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A chip and a chair, that's all it takes, right? If you're Doyle Brunson, yeah, that's all you need. If you're a regular schmo with a real job but a love/obsession/desire/infactuation with poker, then you need a bit more.

I didn't create this wikispace to be a poker coach. I don't have any magic answer or secret formula to winning. I created this space to share, discuss, and chronicle my adventures in poker.

I play on pokerstars almost exclusively. At the moment, I'm pretty small time, playing microstakes, like $.01/.02 cash games. In the past I've played full rings, but I've recently switched to 6-max games, having just read "Action" Dan Harrington's newest book, Harrington on Online Microstakes 6 Max Cash Games.

I'll post reviews of such books, chronicle my (mis)adventures as I move up in stakes. My goal is to make an initial $50 deposit, which I'll do this weekend, play the .01/.02 games to increase my bankroll by either 50% or 100%, then move up one rung to the .02/.05 stakes, increase the bankroll by 50% or 100%, then move up one rung again. I'm NOT looking to get rich; I'm not looking for fame; I'm not looking to challenge Tom Dwan to a million dollars. I am looking to become a better poker player, that's it. And I'm hoping this wikispace might help that.

I've seen other blogs that detail this type of move up in stakes profile before, then there's an update or two, then nothing. I'm hoping to update this after every session, whether a winning or losing session. Now I'm married with 4 (!!!) kids, and I have a full-time job that I love. I'm not going to be slacking on either of those responsibilities, thus I won't be playing nightly. But I hope to play on the weekends, then update this wiki after every session. Enjoy the posts; post your own thoughts if you care to. Until then...

See you on the rail,

Dr. Poker