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## Welcome to my pokering blog!

Though I’ve been playing poker off and on for 15 years, It’s been a few years since I’ve taken the game seriously. However, I’m now being drawn back into the game, due to circumstances that I might discuss in future blogs. It’s incredible how much the game has changed in just the past 3 years. It has been a struggle to catch back up to players who have been learning and gaining experience while my own skill has been atrophying.

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<center>*A great opportunity to win a small pot or lose a big one.*</center>

About a month in, I have come to realize this will be an uphill battle. Not only do I have to work on the fundamentals of the game, I also need to relearn the technical aspects which are somewhere in my brain but haven’t been accessed in a long time. I also have to figure out what my opponents are doing. Both in terms of the general population (herd behavior) and specific opponent types, I need to learn what mistakes people are making these days in order to exploit them.

Of course, I need to identify and eliminate my own leaks if I am to have any chance at finding success at the tables. While some are obvious and easy to root out, others can be far more devious. Add in tilt, which I have always had an issue with, and suddenly the game is not so easy. If I’m to have any chance of winning, I will first need to achieve solvency.

The purpose of this blog is to make it easier to carry out a deliberate process to accomplish my goals.

## My Games

My local card room offers 4/8 limit holdem and omaha hi/lo and 3/5 spread limit holdem. I have played mostly spread limit, with very mixed results. I had a couple decent sized wins, but also quite a few losses. Overall, I’m down by 3 to 5 buyins. I have not kept records, which is a leak. This blog will hopefully keep me honest in that regard.

I will be unable to play for the next few days, but I plan on hitting the tables hard mid-week. I may move down to 4/8 to work some of the kinks out of my game. I can handle myself at spread limit, but I end up making single mistakes for way too much money. Hours of slow and steady progress can evaporate in a single hand. Until I’m confident that I’m playing my best, I’m going to avoid those situations and stick to 4/8 limit.

## SPL Freerolls

I want to give back to the Steemit poker community. Portions of the liquid rewards from this post will be used to fund Steemit Poker League freerolls! Follow this blog on a regular basis to take advantage of them. Passwords will be included in future posts.