Oh yeah, Poker

I found myself with some free time this morning and figured I would run some hands for the first time in weeks.  I have not had much free time to play cards, and with me losing so much, I was not in a hurry to get back at it to be honest.

Nothing special, just some $50 NL 6 max and only about 200 hands, but at least I won just over $60.  With so few hands, not really sure if I was playing good or bad to be honest.

I really do love this game, I just have a hard time grinding out hands at a major pace like some do.  When I start losing, that becomes even harder.  The time away from poker has shown me a few things though.  First, I don’t want to be the guy that spends 10 hours a day playing poker.  I started doing this so I would have more free time and I sort of let it consume me and I devoted so many hours to playing, it became just like a job again.  Second, I need to study the game a lot more then what I was doing.  While not playing, I have read a few books, read a few forums, and poured over my PT hands and stats.  Hopefully this will help once I get back into it.  I would like to spend 15 mins studying for every hour I play.

I didn’t start playing poker to become rich.  I started playing so I could be my own boss, work when I want, how I want, etc.  Honestly, if I could make as much or just a little more then any job I ever worked, I would be happy.  Since I am uneducated, and never had a great job, that should be no problem to be honest.  Don’t get me wrong, If I started making $100k a year, that wouldn’t be so bad either

So I am not really back yet.  Around the 1st of August is when I want to start playing more.  Until then I will just sneak in 500-1000 hands a day when I can and keep studying and working on things.  I am still helping my dad with some renovations to his house, connecting with friends I had ignored while playing cards, and playing a lot of World of Warcraft.  If you don’t play WoW, don’t start.  It is very time consuming and very addicting.  Hope things are going well for you guys at the tables.