2 years ago I began playing at poker online. Again,,, I knew nothing about strategy and didnt use any kind of software. I didn't do well at all and lost about $2000 dollars in 8 months.
So I quit. My main problem was that I couldn't control my emotions. Maybe I would win 50 dollars one day but would lose 100 the next day. There were many many things I was doing wrong.
- Bad bankroll management
- No control of my emotions at all
- Playing out of limits.
- And many other things.
This year... I was bored one random weekend and decided to play a freeroll tournament. I won 5 dollars and with those 5 dollars I reached a peak of 55. Then ended up losing all again.
So I decided to take this more seriously and started reading books, using some legal softwares and watching videos.
My game has improved a lot. All the things I was doing wrong before, I am now doing them correctly. I manage my bankroll correctly, I accept the bad beats, etc, etc.
The question is... my winning curve is consantly growing and decreasing. I mean, there are some upswings and downswings. It is tough to have a good number of sessions repeatedly. Maybe I have 3 good ones, 1 bad one, 3 good ones, 4 bad ones, etc, etc.
I dont know if this is normal or if maybe Im still a very bad player. I cant be that bad becuase I have earned money; not lost.
But I dont know how to proggress faster.
I have so far played:
NL2: 37.435 hands / Wininngs: $43, 67.-
NL5: 72.827 hands/ Winnings: $17, 60.-
I am currently playing at NL5 and will not go up a level until I have enough bankroll.
Thanks for your time If you read all my post. I expect some answers about your experiencies and your journey, If maybe you feel indentified in my post.