February Results
03 March 2008
Built upon a great month for me in January with quite the solid February. Actually made the most total profit (rake/rewards included) in any month since focusing solely on cash games, even though I only got in 12,000 hands. I really need to try and carve out time to get in 15k-20k hands per month, but I don't want to detract from my personal life. It's really hard (in my opinion) to get in this volume with a 40hr+/wk job and an active social life, but I'll be doing my best.
One thing that I might be considering (now that my BR is sufficient for 100nl) is grinding out 6 tables of 100nl at a more "straightforward" play 2-3 days out of the week and playing a more focused "experimental" game at 2-4 tables the other 2-3 days. This should increase my volume while still allowing me to learn and grow as a player. I'm not 100% sure I'm going to try this approach, but the fact that I recently purchased SmartBuddy and can chase the fishies easier should keep 6tabling profitable even if I'm on semi-autopilot. (On a side note, my online bankroll has finally eclipsed the $4k mark, which has always seemed like an invisible hurdle for me. Now that I'm past it, I hope to never look back.)
February Results:
Table Profit: $967.75
ABS Bonus: $195.00
ABS Rakeback: $171.56
btimm Challenge: $125.00 (unofficial)
PokerStars Reward: Nintendo Wii (apparently on backorder -- still waiting)
February Goals Review:
- 2,500 hands / wk -- SUCCESS
- 100nl shots at least 2x / wk -- SUCCESS (now my normal game unless I see some juicey fishes at 50nl)
- Sustain > 8 bb/100 for the month -- SUCCESS (ran at a combined 5.13 ptbb/100)
- At least 1 sweat session / wk -- SUCCESS (3 Millennium Group sweats plus a few random others)
- Watch 2 instructional videos / wk -- SUCCESS
- Weekly reviews via blog posts -- SUCCESS
- Finish reading Professional NLHE -- FAIL (almost there, just need to buckle down)
- Begin reading The Poker Mindset -- FAIL (Ian is really pushing this for the group)
Posted byM0NIKER at 11:21 AM
Great month Kevin! I think with the work we are putting in, the progress we are making as a group and individuals will show in the coming months. I fully expect to see you beating 200NL within 2 months if you can somehow get the hands in. By the way, I played the Wii for the first time the other day, and it is loads of fun! I can only imagine incorpating it into a drinking somehow ... lolz
Congrats on your month, and on breaking the 4k barrier.
Great results.
As for your plan, I like it. Playing 6 tables gives u the opportunity to get 500 hands/hour vs the donks.
Then playing 4 tables gives you the opportunity to really focus on reads and open up your game.
That's what I also plan to do because I think I have a solid TAG game while 6 tabling.
Crush that bish!!
also, please plan on giving me ur Wii friend codez for inevitable Smash Brothers ownage.
$4K!
BAAAALLLLLIIIIINNNNN