My Poker history.

I have been playing poker for about 3-4 years and only seriously for the last 2 months. I have always dreamed of the possibility of turning pro, but have never put the time or effort into becoming more skilled. Except for reading a few poker books that have definitely improved my game. If you go and search my poker results lifetime on any of the given sites which do that, I am not sure what will come up under my name, personally I don't care, I know that I am a winning player NOW and I know I will only get better. I have played on a few sites under the username falenangel, or dafalenangel. In my first year of play I used the name DEButchr.
2004: In the begining I played for fun and lost money... I don't know how much or didn't keep records but it had to be around $3000 dollars as that is what my credit cards were maxed at. I played on Pacific Poker, I think I also had a Partypoker account (am not sure, lost records and partypoker has horrible support and doesn't return e-mail) and local casinos, Casino Niagara, Casino Rama, and Brantford Charity Casino. I then began putting effort into improving my play. It didn't take much and I was a very quick learner. Local bar tourny won 5 times, placed runner up in the Tournament of Champions, $900.00 prize. For the year net loss of at least $3000.00

2005: Opened an account at Tigergaming.com and would only allow myself a deposit of $50 per month. If I lost it all I didn't play for the rest of the month, If I won I didn't need to deposit. It would only be a hobby that wouldn't cost me more than $50 a month. I won about 50 MTT's and many SnG's. Likewise I had $100 per month limit for playing at live casinos, if I won the visits were many if I lost the visits ended until the next month. Local bar tourny won 9 times, played in and won the Tournament of Champions, $1,500.00 and a gold bracelet. For the year net win of about $5600.00, withdrawled and spent on loving life...

2006: Same bankroll philosophy as 2005, but I didn't have a philosophy for limits of play, so I would play $20 tournaments with $50 in my account, I now know now this is very unwise. I also played in a $100 satellite to a $1000 buy in at Brantford Charity Casino, my first big buy in ever! I won the Sng and my ticket to the Ultimate Poker Challenge, made the final table and took over 6k for my $100 investment. I then bought into the $2000 Ultimate Poker Challenge event that weekend. Making 22nd and getting 4k profit for that investment. I spent the money on loving life and left $800 in my live poker play bankroll. For the year net win including online poker withdrawls about $13,500.00 spent on loving life...
2007: Started playing less, spending more time with family and loved ones. Also stopped playing larger buy-in tournaments that could destroy my bankroll, not a great year but with conitued success on Tigergamming I did turn a profit. For the year net win of $3050.00, withdrawled and spent on loving life (I sure love to love living life)
2008: I got sick, I went on sick leave, I spent a lot of time in bed and months at a time not even playing 1 game of poker on line or live. My bankroll sat at about $300 the whole year. I did however win my regular share of tournys I was just playing small levels as I have allways done. By the end of the year I was getting a little better and began playing some, and won a years FREE training with PokerVT in a tournament on Tigergaming. For the year net win of $1000.00
2009: Started training at PokerVT in early January, about a month now, and the motivation and confidence in myself and my game has exploded. Just for starters this guy "Insanocut" from tigergamming has become a pro poker player, I used to battle him 3 years ago all the time at final tables... Why did I spend all my winnings on loving life when I still have this dream, why do I continue to withdrawl and crush my bankroll forcing me to play smaller limits. I have earned over $27,000.00 in the past 4 years playing poker. I sure do love loving life, but hey wait... not anymore, now I have goals, now I have training, now I have inspiraiton (Nick Rainey, Jason Summerville, Adam Junglen and all the pros at PokerVT). I have withdrawled my first $1000.00 this year out of my tiger gaming account leaving the balance at around $200, (what? why? you just said no more of that?) but to purchase a new computer system... no more glitches, no more only 1 poker site at a time, no more freezing up if I have 4 tables running, it's the big time now baby!. Also I can finally be able to download betfair and play with the amazing Annette O. Reinvesting into my poker career, playing on larger sites with larger payouts, training, creating this blog, I am starting my journey and now I have no more excuses. I will succeed, I am putting this out there for the world to see, even if nobody but my dead cat ever reads this! I will have provided myself an opportunity to improve my game. Putting into words, into a blog, creating goals, I am truly beginning a new journey that will one day forever change mine and my family's ability to love loving life.