I found this site a few days ago when seeking out freeroll sites and bankroll offers.
WOW! What a fantastic site!
So, my poker career so far.
Started out about 12 years ago playing poorly organized home games with a few mates and a lot of beer. Loved the game and usually managed to do pretty well. Over the years these games have become more organized and the general standard of play has improved to an extent. We play limit holdem with low blinds, nobody really loses or wins big.
Because of my success in home games I decided to try my hand on internet games about 6 years ago. It took me quite a long time and a fair few quid to realise that I was one of these poor unfortunates that would forever be on a downswing (yeah right).
I stopped investing any money on internet poker about 3 years ago and have only played the occaisional fun game online since then.
I was awarded the $50 bankroll for passing the quiz. It was while taking this test that it began to dawn on me how little I understand poker, I also realised that what I had considered to be a permanent downswing was in reality a complete lack of understanding of how to play poker with any kind of starting hand range and bankroll management. I had almost no idea of the value of position and that starting hands should vary according to position.
I found a description of myself in an article of this site. Donkey.
I've started to read a lot of the articles on this site, downloaded the starting hands chart and progressed to the standard of "nit" (I hope).
For the last day or two i've been playing $0.01/$0.02 NLH, buying in for 2$ and leaving the table when it gets to $3 or a double up.
I've been doing my best to play as the articles on this site suggest and my bankroll has increased from the initial $50 to about $61. It aint a great deal but it is just about the only time I have ever made money during an extended session of online poker.
I find a lot of the suggestions difficult to follow. Typical mistakes I make are making a continuation bets on drawy boards with multiple opponents and then firing again when I get called, another mistake I often make is failing to make correct re-raises, often folding hands like ATs when I am in CO or BU instead of re-raising as suggested.
Its only due to the short time I have been at this site that I am able to recognize these patterns in my errors.
Thanks to everyone that put this site together and to those that contribute their wisdom and knowledge. Awesome job!
