Jan Update
I almost exclusively played 10/20 and only added 5/10 when I needed more tables. I would game select within that stake by playing a maximum of 4 tables. If I sat another one I would pick the worst game to sitout after free hands. I won 20 buyins or so right away and then gave it back, ended up breakeven. I noticed some complacency start to set in when I went on uptick, I would find excuses not to play or take more frequent breaks Bc of game quality. The majority of my play was on untracked sites so I have no idea hm hands I played, EV or anything. No graph to post, maybe next month I’ll post just the tracked results or smth, seems kind of meaningless tho.
I was able to stay on track with all of my goals so far. Not reading the toxic chat has helped my mood during play quite a bit. The day off followed by a day of study is a great idea and I look forward to it every week. I get annoyed when that routine gets disrupted by whales and I have to put the study session off but the only way to change that is to not monitor lobbies and I don’t have enough money to be passing up on those games yet. Studying poker is less stressful than playing and it’s sometimes more fulfilling than having a big session. The guy I was working with is unable to do private coaching anymore bc of restrictions from stable he’s working with. I am looking at alternatives.
I started cooking all my own food and I really enjoy eating a lot more than the casino food. I’ve got it down to 1 shopping trip per week and about 2 hours total cooking time with two meal preps. I’m sure I’ll get faster as I practice more. I’m eating oatmeal for breakfast with a scoop of protein powder and almonds. The rest of the meals are chicken with brown rice and broccoli. I use different rubs and dipping sauces for variety. Most snacks I eat between meals are either fresh fruit or protein bars.
I got into a schedule where I was waking up v late and starting to play around 10pm or so. There is v little action overnight in comparison so I got less hands in than I did last year and prob got to play a slightly higher game quality and had an easier time getting seats. I’m going to experiment with playing different times of the day, more tables and so forth.
I’m essentially using the same setup I had in 2013-2015 when I was playing MTTs online. The only upgrades I purchased were two new portrait monitors, an ergonomic chair and some cable management stuff.
3 monitor setup has been v helpful. I use one for lobbies, one for everything else and tables on center monitor. I used a two monitor setup for years and I def notice a difference in neck strain from moving my head a lot less. I highly recommend this to anyone who’s never tried. Here’s everything I have:
Computer-This is a i5 Dell with 24g RAM that I got for ~1k in 2015. I wouldn’t mind replacing this soon but not necessary atm and it’s a huge pain moving everything over.
Monitors-The main one is a Nixeus 30” which is ~5 years old. Wouldn’t mind replacing this either, nice ones are a lot cheaper now than last time I was looking at them. Two smaller ones are Dell 21” that I just bought and were quite cheap. When I was looking at them I mainly wanted ones that came out of the box with adjustable arm for portrait so kind of rushed into it. I regret not shelling out a little more for higher refresh rate but oh well.
Keyboards- I’m using Razer mechanical keyboards. The main one is a Black Widow that I use for typing and number pad and the smaller one is an Orbweaver which is for hotkeys. If you’ve never used a mechanical keyboard I would urge you to try it. When you press a key it makes an audible click and I think it’s greatly reduced misclicks with typing betting amounts for me. You can hear and feel each time the key is pressed much better than a traditional membrane keyboard.
Mouse-Logitech G502. Hands down the best mouse I’ve ever owned. It has weights inside so you can control how heavy/light it is. I removed them all and it’s just excellent all around. It’s got a chord so you never run out of battery or have to worry about charging it. It’s a lightweight rope chord so you don’t even notice it. Cannot recommend this enough.
Chair-Steelcase Leap V2. This is the first ergonomic chair I’ve ever owned and I spent a great deal of time researching them. My previous chair was a random $100 leather office chair. I would be squirming and slouching near the tail end of long sessions in it and this is a big improvement. I’m happy with it but not sure I’m going to stick with it longterm. I wanted to get an embody but couldn’t pull the trigger on $1500. I might revisit when they have semiannual sale
Desk-This is just a cheap desk I got from office retail store in 2010. Really needs to be replaced it’s old and small.
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Last edited by LLApex; 02-19-2018 at 04:51 AM.