I Like Poker

It took a little while, but today I had my first $1000 day. I am a little in awe at how much I grinded the tables to be able to put days like this together. When I first started my blog, and pretty much playing online poker seriously, I was playing for pennies, and a $15 day was great. In no way do I think 'I have arrived at poker perfection', nor do I think $1K days will be the norm, but I did not get lucky to make as much as I did today. I am playing good solid poker and it feels so sick to know I earned the money rather than luckboxing my way in.

I hope there are a lot more days like this in the future.

PS: The largest pot I have ever played online was today

***** Hand History for Game 24021034542 *****
$200.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, January 18, 12:58:17 ET 2009
Table Rigel V (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Seat 1: river_r4t85 ( $295.05 USD )
Seat 2: x--SoSick--x ( $178.00 USD )
Seat 3: Knightsridge ( $297.90 USD )
Seat 4: dorla99 ( $141.50 USD )
Seat 5: fripotin ( $166.00 USD )
Seat 6: sbrick5 ( $520.55 USD )
Seat 7: mistoukzz ( $92.45 USD )
Seat 8: ariolis30 ( $120.00 USD )
Seat 9: lllFSlll ( $289.65 USD )
lllFSlll posts small blind [$1.00 USD].
river_r4t85 posts big blind [$2.00 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Knightsridge [ 9c 9s ]
x--SoSick--x folds
Knightsridge raises [$6.00 USD]
dorla99 folds
fripotin folds
sbrick5 calls [$6.00 USD]
mistoukzz folds
ariolis30 folds
lllFSlll folds
river_r4t85 calls [$4.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, 6s, Kh ]
river_r4t85 checks
Knightsridge bets [$12.00 USD]
sbrick5 raises [$34.00 USD]
river_r4t85 calls [$34.00 USD]
Knightsridge raises [$279.90 USD]
sbrick5 calls [$257.90 USD]
river_r4t85 folds
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
** Dealing River ** [ Qs ]
Knightsridge shows [9c, 9s ]
Knightsridge wins $633.80 USD from main pot
sbrick5 doesn't show [Kd, As ]