Join Date: Mar 2009
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Nice to see my blog all the way on the bottom. I've been sleeping on my blog since I don't find it very interesting to write about poker especially since, if I write daily, it would probably end up being very results-oriented and that's what I'm aiming NOT to do. In an effort to become more results-oriented, I took that shitty bankroll tracker out of my signature and replaced it with a much sexier signature.
After speaking to Dranger about the whole idea of blogs today, I've decided to use this blog to chronicle my real-life happenings as they connect to poker. Also, I would like to at LEAST have my monthly graphs here so I can follow my progress in case I ever lose my database (and it's nice to have it all in one place).
Yup, my September graph...in the middle of October. My worst month ever...and it all ties in with my real-life. As has been written in my blog, I was going through IRL shit and basically tilted throughout the entire first half of September. No bad beats, no coolers, just good ol' fashioned playing when I shouldn't have been playing. However, I didn't play much this first half, which I think may have been a good thing. However, with all the crap that was on my mind, my game was pretty damn swongy and I didn't allow myself to string together consistent wins. Bad poker month was rooted in a bad real-life month. That is not at all a coincidence.
As for October, it started out meh but I've gotten my shit together. I will not be commenting on exactly how I'm doing (as it doesn't matter). Also, I don't plan on commenting on moving up. I probably won't have one set day to move up. I will transition myself into 50NL when I see fit.
With school, poker has taken the backseat. I am not happy about this very much. I love the game...I love learning the game, I love thinking about the game, and I love the positive effects the game brings on real-life. For instance, there are days where I choose not to go out to the bar and drink (wasting money and brain cells) to stay in and play poker. I've cut my drinking way down and replaced it with poker. This is positive any way you cut it.
Also, I began to exercise and try to get in some type of fucking shape. I actually want to put this priority in front of poker as well (as it doesn't take much time to go outside and jog 2-3 miles). With exercise comes better tilt control and a more positive mindset (this includes increased confidence). There is no reason I shouldn't be running every day...but I have to keep my eye on the ball (that's been a bit tough for me to do).
I will be setting goals for myself both in poker and in real-life and writing these goals here in this blog. The goals will start small and hopefully snowball into something bigger. For starters, I will be going for a 2+ mile run once this rain gets the fuck out. Also, I will be cutting down on my portion sizes of food. As Americans (I can't really comment on other countries), we're used to this disproportionate serving size of food. I must make a conscious effort to break this habit. Also, I've been trying to sleep 7+ hours per day and have been doing great. However, I've been slacking on that goal. This goal is back on the list. Three small goals. As for my bigger goal, I hope to regularly run in 5K races by 2010.
For more on real-life and its effect on poker, read this article: http://www.flopturnriver.com/poker-and-life.php
Shameless plugs ftw.
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