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Message: [QUOTE="nabmom, post: 1607995, member: 63826"] [b]Thanks again[/b] Wonderful and thorough responses. My thanks to everyone. A few questions I need to answer: 1) I read another post here (sorry, can't find it now to reference it) about the saga of getting rakeback from Full Tilt. I used rakebackpros and got my rakeback offer within a day. Of course, I have no $$ on FT at this point (actually, I have $0.10 from a freeroll bankroll of a few bucks that I tried to convert to a bigger BR and flubbed). 2) I tried to get rakeback from AP. Unlike what I've read about FT, when I got my rakeback "rejection" letter, they told me who my affiliate was. I contacted them but was unable to get rakeback (I signed up a few years ago with them via a "no deposit bankroll" deal that I blew because I tried to play without having any idea what I was doing!). 3) I primarily play micro cash and micro MTTs. Basically I started at zero and played freerolls on AP until I had enough cash for micro cash tables and then increased my bankroll from there. I did this step several times! 4) My progression from early October: started with few $$ from a freeroll, increased with micro cash play, won a few MTTs. I'm playing .05/.10 micro cash games (1-2 tables at a time) and tourneys up to about a 5.50 buy-in. As of today, I have about $380 in tourney winnings and $60 in cash tables. So MTTs make me more money but cash tables give me a more consistent win rate (but not a lot of money because I'm playing little stakes). 5) I don't have a HUD but have created a tracking spreadsheet to give me basic BR stats so I have dates and buy-ins and a lovely chart that shows the heater I'm on. ;) It also gives me a high-level view of which MTTs I win at. I'm still debating whether or not to buy a HUD. I think its biggest value for me is that I can learn more about my own leaks and improve my game. 6) Fletchdad, thanks for all your insight about this. I ended up depositing $20 on AP just so that I could withdraw (no withdrawals without a cash deposit) and withdrew $215 yesterday. Mostly to prove to my husband that this "hobby" can make money and, to be honest, my own fear that it's not really my money until it's in my bank account. Now that I've done that, I'll see if I'll work it back up to over $400 again and then withdraw. Or, more likely now that I'm seeing what Fletch is saying, and proving to myself that I can be a winning player, perhaps I'll try and grow it to see if I can win bigger. I guess I should look at it like an investment account. No guarantee on a return, but lots of potential. 7) I'm a super cautious person. Just depositing $20 was a big step for me. Not because of the cash but because I feel so strongly about not "wasting" money on a hobby. (I never said I was an uncomplicated woman!) 8) I don't think I'll be playing often enough to clear any bonuses from PokerStars. So I'm thinking that my "other" regular site should be Full Tilt since I have the rakeback deal there. But I'll try a few FT freerolls from CC before I deposit there [/QUOTE]

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