Quote Originally Posted by JR9477
Welcome to FTR!

First off, I'm interested in your goals in poker. What do want out of it? What are you willing to put into it?

I'm also curious how much have you won/lost overall, as well as if you a bankroll set aside. How many of your hands do you choose to play? What kind of hands do you chose to play?
Thank you for the post.I play poker 1-3 times a week and my goal at the moment is simple.I want to show profit in a long run.Not in every session not even every week but definitely a profit when a look 6-12 months back.As far as what I'm willing to put into it.Well what I love about poker is the challenge.Being able to outplay your opponents at the table.I have a Masters degree, I have no problem with studying and reading but in poker that's not enough.
I know that my game is missing many things, I just don't think that they are the things people have shown me so far.

Last year alone I lost 4872 dollars overall.I didn't play from November 2008 till the end of February 2009.So far I'm up for 2009.The amount is 2493 dollars.What bothers me is that I think that this may have nothing to do with how I play. Maybe I'm just lucky for an extended period of time.It is probably just a psychological barrier but still I'd like to find out how other people approach and play the game.

When I start the game I usually wait 20 min to half and hour to see if I will pick up pocket pair ( from AA to JJ ) with which to raise, force everyone out but a single person who will be willing to play all his chips against me.I will play every other pair with the hope of seeing trips on the flop.If I don't then I fold.

After half an hour if I haven't pick up a big pair I will open up a bit try to steal some small pot to pay for the blinds,play suited connectors and cards that can make me a flush or straight.If I'm on a draw after the flop and I don't have too much money left I might go all in.I try to do that with at least 60-70 dollars in front of me.This way I still have a slim chance that everyone might fold on me. If I lose and I have reached my daily stop loss I go home.There is always another day and my experience so far have shown me that I can easily recover from a small loss but I have a problem dealing with a big one.It affects my play negatively.