A Week Dedicated to Internet Poker

So, on Sunday (Nov. 29) I signed up for UltimateBet and loaded $200. I'm earning $111 in bonus dollars thanks to the "Sebok" code (although I thought it was supposed to be 111%). It doesn't matter I guess because $200 was all I was willing to load on the unfamiliar website.

I've had swings but haven't had to reload, so that has got to be good. I have been as low as $12 and have grinded it back up to $400. I don't like playing heads-up too much because at my current Internet bankroll stakes, the rake is a killer. It seams that if I don't double up and get out within 15 mins., I can spend about 15-30 mins. maneuvering to keep the other player in long enough to at least get my original buy-in back. (Eg., Both sat with $25, I left with $25ish but he was left with $13ish - UB made $11ish.) I do best at 6-handed and above, as well as sit 'n go's and tournaments. I like to play heads-up sit n go's and I do pretty good in those. There is not nearly as much action at UB as there is at PokerStars or FullTilt, but since I'm not an on-line poker genius - - that's probably a good thing for me.

I've had some crazy bad beats, and I've lucked out once or twice - - but the bad beats outweigh the lucky catches. If I never see another 3 again, it will be too soon. I've seen Aces 10 times out of over 60 hours of play so far, and Kings and Queens about 8x each. I get very few premium hands or playable connectors, or when I do - I'm way off position. I'm beginning to think I'm simply an unlucky person and will always have to work hard and get creative to make a dollar out of fifteen cents. I do, however, seam to be 9/2 and 10/4 magnet. I'm officially card dead in real life and in cyberspace - - whooopee!

I think that Internet poker is totally tilting, but I believe I'm getting the hang of it -- even though I hate it! These are my stats for the past week, for whatever they're worth.

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