i realised again the importance of bankroll management. Many forums, books and discussions out there have good examples and can teach a lot. My realisation is simple and effective, for me:

If i play e.g. cash game $1-$2 with $200 buy-in (same principle for STT & MTT) then set a target for when you're up & down. E.g.: QUIT of you've lost say $100 or if you've won say $100. There is always a next game. DO NOT as per so many other games of chance (and Poker is NOT one) try to “get it back”.

thanks for the good advice. your point re stop/loss relative to buy-in is something i have never considered and will give it a go. what i will also do is keep playing whilst profitable and perhaps adjust my loss target to prevent me from losing everything. i am new at cash tables and usually play $1-$2 or $2-$3 tables.  what buy-in would you recommend and what targets should i set myself.  i realise it dependends on what i can afford, but let's put that aside for now. i guess many of these habits come from what i have learnt from sports betting and the more i play Poker the more i realise that it is a skill in itself. your point ito getting close to targets and then sub-consiously changing the way you play is so true now that i think about it in hind-sight. perhaps i should keep playing whilst running good and just set a loss target.

thanks for your valuable input!

Perhaps not the right place to post this, it is on my mind though so here goes.

It was a strange feeling when i opened my FTP poker client today. Hard to believe more than a year has passed since i used the FTP poker client!

For one i couldn't remember my password!  There are some security checks, an update to the software and the Real Money tab has been disabled - this will be

activated on 6 Nov.  I also sense some of the PS customer service stuff - just the way they have constructed the content on the new poker client, and even the

website. The rest is more or less the same - my real money balance is available, my point status the same, etc. Almost as if one was caught in a momentary lapse

of reason for 19 months! An option to link ones PokerStars account with your FTP account is available - who would ever have thought that!

Anyhow, looking forward to 6 Nov to see what's cooking!

Just something on having fun & Poker

What are two words that put a frown on the face of all sports fans? Rain delay.

My misery likes tequila, not company.

Time to bail: She makes you choose between her or your friends.

Kids are ridiculous these days, when we were young, we took spelling tests, not pregnancy tests.

Men don't have breakfast food, lunch food, or dinner food. There's just food.

I hate when I forget that I am watching something I DVR'd and I forget to skip the commercials.

When I'm at the store, I like to sneak condoms in the carts of the people with 7 screaming kids.

Babies already scare the shit outta me… now you're telling me on ValentinesDay I gotta avoid a flying one w/ a bow & arrow?

Women say childbirth is the most painful thing in the world, but have they ever stepped on a LEGO?

If God wanted me to do stuff, he wouldn't have put everything so far away from my bed.

Some more

My alarm clock probably thinks I have anger-management issues.

In a fight, thou shall never kick another man in the balls.

I make some pretty incredible noises when people aren't around.

What's a burnt pizza, frozen beer & a pregnant girl have in common? In each scenario there was a **** who didn't take it out in time.

I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.

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No matter what life brings you, take a lesson from your dog… kick some grass over that shit and move on.

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Hey hipster Starbucks (or Mc Donalds or KFC or whatever) employee, when i say “medium”, you know what the f**k i mean!

michae1di11on said:

Alan Williams said:

Thanks, Raiser's Edge looks good. I also came across Kiil Everyone – is that any good?

Kill everyone is more of an introduction to the new school type of poker thinking (Introduction to fold equity, equilibrium plays, what hands to shove all in/call all ins with different stack sizes etc). Raisers Edge covers more direct strategy that you can use while actually playing hands (When to bet the turn, when to pot control, how to moniter image, equilibrium solutions to 3betting/4betting)

I think you can read them in any order but Raisers Edge is a more indepth sequel to Kill Everyone with more detail on actual strategy from what I remember. They are both very good books although some of the play may be geared more towards midstakes/high stakes instead of the micro levels online.

Thanks for your reply.  i bought & read both books & one has to concentrate on these two!  A 2nd read is even better.  It creates the feeling of a fast-pased game ideally for online play.  I have applied some of the advise to live play but i'd say the books are for online play.

Thanks again.

hey everyone

I decided to sign-up with TPE again.  Joined 2012 but things got busy so i wasn't here much.  Part reason to be back is the TPE community which i noticed have been groing steady.  It's like creeping back to life!

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