My short term goals as a poker player

Hiya,

I thought for my second blog I would tell you all about my short-term goals.

At the moment, my bank roll stands at $110. This has grown somewhat from the original $10 deposit. I reckon overall, I am down by about $150 dollars, but I am not entirely sure. I am getting to the point where I think I can start making money playing poker so I have decided to keep an eye on my bankroll.

Furthermore, I would like to get hold of poker tracker software. A full version of Poker Tracker costs $55. My first short-term goal however is to achieve a bank roll of $155, and then buy this software. I could buy it now if I wanted, either from my bank roll or my regular bank account, but I think it would be a good incentive to play well over the next few weeks! I think that by having this software I will be able to identify weaknesses in my game.

My second goal is to stop betting silly bets!! Fuck me, I really do do some silly things sometimes! I have been tilting lots and undoing some really good play. I can be patient, but it seems that the more I win, the stupider I become!! Does anyone else have this problem?!

I got lucky earlier.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1547892

I was dealth with AK. This is the kind of hand I find hard to put down, even if it is clear that I am behind. I kept calling the other guy's bets and when the river came he checked. I noticed that he only had around $5 worth of chips and if I was to represent the straight with a big bet he may fold. This is what I did, and it worked!! But before you all comment, I do know that it was a bad bluff. The board was so dangerous, but nonetheless, it shows the importance of looking at your opponents stack. If he had had a bigger stack he may have called or even raised (or bet the river). I used his small stack against him.

I am also reading a book called Small Stakes Hold 'Em, by Ed Miller, David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth, and one of their tips was to bet liberally on the river when the pot is big. I know the pot was not massive, but I guess that advice paid off in this instance.

Oh yeah, I lost a fairly big pot with jjjkk versus kkkjj. That was shit.

CW