Hi Everyone, this is my new operations post, since the old one was two pages and getting out of hand. I'm a low stakes player, looking to build my roll. After 6 months on FTP and not making much out of my $100 buy in (I'm leaving it there, $165 currently) playing SNG's mostly and getting a good grip on them but not making a smooth amount of headway, I've taken the advice and moved to PokerStars and have started with a $50.00 bankroll. (If I get comfortable will move the rest of the roll there).

So after a week or so I have turned that BR into about $43.00 while I get used to cash games. I'm going to try to catalog what I find that is right and wrong as I go here... post some hands, etc... please give me any advice you deem appropriate, coaching is encouraged. ChrisBCritter has been my most vocal coach recently and I hope his guidance will continue.

I'm doing some theory work today, here is what I have turned up so far... and I have a spreadsheet I'm working from if anyone wants a copy:

Total number of starting hole card combinations: 1328
Total number of hole cards with pocket pair: 78
Percentage chance of getting pocket pair: 5.87%
Total number of AA hole card combos: 6
Percentage chance of hitting pocket rockets: .45%
Hands with 88+ pocket pairs: 42
Percentage chance of having 88+ pocket pair: 3.16%
(that includes rockets)
Hole cards combinations that contain an Ace: 198
Percentage chance your hole cards contain ace: 14.9%

Now I don't know how good the math is, because I didn't take into account the fact that there are other players at the table and they suck out some of the cards, it will take a better statistician than me to factor in how that affects things. The figure I found most interesting was the percentage chance that your hole cards contain an ace. Actually that percentage should say any one # card... because it could be the same percentage that your hand contains a 2 for example.

Anyway, look forward to comments and such... and 10 points to whomever can identify my avatar.