*** KEY UPDATE*** (Key points in BOLD, long post)

It is March 1, and $5nl is officially over for me in terms of it being my primary stake that I play. Bankroll closed at $300.62 after a long night of super-grinding. $10nl will officially start Monday, as I'm taking Sunday off to study.

I now want to take a moment to thank everyone at FTR since I think it's a good time to do this after clearing the first 2 levels of my operation, and now (finally) showing some success at 6-max.

I seriously could never have had the inspiration to grind my way up without ever seeing any of the operations here. I never would have had the skill to do it either if I didn't actively read and participate in the forums. I also never, ever would have accomplished what I have so far without being patient. Sometimes it's hard to be patient when you watch little 10 cent chips flying around, but I think being a member of FTR has helped me with this indirectly (somehow), mostly due to motivation I guess. I see so many FTR regs acheiving such great success in bigger games and it is truly an inspiration to learn as much as possible about poker so I can work my way up.

The most help definately came from the daily posts I've been reading in both the BC and other forums, so I'd like to thank everyone for sticking around the community and helping one another.

Second to that, Renton's full ring guide has been somewhat of a bible for me. Props to him for taking the time to create it (it's great to read when I feel like I'm playing bad or am on a downswing because it helps re-enforce alot of important things). Also, I've read and re-read all of Spoon's posts and also have his website bookmarked. It's a shame he isn't here anymore, but it's a huge bonus for him to have written all his material. Spoon: if you ever happen to lurk these forums and come across my operation, big thanks to you sir. Also, bigspenda, your videos have helped me like no other in straying away from my bot-style thinking and I feel like I've been improving my reads. I have reason to believe your videos played a huge part in that.

Anyway, I've done okay so far, but this is just a bit of a milestone in terms of bankroll - not skill. I have alot to learn. I can't even comprehend the list of things I need to do better so this is by no mean a brag post of any sort (other than to gloat about clearing $5nl lol). I can even think of a couple concepts right now that just blurrr my mind, and that's not good. I'll be purchasing a couple new books that cover them more in-depth so I can continue to improve. I figured now was a good time to show my appreciation to the forum since it'll be awhile till my operation is complete and I'd rather not hold off on that until then.

Once again, thanks FTR. I couldn't have ever considered grinding without joining here. More updates will be on the way as of next week while I play $10nl, however, I won't be posting bankroll numbers, because I don't want to get results oriented. I'm just going to play poker, and continue to study. I'll probably post a few hands in my operation as well as the forums after each session.

Cya around guys,

Micro


ps: 5nl graph soon to come.