1th. and enjoy working your way through the list.

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2013 Poker Goals

1) Bankroll @$10k by the end of the year
Current bankroll is $3.6k and I’ll be disappointed if I don’t at least double my BR this year (as long as irl stuff doesn’t get in the way).

2) Obtain a win rate of a minimum of $15 per hour including rakeback

3) Beat 50nl by the end of the year over a decent sample
I’ve been playing 25nl for 2 months now and beginning to beat it, but I gather that 50nl is a big step up. I need to ensure I’ve obtained sufficient knowledge and experience to be ready for it and not be afraid to step down if I’m getting owned. Ideally, I’d like to be ready for 100nl by the end of the year.

4) Mix up the games I play
I think this will make me a better all-round player and ensure that I don’t get too jaded with 6-max. I won’t do this too often, but I think the main focus will be HUSNGs with some mtts and non-NLHE thrown in there for good measure.

5) Qualify for a decent live tournament e.g. the UKIPT
I thought I’d add this as I’d love to play a big, live mtt with a high buy in at least once in my life. I doubt I’ll achieve this goal this year given I find grinding mtts too time consuming and the variance a bitch, but I’ll certainly spend at least one or two months in 2013 giving this a right good go.
goals 1-3: crush them!
goal 4: be careful. I dumped quite a lot of money playing plo a couple of years ago for variety.
goal 5: this one is interesting. How about grinding some micro MTTs as part of goal 4. If you end up doing ok in this then maybe you'll be able to sell/swap some action in a live tourney? Do you have a local casino/poker room? go play some of their $40 36-mans or whatever similar it is that they offer.


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Current Issues
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i) Tilt
self-awareness is clearly most important

ii) Not thinking creatively and exploiting player types often enough
ABC evolves. Flop middle set, insta-raise TJ4cch becomes raise sometimes/call sometimes. Both become part of your new alphabet.

(iii) Not folding the river
people forget how aggressive folding is. I love making aggressive folds postflop...
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