Hello

my name is Noel and I'm an alcoholic. That aint a joke either, I sincerely have a drinking problem. Not the oh fuck that dude is a drunk kind but a wasting his potential could be making something of himself if he didnt drink kind. Now that doesnt mean I am never drinking again. Fuck no! It simply means I am done drinking for awhile, again. As of today I will be without sweet delicious beer till turkey day because I have too much work to get done.

As I stated yesterday this month has been a waste thus far due mainly to me. I should probably be up at least 10BI except I have been making the wrong choices. How can I fix that? It is quite simple actually. I must think while I play. If poker was easy none of us would be making any money. Truth be told poker is quite easy if you think! So my plan from today forward is to reply to 3 forum posts pre play and always review my marked hands after every session and post at least one either to the forums or here. I will also be writing up some key components to my success and be putting an emphasis on them during every session.

Lastly I am desperate to find a core group of grinders to discuss poker with and possibly swap sweats with. If you are playing poker for a living and want to talk poker hit me up on CR or 2+2 with a PM and let me know a bit about you and what not.

Here is a hand for those of you who got this far.

Turn I dont think I can fold but the river is an easy one. Basically I had seen this guy XR the turn when he hit a GS straight already and follow through on the river the same way. I was so emotionally attached to the fact I had made a set that when he potted the river I was like well maybe he has 76. Unfortunately combo wise I missed 53 and only though of 98. That being the case there are 16-98 combos and 9-76 combos. Now if you add in 16-53 combos its the easiest fold ever. Especially if he has any set too. The fact that I clicked call is so pathetic. How in gods name can I play this game to support a family and do shit like this? I cant.

$0.50/$1 Ante $0.25 No Limit Holdem • 3 Players

Generated by weaktight.com.

Hero	$352.55
SB	$465.26
BB	$198.75

• Pre-Flop ($2.25, 3 players)Hero is BTN
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Hero raises to $3, SB calls $2.50, BB calls $2

• Flop ($9.75, 3 players)
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SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $7, SB calls $7, BB folds

• Turn ($23.75, 2 players)
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SB checks, Hero bets $18, SB raises to $77.75, Hero calls $59.75

• River ($179.25, 2 players)
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SB bets $179.25, Hero calls $179.25

• Final Pot: $537.75

• SB shows
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• Hero shows
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• SB wins $535.75 (net +$268.50)
• BB lost $3.25
• Hero lost $267.25