Your sample is very small,much too small to draw any conclusions. That raising first in is better than limping is not surprising. I guess that the problem with the AJ hand is that flopping an A will often result in either winning a small pot or in losing a big one when you're outkicked. Post some hands maybe?

Journal no longer posted at BTP.

To those that have enjoyed the reading thank you. To kennyG and the "others" he referred to in the PM he sent me..... Go to hell. You make me sick. So much for encouragement and support for one another. This journal was really restarted on 2/27/06 when I finally came to the realization of the importance of bankroll management. When I finally decided to build the bankroll and not spend the profits on dinners out, daytrips and whatnot that I had been doing the last couple of years. Starting on 2/27 at .10/.20 I got it up to over $900. A major car repair, (major for me $400) had to come from the bankroll as i reported in my journal and that knocked me down a couple of levels, yet I am told that I am not good enuf because I am still at .50/$1????? Whatever.

I don't need people like this in my life, and apparently there are several on this site who feel this way. Fine. You have that right, but I will not associate with people who try to tear someone down and stomp on their dreams, plans and goals. The arrogance of some of the higher stake players on this site is infuriating. Maybe you need to remember what it was like when you first got really serious. Did you let anything or anyone stop you? Did you run into streaks where things went wrong. Did you give up? Neither will I.

I am not out to prove anything to any one here so the fact that my goals have no "clout" with people here is meaningless to me. And I was also told that my journal is a "joke" You, Kenny, and the "others" are also meaningless to me. You words are unimportant and I do not see them. I came here looking for comraderie, help when I needed it, advice when I asked for it, and a place for a struggling low limit grinder to share his experiences. What I got was far less as it turned out. To call you an arrogant son of a bitch would to be just to scratch the surface. You and your "others" are worse than that.

This will be my last post at BTP. I may read the journals, but I refuse to give ammunition to people who's only intent seems to be to bring down or critisize others. I read the PM to my wife and her response to you is as follows:

"How dare you assume you know anything of how I feel. I totally support my husband in is quest to turn pro. None of the money ever utilized by him for poker, came out of our hosehold budget. I'm glad you had a good chuckle while following his journal. When he wins the WSOP he will have the last laugh."


Enough said.

Kenny may have been harsh but he is actually trying to get you to listen. Being a poker pro is freakin hard, I have had far more sucess than you have and I couldn't do it. A couple poker players that have a lot more knowledge and understanding of what it takes to win consistantly at poker have tried to give you advice but you dont listen. Sorry some people weren't cut out to be pro poker players, you are one of them sorry if the truth hurts. I know it hurts to have your dreams crushed, when I was 16 I was sure I was going to be playing pro baseball someday, guess what it didnt happen. Dream crushed, I moved on and life goes on.

Just trying to understand why everyone is beating up on stars. Yes he isn't a pro, yes he unlikely will become a pro just like the rest of us, but that doesn't mean he CAN'T become a pro or at least a solid high limit player. He has plenty of years ahead of himself to keep playing and practicing his game. Though he may be too anxious to become a pro, at least he has the motivation to keep playing and keep learning, even with the distractions he deals with. Everyone wants to become a pro, most won't reach this goal, but enough time and effort put into the game will progressively make you better no matter how bad or good you are. Keep doin your thing stars, **** these pessimists.

There aren't too many of us who have been on BTP longer than Kenny and myself...He and I are not close friends, but we keep in touch, mainly thru BTP. Although he can come across as arrogant, I can assure he is not mean-spirited and speaks directly from the heart and speaks the truth as he sees it.

Although the message may have been overly harsh, the response was equally so...We all want win dude, so relax....In my world, that means having several gin and tonics and reflect...There is always someting to learn, and teachers are everywhere if you look.

Good luck