About a year and a half ago I stumbled upon a website about online poker and since I was going to Vegas (among other cities in the SouthWest of the USA) I decided to practice a bit and read a book or two about it. When I got back I decided to play for some money and got 50$ on Everest Poker. I started playing at 2NL, just some casual poker. I think it's about a year ago when I reached 10NL, but I had only played a month before I moved (I live in Rotterdam, Holland) and in my new house there was a problem with my internet connection, so everything sort of stopped untill april. During the summer I played occassionally, but when the weather got bad in September I picked it up again.

I subscribed to a couple of sites to learn and I set a goal to reach 25NL on Januari 1st. Somewhere mid October I managed to succeed and I started playing at 25NL. I was still playing Full Ring at this moment, but I thought it was a good thing to move to shorthanded/6max-games. It took a bit of adjusting, but mainly thanks to Sauce's Guide I managed to switch with some ease. My new goal was to play 10k hands per month (next to my job which is 40h p/w).

My girlfriend works in a restaurant and I work 9-5.30 so I have some nights off when I don't play football (or soccer for the americans). By now I'm reading even more on the internet and I'm really sinking my teeth into it. By the end of November I went up another level to 50NL and by now it's getting a bit more then just a hobby. I knew about the 600$ bonus from Full Tilt so I decide to move there to clear it. The first week of December I move part of my bankroll to Full Tilt and use a rakeback deal from a dutch site (their support is looking into it, because it seems something went wrong). The players at Full Tilt are very different from what I'm used to at Everest and I really get into table selection and using the pokerhud (pokeroffice) which they didn't allow at Everest.

At Januari 1st I made enough to move up to 100NL and yesterday I played my first session. It always takes me a session or 2 to get adjusted and mainly feel comfortable at a new level, but I hope to move up again as fast as possible.

At the moment I'm reading Professional No Limit Hold'em and checking this forum daily. By now I feel I might have something to contribute to this forum, so let's see where this thing goes... My goal is to keep playing 10k hands a month and reach the higher mid stakes like 2-4+ as soon as possible.