The Devils Fishing Boat

I have coined a new poker hand name. It’s the Devils Fishing Boat. What are the cards you ask? Well… only since you have asked. The cards are 6♠6♥6♦J♦J♠ or any other combination of Sixes full of Jacks.

On a more serious note, I’ve almost completed my first goal, $1.34 to $100, as of this posting I’m at $82.44. When I hit $100, the next goal will be $1,000. I’m really glad I started to do this “challenge”. I’ve learn a lot about patience, watching my table image and exploiting said image. Yes, I have gotten lucky a few times, who hasn’t, it’s a part of poker. I think living and dying by “Jesus’s” rules is a great way to train yourself when it comes to bankroll management. Of course, that’s only part of the equation, there’s also HOW you play the cards.

You can stick to the math of bankroll management, that’s super easy. But how you act at the table, how you play your cards, pre/post flop is another huge part of what makes a poker player good. Now, I’m not going to say that I am a good poker player. As history shows my stats at SharkScope tell a story and at this point, a story that I hope my opponents take as how I am playing now. I have already use that to my advantage twice. It’s funny how at the lowest levels, people want to shove years worth of ‘not-so-serious,-playing-for-fun’ poker playing as how to measure a player. I have never been a serious poker player. I do not play poker for a living and if I did, I’d be on a couch tour of the world, asking people for money for a cheese sandwich.

With the progress, focus and attitude that I have made in the last month is any indication, I think I may be ready to take that step into serious poker playing mode. Not play for a living, not by ANY means, I’m not that stupid. But of course, less than one month is not a good indication that I am ready. I will continue what I am doing and see what the results look like in January. I think four months is a good indication to see if I do want to make the leap from ‘playing for fun’ to ‘take the game seriously’.