Welcome

I decided to begin blogging for the same reasons as everyone else I suppose. Just to hear myself talk. However I have now realized that there is value to this exercise. As I read back to the posts I made even a few months ago I laugh (and sometimes even get a little embarassed). I have fought tempatation to delete some of those posts to keep this an honest record of my proggress (allright I admit I deleted two posts... but that is it)

I have been playing poker for a year and half with passion. Unfortunatly like my golf game, my passion for it has not as of yet translated over into success.

During my time playing, I have played a mixture of live and online, and consider myself a player that is good enough to get an accurate read... but not good enough to trust my read and lay down a big hand. For some reason I think that does a good job of recapping where I am at in one sentence (albeit a run on sentence)

Games: I am focusing on NL hold em, I am weak at Limit as based on my current pot odds calculations, seem to find odds, or implied odds in every call. I very much like Omaha, but other than Super System have not read anything on it, and really have no business putting bad money after good here.
Live Poker: I have of course played many home games, Barca tournies and 1-2 PL cash games, I had the good fortune of some travel for work lately so I had the opportunity to play at every major Casino Toronto through to Vancouver The only exception is Fallsview... a big regret. The day I was to go there, I had just lost $300 at Casino Regina and with much regret decided my bank roll was not in shape for another live game. So even though I was within a few miles of Fallsview I returned to my hotel and played online. In all cases I will play 1-2 NL or 3-6 limit given no option when live.
Online Poker: I am a micro stakes player, usually inhabiting the 25 or 50 cent tables, but I am in my element when I am at 1$. That is where it feels real. But with my ever bouncing bankroll depending on the day of the week I likely have no business sitting there. My online home is Hollywoodpoker (Ongame), mainly because as I learn, the decent bonuses keep me from going completely broke (more often than I already do). I also play at Full Tilt, Absolute poker, Titan Poker, but have no money worthy of mention at those sites.

I am a serious student of the game. I do a lot of reading and analyses. I have purchased Poker Tracker and try to be dilligent reviewing my play looking for gaps.

Biggest Weakness: Over agression. Working to tone it down.

More later....