Mike S

In 2017, following a chance conversation, I suddenly decided to play Poker online.
I really was starting at the bottom. I had no real idea how to play and was totally clueless regarding position, bet sizing or any other strategy you can think of.
I put the app on my iPad, hand rankings on my phone, deposited £10 and I was ready to go.

More by luck than judgement I didn’t lose my deposit, studied whatever strategy I could find and, amazingly, started to increase my bankroll.

I’ve been playing NL £0.02/£0.04 Cash Games for over a year now. It’s been a steep learning curve but I know feel I’m maybe getting somewhere.

What I have noticed is that most of the articles and videos I see are by top poker players. I see graphs showing winnings in the £1000’s per month, I read about GTO, PioSOLVER, 3 bet advanced strategy, check raising %, etc, etc.
I can’t even begin to image playing NL £0.50/£1.00 so much of this theory, as good as it is, is mostly wasted on me.

Im sure there will plenty of players in the same position as me so I thought I’d give it a go and do a monthly update.
It will hopefully be interesting to see stats on someone who certainly isn’t an expert, don’t profess to be one, and plays for fun at the lowest levels. I’m going to tell it like it is, win or lose. I’ll give winnings, no of hands and any other info I think is relevant.

Starting balance (a long time ago!) £10
Current balance (Aug 1) £205

After taking some advice from others this month I’m going to
- play some £0.05/£0.10 for the first time
- try more than 1 table at £0.02/£0.04

Wish me luck!