January Review

This will have to be my last post of the month as I will be moving house this weekend. That means I will have to take a small break from poker until I'm hooked up with broadband again (hopefully only about a week).

Well, I met my January target of playing at least 5,000 hands of 5NL 6-max cash games and a small profit to boot :-)  but I failed in my goal to multi-table more than two tables at a time. Will have to attempt that goal next month!

Stats for the month and graph....

Hands: 5,014
Hours: 33.07
Per Hour: 152

Profit/Loss: $37.48
Per Hour: $1.13

The ups and downs of poker!

I'm satisfied with my months work as this is the first time I've focused completely on cash games. I'll be back early in February to set out my goals for the month.

Until next time, GL at the Tables!
TC

Looking Forward

As promised in my last post, I've set out my goals and objectives for 2012 below. As you will notice I have not set any monetary goals as I don't want to be results orientated.

Poker Goals for 2012

1. Spend at least a third of my poker time reviewing my hand histories, studying strategy books/videos/articles/forums etc. (approx. 40 hours playing poker, 20 hours studying/reviewing poker per month).
2. Upgrade my setup (I currently only have one laptop which I have to share with my girlfriend).
3. Practice my multi-tabling skills (might invest in Table Ninja or equivalent software).
4. Continue with bankroll management strategy (currently 20BI for cash, 25BI for STT’s and 50BI for MTT’s).
5. Make my debut in a live multi-table tournament.

Other Goals for 2012

1. Change my diet to a healthier, balanced diet.
2. Go to the gym at least 3 times a week.
3. Keep in contact with family on a weekly basis.
4. Play at least 6 rounds of golf.
5. Go on a well-earned holiday abroad.

Poker Goals for January

1. Focus on playing 6-max cash games.
2. Play at least 5,000 hands at 5NL 6-max cash games.
3. Practice my multi-tabling skills to increase from 2 tables to 4 tables.

My tourney stats for last year excluding satellites and Full Tilt results (due to Black Friday and not all results tracked):-

Sharkscope Stats - 1274 games played with a total profit of $346

Until next time, good luck at the tables!
TC

P.S. Don't forget to feed the fish at the bottom of the screen ;-)

Introducing TigerChips....

Welcome to my blog!

Firstly, a little introduction to my poker career so far....

My name is Mark and I started playing poker in the summer of 2009 after being introduced to online poker by a friend of mine and watching countless hours of poker on the Sky Poker channel. I would say that I'm only a recreational player as I have a full-time job (and a girlfriend to keep happy!) and can only dedicate about 60 hours per month to the game. I play micro-stakes NLHE cash, SNG's and the odd MTT. The poker sites I play on are:-

• PokerStars
• Ladbrokes
• PDC Poker
• Sky Poker

I started off like most people as a losing player but after hours and hours of studying strategy books, articles, videos and forums I've become a better than break-even player but still a bit of a fish :-)

That's enough of the introductions.
Next up in my blog I'll be discussing my goals and objectives for 2012.

Until next time....Good Luck at the Tables!
TC