First full week in review

Well, I have officially finished my first full week as a profesional poker player. Overall it was a pretty good week. I made $1208 in winnings over 30 hours, for a $40 per hour average. So far things are going so well that I haven't had to look at my bonus money and add that into my calculations (knock on wood that I can keep that going). I'n hoping to keep it that way and use the bonus money to upgrade my set up. At the moment I would like a new video card so I can dual monitor and a new chair, but neither are a huge priority.

The big priority for me is to get a better schedule going. 30 hours in a week just isn't going to cut it in the long run. Part of it was first week adaptations, but part of it was quitting an hour early here and there when I was running good. I really can't get into that mentality, or I am going to eventually put myself in a bad spot. Still, I can't complain about my first week, as I have basically doubled my income while working half the time. Being fresh for sessions is having a HUGE impact on my play. Where before I was a 3BB winner, I am now running just over 5BB (which is actually DOWN from 7 during my first few days as a pro!).

I have also started playing 100 regularly. At first the plan was to only have 2 tables up, but the fish selection there is SO much better than at 50, and the regs aren't that much better. So I have been running 3-5 100 tables over the last couple of sessions. I'll probably keep it up while I am building a player base up at 100, but I can see myslef in the very near future playing mostly 100.

Today was another half day, and I won $270 in 3 hours. Sometimes I think I am crazy for playing 25, 50, and 100 at the same time, but it really is working for me. It just opens up so much more table selection. I know over the long run I am losing money playing 25, and I have a feeling as I get more comfortable at 100, those tables will be replaced pretty quickly. I actually rotated most of my 25 tables out pretty quickly today, and only wound up playing 300 hands there (as compaired to 550 at 100 and 1400 at 50). It was a long grueling session, and I was really frustrated and down 40 bucks after a couple of hours, but then I hit a set in a 3 bet pot and went on a roll. I almost feel sorry for the player I stacked as he didn't make any mistakes. Well, that's not really true. He really should have only C-bet half pot as it was a low 4 way flop (instead of full pot), which would have let hime either get away from the hand (KK) or at least open up the door for a flush draw to make a move, but it was really the two other fish calling the bet that let me hang around in the pot.

Anyway, I am really glad that hand happened and that I went on a roll like that. After only making $4 yesterday, another meh session would have been a disappointment. Then again, I know a stretch like that is coming (and you can't really complain when your worst session in two weeks is a winner!) so I don't want to get off in lala land thinking it is going to be this easy forever. Just enjoying the wave while it lasts and prepairing for the future!