I started grinding out a deposit bonus on Interpoker playing .10/.25 NL. Moved that money over to Full Tilt and climbed up in stakes incrementally until I got to 1/2. At this point I figured I would try short-stacking 5/10NL since the minimum buy-in there was the same as the maximum buy-in at 1/2.

 

     I began implementing a bizarre limping strategy that was constructed to take advantage of the more aggressive 5/10 regulars. I would leave the table once I felt it getting stale, or my image worsening. I was really bad, but it didn't seem to matter much. I was making more money than I had ever seen, so I quit my job, and started playing poker full time.

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     I kept the majority of my winnings in a Neteller account, a virtual wallet. They went under investigation in the United States, and suddenly my money was gone! I tilt-busted what was left of my online bankroll, and decided to try grinding $5 into rent learning a different game each month. This became my introduction to mixed games.

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     By the time Black Friday hit, I had spent a good amount of hours playing most of the games exclusively, was integrated into a inexpensive home game with some of my best friends, and had a WSOP trip under my belt. It seemed like playing live was going make the most sense.

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     The Horseshoe Hammond spreads a 40/80 ( now 50/100 ) mixed game bi-weekly with many of the characters you already have or will be hearing from. This will forever be my home casino, and the 40/80 was my main game before coming to the Commerce, where I am now fortunate to be part of a 400/800 18 game mix.

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     Edit 7/31/2000 and I'm currently in Las Vegas playing anywhere from 40/80 - 300/600 mix live, and log most of my online hours playing 10/20 PL BigO and $20 Zoom Sit and Gos with my friends