55 years old business owner with a little time on his hands. Always been a big sports fan and no limit has caught my attention. I’ve set aside with wife’s permission to try and take on part time gambling.

Purchased poker tracker and joined a online poker site. Deposited $200 and will play strictly .05/.10 till I can move up to higher stakes.

For live poker will have 10 buyins at $200 each to play 1/2. Not much experience in live poker few visits to casino was mostly blackjack and roulette. Let’s hope online will prepare us well.

For sports betting I’ve deposited $5000 with my local.
With all my deposits if I lose that will be it end of hobby.

Gonna play 100 hands online get it going hope to post some good results!

Slow day at work have played 2 100 hand sessions so far. Last night I won $4.17.
Today was up and down. Ended up -$9.33 will post some hands seeking some advice where I went wrong. Reading up on how to use my poker tracker.

Put in a sports bet today 76ers+3 risk $50 to win 45.
76ers 2 days rest Embid hopefully starting today. Lilard upgraded to probable.
blazers on a 5 game losing streak at home sixers 4-1 vs ne divison blazers 1-4 vs east look for a easy 76ers win.

few hands help me out
should have checked when he bet correct?

Merge - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 78.9 BB
MP+1: 45.3 BB
CO: 64.5 BB
BTN: 286.7 BB
SB: 76 BB
BB: 73.2 BB
UTG: 42.1 BB
Hero (UTG+1): 119.3 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J T

UTG calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 3.3 BB, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 7.8 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 4.5 BB

Flop: (18.1 BB, 2 players) 2 7 Q
Hero checks, BTN bets 12 BB, Hero calls 12 BB

Turn: (42.1 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (42.1 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, BTN checks

checked the turn should I have followed through?
Merge - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 42.8 BB
UTG: 33.1 BB
UTG+1: 52.5 BB
MP: 125.8 BB
CO: 55.2 BB
BTN: 38 BB
Hero (SB): 83.5 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A K

fold, fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, Hero raises to 11 BB, fold, MP calls 8 BB, fold

Flop: (26 BB, 2 players) 7 J 3
Hero bets 15.5 BB, MP calls 15.5 BB

Turn: (57 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, MP bets 38 BB, fold,

river is a bet fold correct?
Merge - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 120.3 BB
UTG: 81.9 BB
UTG+1: 42.4 BB
MP: 50.1 BB
CO: 89.1 BB
BTN: 48.5 BB
Hero (SB): 99.9 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 A

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) K 9 Q
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: (2 BB, 2 players) A
Hero bets 1.3 BB, BB raises to 9.1 BB, Hero calls 7.8 BB

River: (20.2 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 10.1 BB, BB raises to 31 BB, Hero calls 20.9 BB

what the hell I did here?
Merge - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 120.3 BB
UTG: 81.9 BB
UTG+1: 42.4 BB
MP: 50.1 BB
CO: 89.1 BB
BTN: 48.5 BB
Hero (SB): 99.9 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 A

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) K 9 Q
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: (2 BB, 2 players) A
Hero bets 1.3 BB, BB raises to 9.1 BB, Hero calls 7.8 BB

River: (20.2 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 10.1 BB, BB raises to 31 BB, Hero calls 20.9 BB

daughters birthday where heading out maybe when I get home 1 more session
glta!