I've been playing poker for about a year on Empire Poker, and I found FTR a few months in. The information and players here are great. I'm really glad to have found you guys.

I just have some general questions and would gladly accept any feedback.
I'm playing the 25NL/PL (.10/.25 blinds) 4 tables (BR only $300 though).

I describe my game in general terms at the bottom. But basically I have really tightened up in the last two weeks. However I can't seem to escape my own bad play, suckouts and bad situations. I recently had a night where I won $80. But there will be days (two in a row now) where I drop two buy-ins pretty quick. I then have to grind it out for a few more hours just to get even (or close).
I can play for 3 hours be up $20 or so and lose it trying to bet someone off of a suspected flush draw only to have the 3rd flush card hit on the river, forcing me to fold when the other player bets (okay I might call a small bet).

It also seems like I'm not winning much. My bankroll is not growing.

Do I just need to buy poker tracker? Will it show me what to fix?

If I move down limits will that help ? Losing sessions will be smaller, but so will winning sessions, right?

I feel I can win if I play SnGs too. Poker prophecy shows I'm ITM 50% in $5+1 and 40% in 10+1. But I don't always have a hour to play. That's why I started playing ring games.

Am I going about this wrong? Do I really need to move to another site with lower limts? Will I get hot and win for weeks straight to make up for all the bad beats?

Any comments are welcome and appreciated (even critisism, not that the people here have a problem giving it.)



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My game in a nutshell:
I raise from any position to $1 with TT - AA, AKs-AJo
late position I might raise with 88+, KQo,ATo. But not every time.
Fold to PFR not in the blinds: anything up to AT
I will fold AJ-AK to any solid reraise. However many people reraise my $1.00 to $1.75 I will fold AJ to that, but call with AK/AQ.
I have begun calling raises with my pocket pairs looking for a set.
I generally bet my middle pairs if the flop is checked to me on the button or sometimes CO. I will call suspected bluffs with AK/AQ on the flop.
I rarely bluff anymore. Mostly into small pots (say less than $4). If I do bet with out a pair mostly I feel I have a good shot at having the best hand, i.e. two pairs on the board no betting and I have an Ace).
I will play my reads though. I will bet someone off of a suspected min/bet draw, depending on how many people are in the hand etc.

Is this too tight?
My decisions are quite a bit easier post flop now. But I feel like I'm playing an "abridged" lower expectation game.

I have worked hard to just fold when I think I'm beat. I MUST be losing money on the river to some repped flushes and straights. But It feels like the losses were greater than the gains calling suspected flush and straight bluffs on the river.