January is over and I'm off to a good start towards my $25k yearly goal.

YTD Total $2,511.63 (+ $428.30 ahead of pace)
January Total $2,511.63 (+ $428.30 ahead of pace)

Venue ---> Profit ---> Profit%
FullTilt ---> $803.25 ---> 31.98%
PokerStars ---> $723.70 ---> 28.81%
FullTilt Bonus ---> $480.00 ---> 19.11%
PokerStars Bonus ---> $250.00 ---> 9.95%
FullTilt Rakeback ---> $168.93 ---> 6.73%
Live Games ---> $85.75 ---> 3.42%

Actually, rather than a goal, I'm going to invoke some Tommy Angelo and refer to it as a target. Because it is something I would like to achieve, but I won't lose sleep if I don't or need to take a path that would interfere with it like take time off, drop stakes, study more, and the like. The main "goals" continue to be to have fun, get better, and play the best poker I can play.

Playing @ FullTilt has been an adventure. I may do a more in depth writing on the topic, but the gist of it is that PokerStars has much better software and much better customer support while FullTilt seems to have fishier players and better table selection for the limits and games I have been playing @ $100NL full ring. I've only been there a month and a half, so these are relatively early impressions and I could change my mind. But, because I am enjoying the extra table selection and profit, I've decided that I will not formally pursue SuperNova as a target this year. I will try to maintain Platinum every month but I am secretly hoping I will naturally play enough and move up the stake(s) to get SuperNova anyway, but we'll see. This particular month I did hit Platinum, but did not get the extra 833.33 points to stay on SuperNova pace because I was on vacation for a week where I didn't play any poker.

I am almost one buy-in away from having the bankroll to move up to $200NL on Stars, but I suspect I will grind it out a little longer so that I can withdrawal the $600 from Stars that I put into FullTilt plus my original $100 deposit over a year ago. I don't mind spending a little more time trying to firm up my game @ $100NL. I've heard the jump from $100NL to $200NL can be a doozy. But, make no mistake, I am definitely looking forward to mixing it up $200NL hopefully sooner rather than later

In February I'll have the opportunity to clear $650 (Stars), $50 (Stars), and $20 (Tilt) bonuses not to mention a probable $100 in Stellar Awards. Obviously it would be nice to cash in on the tables and make it another good month, but we'll see what happens.