Hey guys,

After reading a lot of PGC threads and finding software to effectively track hands and stats I've found some inspiration to create a thread of my own to get some feedback from you guys.

Your typical micro grinding story, I made a min deposit on bovada about a week ago with the plan to redeposit if I went busto at 5NL zone (only 5 buy ins) but it has been going rather well through about 5,500 hands.

I've chosen zone poker as my main game as I feel that the play is very soft at the micros and through playing a solid TAG game i'll be able to build my roll slowly but surely to climb the ladder. I also play without a HUD at the moment so Zone is the best way to go as I can play a rather exploitive game without being taken advantage of. Something to keep in mind..

-I realize my volume could be better but I'm currently in college, have a 4 day a week job and have a full time (mostly overtime) girlfriend. So I feel that 5K hands a week is pretty good for the full plate I've got right now.

Some graphs and my stats to get the thread going...




My strategy is as follows:
-Double tabling 5NL zone which is the max for zone tables
-Playing a tag style which means
-Nit from the blinds/UTG
-opening up reasonably wide when folded to in CO or Button
-Playing rather fit or fold barreling only in very selective spots
I realize this is an exploitable strategy but that's why I'm playing zone in which I believe this is an optimal approach.

I'm using pokeit.co to track hands stats and graphs, a great little piece of software that is mostly web based and rather cheap for hand storage, perfect for me as I am not using PT or HEM right now as I have no use for it in Zone poker.

Right now My BR is at $75 after the min $25 deposit and am planning to take a shot at the 10NL games once I reach around $200.
-If anyone can give pointers on BRM at zone poker and strategy on shot taking etc.. please feel free to chime in.

I'm setting a goal of reaching 25NL within the next year, at these stakes I feel that i'll be playing "for real money' which is my goal as right now I consider myself a "Very Serious Rec Fish" LOL..some day I hope to not play poker for a living but simply a supplemental income.

Thanks guys I feel that I've rambled a little bit but any thoughts please feel free to share; I'll be updating a couple times a week with some hand histories if I come across some weird spots.

PS I read in an article about zone that Harrington on Hold'em is a great book that employs a tag strategy which is perfect for zone, thoughts?

It's only a tap away in my kindle app.

Read Harrington on Holdem no matter what variant you decide to play. All round good book

Harrington on online cash games (6max) might be better than a MTT book.

meant to say Harrington on Cash games; online variant would be even better