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Wow, I'm off to bed now but :

How long have you been playing ? ( Brief Story pls)
Whats your current style & Current Level ?
Lifetime Graph pls...

Thanks in advance...

Vava

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Story (copied from blog)
"I discovered poker in the summer of 2004 when I visited Las Vegas on a vacation. I did not play a single hand of poker on that trip, but was fascinated by this game I saw being played at every casino there. Upon my return home, I searched around the web about this game they called texas holdem. I ordered some books (5 at once!) and furiously began studying the game. Soon I discovered the site twoplustwo and learned much from the discussion there.

I built up my initial deposit of $100 into $4000 in about 6 months of playing limit holdem. At that time, I decided I wanted a change and began playing no-limit single table tournaments (aka SNGs). Playing SNGs forced me to really learn the math behind holdem. However, SNGs are fairly mechanical once the basics are mastered. So in September of 2005 I wondered into no-limit cash games. I played the Party Poker $100 buyin tables, but failed to record a significant profit in 4 months time. I realized that I didn't quite "get" no-limit holdem. So in January of 2006 I decided to jump down to the $25 buyin game and regroup. I tried to be patient, and worked very hard to improve my game. With perseverance and a bit of luck, I was playing the $400 buyin game by June of 2006. At this time, I hired my first poker coach. In retrospect, this was one of the most important decisions of my poker career. My coach, a seasoned player at the mid stakes games, instilled in me the correct thought process and attitude needed to beat the bigger games.

I did not play much poker after September because of a busy schedule at graduate school. In January of 2007 I returned to poker with a fresh outlook. I played the $400 buyin game again, but soon found that the $600 and $1000 buyin games were not much harder. I also hired my second poker coach around this time, and he has helped me even more than my first coach. This brings us to the present day. $400-$1000 buyin no-limit is currently my regular game (I jump around a lot in search of good games). In April I took a leave of absence from graduate school to pursue poker and some other business ventures."

I play a mixed style, but mostly lag. About 28/22 at 6-max, and 20/15 at FR (probably tighter than optimal for FR). I play mostly 2/4 to 5/10, with random shots at 10/20 or MTTs!