Playing Poker

Well, I didn't get a chance to play poker today, but that's okay. Right now I play over at Pokerstars at the .25/.50 Limit Holdem tables. I usually play about 3 tables at a time and so far am up about $235. This all comes from just starting out with a little $50 deposit and playing the .05/.10 Limit tables. At that time I just played 2 at a time and they were easy to beat but the most I made a session was $5 or so. Now the most I've made in one session (which also comes from playing an extra table) was $41.

Since I moved up limits though, I have had a couple sessions where I lost a decent amount of money because I took some bad beats and tried to get the money back by playing more hands and raising pre-flop with the crap I was playing. That was a bad idea and I have learned from my mistakes. Since I first starting playing though I think I have definitely improved my game. I'm not trying to become a pro or anything, it's just a hobby to make some extra cash to pay for things like the new ferret cage I bought a couple weekends back.

Regardless, playing online has also helped improved my play when we occassionally get together for a home game. We are planning on having another session this Saturday, so hopefully I make some more cash for Valentine's Day.