Don't really know where to start this blog as I don't really know where I'm going with it. I used to post here a fair bit back in 2009 / 2010 but havn't really played any poker since then. Recently I've started lurking around the forum again and it is safe to say that my poker fingers are itching.

I never really felt like I was that decent a player, mainly because of my work ethic at the time, but managed to make my way up as high as 100nl - 200nl

Back "in the day" my life generally consisted of playing poker, working part time in a bar and getting hammered 4 - 5 times per week. Hardly the healthiest routine for mind, body or spirit (excuse the pun). I was living with my parents in Lincolnshire and didn't really have / wasn't interested in any sort of long term plan for my life. I consistently suffered from spaz bouts of tilt / spew which eventually lead to me losing interest in poker as I found myself frustrated for days after poor sessions. I was about as results oriented as it is possibe to be.

I'll save you the 2 year long story between then and now, but at present I live in Leeds with my girlfriend of 11 months, Hannah, and I work as a gym instructor in a Marriott Hotel and am currently going through my Level 3 Personal Training course.

Safe to say I am in a far better pace now than I was then. Which brings me back to poker. I think my current situation lends itself more to a healthier poker mindset, which is why I am interested in starting up again.

I have no delusions as to my current ability - I'll start up again at 2nl wih a $40 bankroll and work my way up through the levels (hopefully). I'm looking forward to going right back to basics and getting to grips with the FUNdamentals as early as possible. As for when I'll start this OP on the tables, I am essentially skint until payday (15th) having just moved house (within Leeds) 4 days ago.

I'm posting this now because it is the slowest of slow days at work, I'm behind reception and the new reception computer hasn't had the content filter applied to it yet.

Thanks if you've bothered to read this far. I hope there are at least a couple of people out there who remember me!!

Dave