My Introduction

Since you're taking the time to read my blog (thank you) you deserve to know a little something about me. What qualifications do I have to give advice on how to play poker?

None at all.

As of summer 2007 I'm a newbie, a poker "deuce" hoping one day to become an "ace".

My name's Trevor, I live in Edinburgh and I've played poker occasionally for years. Before 2007 it was only ever socially with friends. These were usually penny stake games of dealer's choice, mainly Stud and exotic variants such as "Whores, Fours and One-Eyed Jacks" (not recommended - at least not when sober). As you can see I was never a serious player.

Towards the end of 2006, following the massive interest in televised Hold 'Em and internet poker rooms, I started thinking about the game more seriously. I bought some books and computer programs and started teaching myself the basics of playing Hold 'Em. I even joined a few internet poker rooms and experimented with "play money".

Summer 2007 I took a deep breath and opened a real money account with PKR.com (as "Valeyard", you'll find me in the low stakes tourneys). It was wonderful - I lost money, but not too much, and loved it. Occasionally I even won a little - and since I mainly play tournaments my losses were never excessive. (Rule one: never bet more than you can comfortably afford to lose).

It soon occurred to me that it might be fun to blog about poker, sharing my experiences with people who hadn't quite made the leap from poker for play money to poker for real. And, I confess, I could do with supplementing my bankroll with a little extra cash made through advertising.

I hope you'll find something useful or at least interesting in this blog. Please remember that I am not an expert - treat anything I say with a healthy degree of scepticism. If I'm wrong, tell me in the comments.

See you at the tables!

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