So I finally made $1K.....

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07-10-2009, 07:46 PM
kevster

So I finally made $1K.....

It has taken me waaaay too long.

For anyone interested, my main problems have been....

1. My general crappyness
2. Lack of time (work / family / other shit etc.)
3. Lack of focus

Going to aim for $2K by the end of the year. Probably pushing it a little but hey, why not.
07-10-2009, 07:51 PM
sarbox68

congrats bro!

finding time to play is the biggest b!tch of all IMHO...
07-10-2009, 07:57 PM

$2000 by the end of the year? That better be $20,000 with you missing a digit

I mean what kind of a goal is that? That's like 40 BIs at NL25. So you're setting yourself up for a pace of going like 8 BIs a month? So that's 10K hands if you get 4ptbb/100 WITH rakeback. 10K hands a month seems a little on the low side.
07-10-2009, 08:02 PM
sarbox68

Quote:

Originally Posted by iopq

$2000 by the end of the year? That better be $20,000 with you missing a digit

I mean what kind of a goal is that? That's like 40 BIs at NL25. So you're setting yourself up for a pace of going like 8 BIs a month? So that's 10K hands if you get 4ptbb/100 WITH rakeback. 10K hands a month seems a little on the low side.

I played 147 hands last month.... :(

But this thread isn't about me....
07-10-2009, 09:11 PM
bikes

Grats sir. First 1k is always the hardest.
07-10-2009, 09:11 PM
Airles™

Quote:

Originally Posted by iopq

10K hands a month seems a little on the low side.

Not for people with familes, jobs, mortgages, responsibilities. I'd be lucky get 10K hands in 2 months of play. Maybe this is why I can't get past 25NL. Oh to be young again...
07-10-2009, 10:23 PM
bjsaust

Thats awesome Kevster, great stuff! You should be really proud, especially if you couldnt play many hands. I know most people their game goes south if they cant play regularly, so winning while not playing much is even tougher!

iopq, thats just rediculous thing to say, ffs not everyone will have the same amount of time available.
07-10-2009, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjsaust

Thats awesome Kevster, great stuff! You should be really proud, especially if you couldnt play many hands. I know most people their game goes south if they cant play regularly, so winning while not playing much is even tougher!

iopq, thats just rediculous thing to say, ffs not everyone will have the same amount of time available.

I'm kidding about 20K, but if you don't have like 40 minutes a day to dedicate to poker you're probably not really that serious about it

hell, some people watch TV like 3 hours a day
07-11-2009, 12:45 AM
bjsaust

I played 10k in April, 7k in May and 15k in June. Sometimes you have time, sometimes you don't.
07-11-2009, 01:06 AM
Stacks

Quote:

Originally Posted by iopq

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjsaust

Thats awesome Kevster, great stuff! You should be really proud, especially if you couldnt play many hands. I know most people their game goes south if they cant play regularly, so winning while not playing much is even tougher!

iopq, thats just rediculous thing to say, ffs not everyone will have the same amount of time available.

I'm kidding about 20K, but if you don't have like 40 minutes a day to dedicate to poker you're probably not really that serious about it

hell, some people watch TV like 3 hours a day

Ummm... Not everyone strives to have poker as their main form of income. So not everyone is "serious" about it. If he has time, he has time. If not congratulate him on his accomplishments and move on.

Good Job Kevster.

Also, lol @ you guys wanting to find time to play. I try to make excuses not to :(.
07-11-2009, 01:06 AM
kmind

hi kev :)

ps - don't think you are pushing it, go for the gold
07-11-2009, 01:57 AM
kevster

Quote:

Originally Posted by iopq

I'm kidding about 20K, but if you don't have like 40 minutes a day to dedicate to poker you're probably not really that serious about it

First up, I don't play cash.

Second up, try getting yourself a 20mth old child and seeing how much poker you can squeeze in after a full days work, followed by food, some family time sorting out my website and then thinking about getting up at 7am the next day.

Finally, I'm not that serious about it. I want to do well and improve but I have a healthy income from my full-time job. If I could get to the stage where the few hours of poker I manage a week could mirror that income, then great but meh imo
07-11-2009, 01:57 AM
kevster

P.S. Thanks for all the thanks :D
07-11-2009, 02:14 AM
daven

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevster

so i finally made 1k

very, very cool
nice work, congratulations!
07-11-2009, 02:32 AM
Micro2Macro

probably one of the most satisfying accomplishments in this game

nh sir
07-11-2009, 02:59 AM
BooG690

So next goal is $10K, eh?

Haha, congrats man! It's a great feeling. All that hard work is starting to pay off!
07-11-2009, 09:31 AM
Miffed22001

'the first one is always the toughest'

play more, well done
07-11-2009, 03:51 PM
kevster

Thanks again guys.

Miffed, please to be teaching me how to take BBJ's down.
07-11-2009, 06:46 PM
HarleyGuy13

Good job youngman. Makes me jelous!
07-11-2009, 07:36 PM
sarbox68

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevster

Second up, try getting yourself a 20mth old child

I have a 4 month old. HU4KIDZ?????
07-13-2009, 10:07 AM
FateAver

congratz :)
1000$ I think it will take me a year
I begin with 10$ last 3 months and now I have 90$ (120$ is highest now)
07-13-2009, 11:52 AM
spoonitnow

Congrats.
07-13-2009, 02:35 PM
surviva316

i might have to start an intervention thread for nish using the winking emoticon
07-13-2009, 03:34 PM
revolvingiris

Congratulations on the 1k!!!! Did you do anything to celebrate?
07-14-2009, 06:31 PM
settecba

Congrats OP, nice job.

GL with your next goals...