Mile 2 of 12 is complete towards a $25k finish line:
YTD Total $5,495.10 (+ $1,327.93 ahead of pace)
February Total $2,982.97 (+ $899.64 ahead of pace)
January Total $2,512.13 (+ $428.30 ahead of pace)
February Total ---> $2,982.97
Venue ---> Profit ---> Profit%
PokerStars ---> $931.90 ---> 31.24%
PokerStars Bonus ---> $890.00 ---> 29.84%
FullTilt ---> $508.10 ---> 17.03%
Live Games ---> $378.25 ---> 12.69%
FullTilt Rakeback ---> $154.72 ---> 5.19%
FullTilt Bonus ---> $120.00 ---> 4.02%
February was another fun and interesting month. For starters, I went to Tunica during the WSOP and was able to win some money @ the $1/$3 games. It's been a LONG time coming, but I'm gradually building my live bankroll to the point where I can play regularly - I'm still not there yet by my online rules, but inching ever closer and good outings go a long way. I saw Jamie Gold when cashing out my morning session and Sunny Mehta, co-author of "Professional No Limit Hold'Em", during the evening session playing $5/$10 next to my table. On Stars, I moved up from $100NL to $200NL early in the month. Wow, the VIP's seem to come in so much faster. I haven't really been tracking VIP accrual from stake to stake but it seems to be most pronounced difference now. I was averaging about 0.36 VIPs per hand playing $100NL full ring and now I'm averaging 0.57 VIPs per hand. As long as I can stay @ $200NL, I think I will add back SuperNova as a target because I should still have the luxury to table select on FullTilt whenever I want and be well within reach.
SuperNova Pace -> Total 20,228.54 (4,064.16 AHEAD of pace for this YEAR)
February -> Total 12,506.47 VIP's (4,173.14 AHEAD of pace for this month)
January -> Total 7,722.07 VIP's (611.26 BEHIND pace for this month)
I've been playing more @ Stars still but FullTilt has been really swingy. I think I've played reasonably well, although I could definitely play better. I do remember at least a couple of bad suck-outs that were each worth a buy-in. I seem to have been running pretty bad HU on Tilt, too. I got the nuts top set TT all-in versus JJ on the flop and the turn binks a Jack to give him a higher set. Then, I seem to be on the wrong end of a cooler that holds up in villain's favor like a made str8 versus a better made str8 using two cards or full house versus a better full house using two cards or whatever crazy situation. I'll watch Krantz or WillOnTilt make HU videos where 2nd pair is constantly the nuts getting stacks :/ ... heh. I still think the games are overall softer with more fish, so I just need to keep doing good things and trying to eliminate bad things and keep trying to find a groove. I could still be battling familiarity but I believe if I stick with it that it'll be a good long-term move.
Even though my 2009 winnings were modest, I had a meeting and hired a tax accountant to ensure that I'll keep all of my income legitimate now and moving forward. I'm very relieved to have this plan in motion as I want to make sure I avoid FPMITAP.
I recently finished reading two books related to poker: "Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker" and The Godfather of Poker: The Doyle Brunson Story. I really enjoyed them both and in different ways. The first one really examined the history of the game and how far it has come from the wild west to the Internet. It made me feel privileged to be part of a game that has such a long and rich history like poker does. I thought Doyle's book was even better and could hardly put it down. I didn't realize how exciting and dangerous his life has apparently been. I was surprised to see that we both had a similar background in athletics, although he was much more accomplished than I was and could run close to a 4 minute mile among other things. He also described the link he felt between competition with sports and poker and it helped me understand more why I love poker. I have a new-found respect for him in that he has been so successful for so long in the game of poker. It really inspired me to NOT get burned out and try to have some lasting power in this game even if I'm not a superstar or celebrity. I really hope that in 30 years or so that I'll still be playing poker, making money, and enjoying the game. I'm currently reading another biography Mike Matusow: Check-Raising the Devil and it seems very entertaining early going.
In addition to this poker goal, I started a life goal to pay off my mortgage early ala "There's No Place Like Home". Although it is not directly a poker goal, poker should have an influence on the outcome as I will likely need significant extra income to pay off my house by the date I am aiming for. So, success to see "How High Can I Get" could breed success to make sure "There's No Place Like Home".
Heading into March I just want to keep doing what I've been doing and try to keep making money and winning @ $200NL. In April, I'm planning to go to St. Louis during the WSOP just like I did in Tunica and in June I'm planning to go to Vegas during a weekend of the WSOP. Both of those trips are with cash games in mind. I'll also have my laptop should the games turn sour I can still play online.
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