First and foremost, thanks for taking the time on viewing my thread. It mean's a lot to me to have your interaction if you have any tidbit you think will be beneficial to me in any manner, please do not hesitate to leave a comment.
About Me:
Not a section I'm proud of. I'm a 24 year old who graduated college recently and is working a state job. I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, starting with getting charged with fraud as a student athlete in college (in a very small town). I eventually proved myself innocent after many hours of interrogation and spending $20k on a lawyer. My record was clean and a new start.. I made a thread here on 2+2 and proceeded to grind until I met my goals. I joined Imawhale (staking) and had the time of my life. I had immediate success and felt a part of a "family" with the owners/coaches. I screwed that up when I took $500 out of my account and tried to hide it. Eventually anxiety forced me to come clean and I immediately paid that $500 back + $1,200 in basically fines/makeup (in their contract to only pay makeup if contract is broken as MU is expiring). This really caused me to reevaluate my life. I didn't make excuses to myself, I simply ****ed up and I paid the consequence (not the money part) but the fact I lost something that was very important to me. I literally wish every day of my life that I hadn't slipped up because those relationships were everything to me. I've decided to start playing Poker again because the game calms me.
I believe in 3 things in life:
1) Success is only achieved through hard work.
2) Relationships are more important than money.
3) If you fail at something, don't give up... just work harder.
I talk this convincing game, but I never act on it. I go to work, dream of me waking up at 4 AM, getting back in shape and grinding the tough parts of poker to improve. 4 AM comes around, I snooze my alarm and wake up at 7 AM and head to work and repeat the process. It's sickening and I'm DONE with it. I'm accountable for my actions. I'm responsible for my failures.
Going forward, I will become one of the best regulars on Ignition. I will beat 100 NL and then proceed to mix in live MTT's and Live Cash to supplement my income. I don't give a **** about people saying poker is tough now, guess what? If it wasn't ****ing tough, everyone would do it. That is one of the most sickening things I hear all the time.. EVERYTHING IS TOUGH IN LIFE. People want all these ambitious goals but they don't do it because it's "hard". I WAS that person, but I am no longer.
About Me (Poker):
I've only really taken my time serious for a short period. I got 6th in the $100k and ever since that day I had an ego about me and I stopped working. In my eyes, I've spent 2-3 months of my life seriously invested into poker and "working" hard at my craft/game. Overall, about a year though.
This is my most up-to-date "graph" I guess (excluding $5k in profits on Ignition):
My Plan Going Forward:
- Start at 5 NL and Climb to 100 NL
- Wake up early EVERY morning workout/small session/study (2 of these options)
- Include MTT's if it's 1-3% of bankroll
- Include $5 DoN's SnG's and Turbo 6-max SnG's up to 3% of BR
Bankroll Start: $33
Bankroll Finish (day 1): $52 (all 5NL 4 tables regular speed Ignition)
Let me show you how hard I can work. I'll update this thread DAILY.
Last edited by Knittle; 12-13-2017 at 07:38 PM.