Back to Playing

Well, I'm back playing poker. Not a lot and actually, not tournaments either. I haven't deposited any money, but someone was offering $50 on Stars for depositing in a sports book. So I did that and then withdrew the money to Neteller. Then, yesterday, Poker.com offered a 100% reload bonus.

So, I was able to deposit $60 in total there and will slowly grind my way to getting an additional $60 from the bonus.

I played a few hands last night. It was NL since all their Limit tables were full. It wasn't that exciting. Basically, I folded my hands for about 3 orbits until I was dealt AA in the cut-off. There were 3 limpers in front of me, so I raise. Only about 4xBB, I should have raised more, but I guess I was expecting too much from the table to notice this was the first hand I had played since sitting at the table. I, of course, get four callers. Lovely, I didn't narrow the field at all. The flop comes 865, two are spades. Neither of my aces are a spade. Although, not too bad of a board, at $25NL, there are plenty of donkeys that will call a raise with hands that could have hit it. There is a min bet from the first position, a couple of folds and a caller. I, of coure, pot raise it. It's the only way to see where I am. Both players call--Great. The turn is and eight, I forget which suit, but it wasn't a spade. All I'm thinking is one of them has to have an 8. But they both check it to me. This was tough, do I bet or check? I bet half the pot, thinking if one of them move all in on the river, depending on the card, it would be very hard for me to call that. Fortunately, both folded and I scoop the pot. And that was it for me, Lost was on last night and it was time to watch some TV.

Amusing

While surfing I came across +EV. It's an amusing comic about poker. I've read a few of them and they weren't bad. Good enough to start reading on a regular basis, but I wouldn't cry if he stopped creating them.

Break's Over

So, it's been a month since I decided to take a break from poker. I'm glad I did it. It was needed and I think I feel better about my poker game. When I get back to playing, I don't think I'm going to play as much before I stopped. I think I will also go back to playing tournaments more. I enjoy them and have been quit successful as well.

Next decision is do I deposit more money? I have a few dollars spread throughout a few sites. Some sites won't let you withdraw the change. I also have approximately $25 in Neteller. Not much of a bankroll, but that's what I started with when I first began playing for money.

I also think I should start posting HHs more on TalkingPoker. It's really the best way to improve my game and I never did it enough in the first place. I just never know which ones I should post, which would create a good discussion.

Well, back to playing poker, maybe. I haven't even really felt like playing the last week. The only time, I think of the game, is when Rob opens up a table at Party.