.

I believe I will be hitting the books and fix my mental game as it was really off yesterday, while I have to ignore the outside noise. Everyone is an expert and has an opinion when you're losing I feel.

Today I read a chapter in a psychology poker book, since my last session went bad and I was on TILT at some point in my previous session. I decided to return to the casino and probably had my best session to date in regards to how I played. I was only able to play for 2 hours, but made some great decisions and reads. I managed to make $400 in profit despite facing a BIG BAD BEAT and a counterfeit. Over I would give myself an A for this session.

One memorable hand I was rewarded and flopped a full house holding Q-10 as the board was Q-10-Q. Luckily there was a flush draw on the board, but it didn't hit. Another guy who was on tilt played Q-4 and managed to keep raising and had another individual and myself calling him. On the river he raised $35 and he got another caller and I decided to raise to $70 and got an instant call from him.

Another hand I played great, but lost was when I was holding Q-J and the board was Q-J-4. Two other guys had flopped Q-4 and I was holding Q-J. I raised to $40 due to the straight and flush possibilities and one of the guys holding Q-4 pushed with $142 and I called him only to have him suck out on the river! The other guy holding Q-4 had folded so he managed to suck out with 1 OUT!!!! I was only $40 in the red at that point and managed to keep winning throughout the night.

I was playing mid and late position and would raise with 5-6 and 9-10 to make myself less predictable as I usually only play TOP Rated Hands. I was rewarded as I flopped 2 Pair with 5-6 and won another large pot. I was reading players like a book and the money kept rolling in. After I was up $400 I left due to other obligations! If it weren't for a bad beat and getting counterfitted when I had 2 pair I would made an additional $400-500 in a 2 hour session!

Below are my statistics:

Day #8 Recap
Buy In: $200
Cash Out:$600.00
Session Length: 2 hours
Net Profit: $400 (200/hour for this session)

Overall Net Profit: $1951.00

Overall Average: $78.86/hour

Winning Sessions - 7
Losing Sessions - 1
Longest Streak = 6 straight winning sessions
Currently on a 1 game winning streak

this is a great thread

at this pace that 10K is well within reach

i cant believe someone keyed your car dude! well actually i can, casino parking lots are the epicenters of sin lol

This was a very interesting session to say the least. I initially started out playing on a table with really good players that seemed to be playing tournament style. I was holding A-10 of hearts and managed to lose to A-8. The villain managed to hit a full house on the turn when I hit my trip Aces. I knew I held a higher kicker based on how I re-raised pre-flop for only $8 and he just called. Unfortunately he had hit 2 pair on the flop and when he raised I had to push, since I didn't have much behind me and ended up losing $150+/- that particular hand and $200 at that particular table. I decided it was time to change tables after spending an hour or so at that first table. This ended up being a good decision.

As soon as I arrived to the new table I was surrounded with more amateurs and was able to spot some not so great players based on what I was noticing. I managed to flop a flush with the possibily of an open ended straight flush holding 3-4 of Diamonds. The intial raiser had raised $40 and I managed to push him all in for $200 knowing he was chasing a diamond. I was correct, since he held top pair and also had a King of diamond. Fortunately my read was correct and he did not manage to hit the flush, so I was back to even or slightly up after that hand.

I did have my share of bad beats, but that is part of the game right! I had my pocked Kings cracked by a guy who shoved $61 with 9-9 preflop. Another guy holding Queens called the $61, but I pushed him all in since he only hand another $40+/- behind him and I was holding Kings. This worked out since I managed to win the side pot and didn't take a total beating.

Another big hand I won was when I was holding 7-8 and in this hand someone had re-raised to $15 from an initial $7 and I managed to call the $15 due to the pot size and liked my cards. I managed to flop a gut shot straight draw and bet $25 in early position and had a lot of callers due to the flush possibility that was out there as well. Luckily I hit a 9 to get my straight on the turn and a 2 of hearts arrived on the river eliminating any flush possibility. I managed to push thinking the worst case would be a split pot. I managed to get a caller who missed his flush and was holding middle pair and brought in an additional $161 after the river. The player who called was good and this felt like a donation, since I couldn't believe he called, I guess he thought I missed the flush and was bluffing.

Either way I took my fair share of bad beats, but managed to grind it out and walked away with a net profit of $143 and tipped well. The profit could have been higher and I believe I could have played slightly better. I read hands well and made it another winning session. This is my smallest winning session since I've been tracking and I spent a lot of time at the casino this session. Overall I would give myself a B- and know I need to improve against the advanced players.

Day #9 Recap
Buy In: $400 (1 Rebuy at $200)
Cash Out:$543.00
Session Length: 5 hours
Net Profit: $143 (29/hour for this session)

Overall Net Profit: $2094.00

Overall Average: $70.41/hour

Winning Sessions - 8
Losing Sessions - 1
Longest Streak = 6 straight winning sessions
Currently on a 2 game winning streak


*NOTE - I was having isses with this site today, so if it doesn't read well it's bc I re-wrote it twice and this last time I did it quickly

Last night I started really bad, but I ended up bouncing back and played really well.

Just like my previous session I lost $200 right away as I was chasing and playing way too many hands. Right after losing I re-bought for another $200 and requested a table change, but ended up losing another $60 missing my flush draw and getting called on my bluff, so I started with $140 on my new table and continued making bad decisions and missing.

At one point I was down to $51, which was -$349 in the hole and I told myself that I would have left if I lost, since I was playing bad.

Fortunately I was dealt 9-9 and pushed when the flop was low. Luckily I received one caller after the flop and brought in $135+/-. After that I had a bad beat where someone caught trips on the turn when I was holding top pair with a great kicker A-J. I was back to $70, but was able to continue bringing chips towards myself.

One memorable hand I was dealt J-10 in early position and raised pre-flop and managed to hit 2 pair. The person in dealer position raised $40 on the turn, which I called as there was a straight possibility on the board if he held Q-9. I checked again and so did he, which allowed me to catch the Full House on the river. I raised $100 and he thought about it and decided to call. Prior to that hand I had two major wins with open ended straight draws on the flop. I did large continuation bets and major bluffs on the river when I missed to win those 2 hands, so he might have thought I was bluffing due to my large raises previously. Luckily at this table I wasn't getting called on my bluffs. I hit 2 pair when I raised $10+/- with 2-3 pre-flop and managed to hit two pair on the turn.

I managed to turn my $51 remaining dollars to over $635+/- at some point. I cashed out for $599, which was good for a $199 profit and a $548 swing from my low point.

I managed to bluff when I had outs and felt like I had the respect from the majority of this second table. I also managed to play better and things worked out today to make it 3 straight winning sessions and 9 out of 10.

Day #10 Recap
Buy In: $400 (1 Rebuy at $200)
Cash Out:$599.00
Session Length: 5 hours
Net Profit: $199 (40/hour for this session)

Overall Net Profit: $2293.00

Overall Average: $66.00/hour

Winning Sessions - 9
Losing Sessions - 1
Longest Streak = 6 straight winning sessions
Currently on a 3 game winning streak

Overall I would give myself a B- for this session, which had it's good and it's bad.

Correction to the hand I won with J-10 he raised $40 after the flop and checked the turn card, which allowed me to get my Full House.

I've been busy and have't played poker in the casino since December. I did go on a crazy good run in sports betting that helped me stay away but I plan on making my return soon and hopefully continue the success I had previously.

My last session was a few days ago and it should have been a short session, but ended up being a really long one. I went in with the goal to make $400 and walk away, since I wanted to buy this really expensive golf putter the pros use! Anyways the session started well and I felt like I was playing well and was up $250+/- I then grab a rack and am getting ready to cash out when I get dealt K-Q suited and I am in late position. I flop top pair with K-J-3 on the board. I believe I did a small raise and was called and checked down to the river with 2 additional jacks on the board. This was 1 on 1 and I had a full house and the person in front of me only had $80 additional and pushed all in. I had a feeling they had it, but called since I had a full house and knew the Jack was the only card that would beat me. Unfortunately he had the Jack and it held up to be the high had for the next half an hour. A few hands later I lost on a bad beat and found my profit had vanished. I had gone on a semi-tilt and started playing bad and recouped at the end and only lost $70 in this extremely long session. I would go into detail, but was playing for a while and had numerous distraction calls from the wife, which didn't help. I felt like this was 3 sessions in one. A good start with bad play in the middle and improvement towards the end. Since I did go on a mini tilt I would give myself a D+ grade for this particular session. I look forward on going again. This was my first casino session in 3 months and would have been a good one if I walked away when I grabbed the chip rack! This particular session was too long and I know my focus wasn't there at all times as I had gone out the previous night and didn't get the proper rest I've used prior to my previous sessions. I still had a good time!

Day #11 Recap
Buy In: $400 (1 Rebuy at $200)
Cash Out:$329.00
Session Length: 7 hours 30 mins
Net Profit: -$71.00 (-9.00/hour for this session)

Overall Net Profit: $2222.00

Overall Average: $54.44/hour
42 hours of play time

Winning Sessions - 9
Losing Sessions - 2
Longest Streak = 6 straight winning sessions
Currently on a 1 game losing streak

The losing streak continued on my latest poker session. Don't think it was a coincidence that this annoying guy who got in my head was there was who also there on my worst session. Let's call him Jimmy. I know him through some mutual friends but the dude can be really annoying and seems to mess with my head. My Aces were cracked due to me being too committed as I got too many callers from my early position on my $30 initial preflop raise on a 1/2 table. After my Aces were cracked due to a bad flop and bad play on my end I found myself down $400. I decided to switch tables and my fortunes would turn for a while. I actually hit a high hand which was a straight flush to the 5 of spades which also was cracked. It managed to hold up until there was 10 minutes to go. Would have won $400! I also managed to JUST miss a royal which would have paid an additional $500 bonus. I needed a Queen of hearts and got a Queen of diamonds on the river!!! Just like my previous session the wife was calling me on the phone way too much and doesn't seem to care she is being a major distraction from my focus. Things weren't going my way and I did pull off a couple mini bluffs, but unfortunately my major bluff didn't work where I pushed $170 and I found myself down $600+/-. With my wife calling me over and over again I managed to limit the damage when I flopped a set while I was holding 2-2. Luckily I was able to double up and ended up losing $353. My focus didn't seem as good as it was last year and I believe I need to get back to the books and maybe get back to exercising as well. This was another long session, which I was forced to leave. I was up a small amount overall on the 2nd table I played at. Next time the Jimmy shows up i'll be stepping away. He isn't good AND tends to mess with my game. I will give myself an F for this session as the damage could have been a lot worse and I might have been lucky to only lose $353 despite my terrible play. I did play well for a small portion but couldn't bring in large pots when I was hitting till the very end.

OVER ALL GRADE FOR THIS SESSION = F

I know what I'm doing wrong but can't seem to get out of the funk.

#1 - Playing too many hands
#2 - Worried about wife and putting an internal clock in my game time
#3 - Not taking advantage of my late position
#4 - Playing too many bad hands in early position (Playing too lose)
#5 - Talking Too Much
#6 - Letting my opponents mess with the way I play
#7 - Letting bad beats affect my play
#8 - Take big breaks when the wife calls or step away from table to regain focus
#9 - Walk away from the Jimmy if I see him on my table
#10 - Refresh my memory with poker books

I can fix these things, but need to focus and go in with a better game plan next time.

Day #12 Recap
Buy In: $720(2 Rebuy at $200 and $100 add on)
Cash Out:$367.00
Session Length: 6 hours
Net Profit: -$353.00 (-59.00/hour for this session)

Overall Net Profit: $1869.00

Overall Average: $40.35/hour
48 hours of play time

Winning Sessions - 9
Losing Sessions - 3
Winning Percentage 75%
Longest Streak = 6 straight winning sessions
Currently on a 2 game losing streak

Next time I go to the casino which will be soon I plan on paying attention more in the hands I'm not involved in. I'm also going to fold more often out of position unless I have really strong hands. I need to get my focus back on track. I'll be reading more books and try to get back on the right track.

I am going to read my previous successful sessions to get pointers on my positive games like I was doing previously as well

After reading some good poker books I've recognized I haven't been calculating pot odds enough in my latest sessions. I'll have to get back to the basics. My initial goal was to make $10k over the course of a year, but due to other obligations its been hard to make the time. I wish I gained this knowledge when I was younger but my end goal is still the same. I'll be out of town for a week on a family trip in the next couple weeks so hope to make a trip or 2 to the casino prior to this. I believe I should be playing better which usually occurs when I refocus on the 'good books' I feel like most books are filled with fluff and BS but have come to find a few great reads that have helped me improve my overall game. I'm great at math and just need to apply the math and pyschology while staying focussed. Can't play scared or too lose while staying even keel is key to my success. I am averaging $40/hour on 1/2 and feel like I can improve this and my 75% win rate. Gotta stay focussed! Hope to get a game in soon. I'm also unbeaten in 3 house games but not counting those stats as I always end up giving a big cut back to my friends.