poker, poker, and more poker
the title pretty much says it all. i don’t think i’ve ever immersed myself this much in the game before, and i have kind of mixed feelings about it.
on one hand, i’m really proud of myself for working hard and not giving up. the truth is that i have essentially been break even (no profit) over my last 3,000 games and i was becoming incredibly discouraged. after the first 1,000 i really started to buckle down and focus on getting better. then, things just got worse, and i became so frustrated i could barely manage a logical thought. i was working hard, and still losing. after about 2,000 games i broke down and paid for some coaching. i fixed a few things and ran hot initially, then it was back downhill again. the coaching thing wasn’t working for me for a number of reasons, so i started seeking some help from some other people. some of the things they noticed about my play have really stuck with me and i finally feel like i’m playing very well again. the first 500 games have been great and to be honest, i think i’m going to be crushing again very soon.
now, on the other hand, all i wanna do is take a break. i’ve played more poker this month than i have in any other month and haven’t had a day off in like 3 weeks. it’s been incredibly draining. the problem, however, is that i’m incredibly broke (see part about breakeven over 3k games above) and i need to keep chuggin’ along. pokerstars is going to be offering a discount on a cash bonus on jan 31st and in order for me to have enough points to purchase it, i need to complete exactly 364 games within the next 65 hours. i’ve been averaging 100 games a day for the last 2 weeks, so this is not going to be easy for me. i simply cannot afford to pass this up, however, so it’s gonna get done. mark my words. after it is, i plan on taking at least one day off, maybe two.
i really don’t like setting profit goals, but i want to make $10k in february. i think my best month was ~$3k in october, so this is a pretty lofty goal for me. it’s going to take a lot of games, and an increase in limits, but i’m putting it out there. it’s time yardle does some damage in other areas of his life and $10k would be a huge help in so many ways.
i guess i’ll leave you with that for now. coming up, i’m going to start posting some links to different sites, articles, and threads i’ve been reading. some are poker related and some are not. i’ve also been considering making a video of me playing, just to give my non-poker playing readers a glimpse of what all this rambling has been about. if you think that might be something interesting/entertaining to watch, let me know, and i’ll get to it sooner rather than later.
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