I am resuming my serious online poker play (serious in attitude, not stakes). I got caught up in the poker craze just like so many other people and started online play. I bought into Paradise Poker for 50 bucks and would grind out micro stake hold em games (both limit and nl) and cash out 50 dollars every time I reached $100. Then that bucker Fush banned online gaming, so I had to cash out and switch to Jokerstars.

At Jokerstars I got my only tournament win ever. I won the $2 heads-up winner takes all tourney and won $256. As the norm I cashed out leaving a roll of $50 and continued my grind. Oh yeah, my games are NLHE 0.01/0.02 (0.02/0.05 when running good) and PL omaha 0.01/0.02, with the occasional $1 MTT. After a few more cashouts, I ran into this little nasty bitch named variance. No need for details as I'm sure everyone is familiar. Lost my roll, felt frustrated, and didn't rebuy.

I recently got the itch again and had a friend transfer $5 to my account and said I'm gonna start an Operation of my own. I've been playing again for 8 days and my roll is $19. 68 (was $21.88 last night), and I haven't repaid the loan yet. My goal is to develop a bank roll and see where it takes me. I will not cash out, but will move up in stakes as roll permits.

I am a true grinder. I don't play ring games the way most do. I am a nut camper (I have the patience of Job). Then once I show down a high % of winners I make the bluff here and there. The reason I love the microstakes is that people pay you off big time. They can't fold AA b/c they don't realize it is just a pair. But the suckouts are numerous.

Anyway, I will post updates regularly. I usually just read your site, but I figured I should post my game and contribute. Remember these two things. U can't lose what you don't put in the middle. All u need is a chip and a chair.

BTW, I love that Pokerstars added $0.10 MTTs. It wasn't there when I used to play.