Under the weather

I haven't had much chance to play poker this last week as I've been feeling a bit under the weather. First, I had a migraine then managed to be laid low with a sore throat and cough. Couple that together with a severe lack of sleep, I've been feeling pretty rotten.

Hopefully, I've got over the worst of it now and I can pick up the volume again. Even when I have played poker this last week I probably haven't played my 'A' game so I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of things.

Break-even so far this month but still in profit YTD so I can't complain and I'm still on course to meet my goal for the month of 7,500 hands.

Until next time....GL at the Tables!
TC

Roller Coaster

Life is a roller coaster.

Poker life at the start of this month has been a bit of a roller coaster but as Carlo Citrone once said as his Hot Tip on the Sky Poker channel "Poker is a never ending game!". Luckily, I've never been on a major downswing so far but, there and then, I don't put the huge amount of volume in to demonstrate this. Variance is part of poker which I accept now and effects every poker player no matter how good they are.

Another roller coaster ride!

The biggest dip on my giraffe was when I was in the BB with AA and there was an UTG raiser. So, naturally I 3-bet him and got 4-bet so I raised all-in and was called by my opponent who had KK. He hit his King on the flop and the rest were bricks. Pretty standard play really but it just goes to show that you can loose all your buy-in quite easily with just one hand.

I'm happy with the volume I've put in this month so far (almost 2000 hands) and I've managed to get back into profit for the month after a poor start.

Ok folks that's all for now.
GL at the Tables!
TC

Moving Day

So the move went fairly smoothly last weekend, just a few teething problems need sorting out with the landlord. The place is already starting to feel homely :-)

My broadband is back online again now so the disruption to my poker schedule was kept to a minimum. Unfortunately, there's still a fair bit of unpacking to do so it will be a slow start to the month which will have a baring on my poker goals. I'm still determined to increase the volume from last month though!

Poker Goals for February

1. Play at least 7,500 hands of 6-max cash games.
2. Add one more table to my multi-tabling capabilities.
3. Move up to 10NL when my bankroll reaches $250 (currently at $145).

My main focus is on cash games played on PokerStars and that's what the above goals is based on but I'll probably play the odd SNG or MTT on my other poker sites aswell.

Work Hard, Train Hard & Play Hard

I've neglected to go to the gym over the past few weeks with the move and everything so will have to get back on track with that next week although I signed up to do some circuit training through the social club at work starting today and running for one day a week for the next four weeks.

A very busy month is in store!

Until next time....GL at the Tables!

TC

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