Welcome to Foxes Never Quit

So I finally decided to join the blogging world, after much deliberation and procrastination I have finally decided that a blog will help me improve my game and if a few people enjoy reading some of it then that is a pleasant side effect. My first blog is going to be a bit of background information on myself, so largely dull and uninspiring but nonetheless a good starting point for me.

For those that don't know me at all or that well, my name is Kevin and I am a part time poker player, I mainly play at PKR under the alias ForFoxSake, but I also have accounts at some other sites under slightly different names. I also love Leicester City Football Club, which in part explains my username and the title of this blog, Foxes Never Quit is something of a motto with LCFC, the ups and downs of the club's fortunes in recent years has tested many a loyal supporter, but that is part of the enjoyment for me, you never know what the team will produce next, unlike supporting a club like Manchester United, where it's expected that they will win all the time. I suppose poker is the same, if we were to win every session we played it would become monotonous (although the steady stream of winnings would more than compensate!), basically we have to suffer the downs so that we can truly appreciate the better times.

I am not going to write my life story but I studied A-levels and went to university to study a BSc in Mathematics, although I didn't particularly enjoy the subject matter it was something I have always been good at, I am a natural problem solver and quick calculator and I love games of logic, so it was only a matter of time before I discovered poker.

I started playing 5 card draw during my A-levels but it was only once I finished university that I started playing online poker, I started out as a very tight player who enjoyed a new found hobby and was breaking even. After winning a small MTT I decided to try and take it a little more seriously and purchased Sklansky's theory of poker and soon after the Harrington on Holdem series. Since then my game has improved steadily although I still have much to learn, poker is an ever evolving game and it's important to continue to learn and adapt, sadly this is one thing that has been lacking in my game recently, I have been playing too much at the expense of reviewing my sessions and finding new material to absorb. I am in the middle of a terrible downswing (isn't every poker player!) and I am not enjoying the game right now. This is where I hope the blog will help, I will be able to post recent results as well as the odd hand and I hope this will encourage me to review and improve and help me rediscover my former love of the game.

This first entry is short, but its a key milestone for me in that I have started my blog and I have planned for the next series of blogs to be short summaries of my poker over recent years.

For those that want to read a little more here is my player profile on PKR.

Until next time I wish you lots of good luck on and off the tables, I warmly welcome any comments and feedback you may have :-)