Over the past year, I have had a chance to play (at least for me) a lot of poker; roughly 42000 hands. Most of that has been at .10/.25 and .05/.10. During that time, I have lost $212. It's time to admit that I'm not just on a run of bad luck (although in my defense I'm getting screwed percentage-wise on my flopped sets). Nope, I am losing money because I am bad at poker.

What's my biggest leak? Not adjusting to my opponents. I lost more money playing against calling stations than any other. I can't adjust to them for some reason and I don't know why. It's like I know that they suck, and that they'll call, but I can't stop bluffing them because I want to play "good poker".

But that's all about to change. I am roughly 95 fpps away from getting my last Pokerstars bonus of the year, the $50 one. I will achieve that sometime in the next few days. Once I get that bonus, I am changing my game. I'm going to exclusively play .05/.10 until I have made at least $500. But because I'm fed up with the grind, I'm also going to start playing more SNGs and MTTs. I am actually profitable at these. In the 6-max $3.25 STT, I am making a profit of about $.80 per game. That's the reason why my bankroll has stayed roughly even for the year.

So here's the OP. Starting in December, I will concentrate solely on .05/.10 cash and SNGs at levels up to $6.50, but mostly around $3.25. I will correct my mistakes, and I will get better, and more importantly, I will make money in 2011.