Friday, November 23, 2007

I love the game

I love the game of poker. Oh, I have cursed it more than once, but I have always loved it. I used to watch my uncles play when I was a kid, dying to have a seat at that table. I have played in a home game that has been going on for almost thirty years. It is not the type of game where people are easily bluffed or even fold with any regularity. We do not play for blood--though we did at one time.
I had a roommate in college that lost his tuition money at acey-ducey. We play to kill time and shoot the shit. I win way more than I lose, but mostly because I am wiling to fold a loser. The stakes are lightweight, but no body's out for blood, so it is real tempting to stay in too long sometimes.

The science of playing on line is a little different. But the bloggers that are out there sharing their outlook and experience make it that much more fun. I love reading about poker, I like writing, though I do not feel qualified in any sort of way to be giving out advise--other than: If you aren't having fun, don't do it. There are a lot of ups and downs out there on the poker table, and there are too many other ways to spend your life and time to do something that is not fun.

My goal is to steadily build a bankroll while keeping the fun in it. (haha, whose isn't) I played on line for two years and for all of my efforts I was damn near even at the end of it. Here goes round 2.

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