Progression

February 2010 Performance Update
Total Month: +$132
25NL: +$0
RB/Bonus: +$130
Donkaments: +$2

February was bleh (yes, that is a technical term). Usual suspects: Coolers, Bad Beats with some bad play mixed in. 13k hands of "flat" poker but think it was almost -4 Buy-Ins of All-In EV.

Only saving grace was a nice heater at the end of the month to get back to even for the month.

Thank you Poker Stars for the Bonus!

March 2010 Mid-Month Update

Alert, Major Heaterage! +11 Buy-Ins over 5.8k hands.

This reaches the 25NL Target and so I once again graduate to 50NL for another 30 Buy-In Target with -10 Buy-In stop/loss.

It really feels good to have gone through a 23 Buy-In downswing and managed to recover, even though it took 4 months to do it.

It's a funny game, I spent all of February grinding, grinding and grinding for flat to down. Then all of the sudden you go up +11 Buy-Ins in a matter of a week or two.

I'm sure there are some improvements in your game but it's not like you are that much better or worse of a player from one month to another.

So a brief moment of triumph in an otherwise brutally challenging game, need to take time to stop, look around and enjoy those rare moments when it all seems to come together.

Next Goal: +30 Buy-In Target @ 50NL (Career stats updated on first page)
(-10 Buy-In Stop-Loss back to 25NL)

March 2010 Performance Update
Total Month: +$1,030
25NL / 50NL: +$820
RB/Bonus: +$215
Donkaments: -$5

Wow, first $1k+ month, what a rush!

So it's great to be playing at 50NL and not flaming out like my first go-around.

Just trying to play good ABC poker, establish ranges, act on those ranges (still struggle with this) and identify spots to make those aggressive plays and gut-wrenching lay-downs in response to obvious villain flaws.

Also nice to see the Bonuses falling more quickly at the higher level.

Will continue on the quest towards winning 30 BI at 50NL before taking the next step (100NL).