This is my second operation of the year, the first one ended in success when I reached $1000. My blog is really a diary of what happens at the tables and my own analysis of particular situations.

I try to use maths as much as possible, by day i am a maths teacher, so that way of thinking comes easy to me. Generally people seem not to like my way of thinking, they often think i am too tight and they are probably right. I am developing a style i feel comfortable with and it is very conservative however the more i stick with it and improve it the more profitable i get.

I tried hard to copy other peoples ideas from books and from the forums but many of them just don't sit well in my game. No doubt i am missing out on opportunities and am playing in what people think is a suboptimal way but i am begining to win and enjoying it a lot. Over the last 4 years i have studied a great deal I have read many books, trawled all the forums spent hours with pokerstove and a spreadsheet, I even tried listening into some training sessions. They all help, particularly with my understanding of how other players think. I intend to spend some of my recent winnings at grinderschool and I will report here how that goes.

I will be playing most types of poker, I like the mixed format games I play quite a few MTT's and often 6 table full ring NLHE ring. I seem to go through phases when one type of poker appeals to me more than the others. I used to fight this but now I just go with it.
I am now profitable at all types of poker (but not at all levels) and sharkscope has a shark swimming next to my name. I have come along way from the donkey who started the first operation in january.

My BR has been increased by two recent success stories, both in the $3 re buy events and now stands at $1700.
I will play tournies up to a max buy in of around $15 and cash games with a buy in up to $25. I will also continue playing satelites to earn tournie dollars, i have an excellent record at these.