Quote Originally Posted by flyingPenguin
B - That $50 is more useful in my bank account than my poker account at the moment.
That's not a good sign.
In fact, it's a sign that you'll probably lose.
You might not lose, but it's more likely than not.

Most people deposit too little into their poker accounts. Some potentially talented players hit negative variance first up and quit, and most never return. Some do, and when they discover they can actually win, they lament the time lost.

Others are luckier. Their first few sessions are positive variance or at least neutral and they kick start their poker careers 'cos they now have a bankroll with which they can bypass 2NL. That was me. I only played poker 'cos my good friend asked and i thought he was talking about play money, but he insisted we play for money and even let me use his credit card... i never thought it was gonna be anything and it certainly wouldn't have been if i didn't win at first.

My point is that the poker gods have blessed u by letting you win your first few sessions. I can tell u that winning 12 buy-ins and tripling your bankroll is an extremely rare occurence and one that is extremely unlikely to happen twice. I don't know what you can do about it now that you've withdrawn. I assume that you have potential because you found your way to FTR and a winning start is at least *some* (sketchy) evidence of a winning game.

I don't really have advice for you. I've never been in a posiiton where $50 would make a difference to my bank account. All I can say is don't get your expectations too high. I think i managed about 10 hours where i won $100/hr at 200NL and for a few days i thought it would last (this was playing 3 tables with a full buy in too). You ain't gonna cover living expenses in a $10NL game buying in short with a $20 bankroll.

I really have no clue why i wrote so much especially this being unsolicited and probably unappreciated by someone who don't wanna hear it. But i'm bored multitabling and I'm doing a web page anyway where this can go. So there... you've heard it.