Hello 2p2,
I am a 19 yo Dutchman pursuing my goal to become a top notch reg in highstake mtts. Here is an introduction for the ones who are interested in my poker background.
Introduction
I met the game of poker playing with some friends during breaks at school when I was 17 (live NL10 ftw). The game didn’t ran for a long period but it was a fun introduction tho. At home I started playing some freerolls online, reading some strategy articles on the interwebs and made some small deposits when I turned 18. I continued playing some poker and studying the game a little bit next to my college/university. I never seriously escaped the micro-lowstakes back then, but made some money to enjoy, improved my game and simply enjoyed the sessions I played.
In January’16 I created a blog on nl.pokernews.com where I kept track of my progress. I got in touch which some Dutch players who were able to help me and I grinded up a roll playing some micro sngs and mtts next to playing a some lowstake mtts in backings. In april I got the opportunity to join a stable. I am still super happy with this opportunity and joining the stable. They immediately put me on $10 abi, where I just hit my highest abi of the year in march which was $4.5. It was a blast to get involved in a cool learning environment and get acces to a ton of knowledge. I was very motivated to work hard and climb the stakes. Dividing my energy between university and poker (next to some social life, etc
) made me a bit unsatisfied with the way both careers pads where heading. I wasn’t able to give my best in both of them and even though I passed my year and I was able to move up in stakes, it didn’t make me feel satisfied. I really don’t like to be mediocre in my careers while I am convinced I can be top. In the Augustus I decided to cut university for now and move my full attention to poker. I am currently playing regspeed games up to $109 and turbos op to $44 (hot $55). For the next year I want to climb to high stakes mtts.
Career goals
When I compare mtt players with cashgame players, I think the natural habitat from mtt players is to overthink the amount of luck we need to achieve our goals. Some might tell themselves they are just unlucky for not being where they want to be. That you need to be a lucky goat to bink some millie event preparatory you can become a hs reg. But I think many don’t put enough emphasis in self-reflection. Do we tell ourselves we did well if we moved up from $30 abi to $45 abi in a year? Do we blame the set up or flip for busting, while we just missed a 7bb ev river bluff? I think a lot has to do with keeping yourself accountable for every hand and every tournament you play. Being straight up with yourself, admitting your game sucks and then do something about it. When limitless states in the Joe Ingram podcast, that it’s absolutely doable to climb the stakes in the cash game environment in a rapid peace. I do wonder why I won't aim for doing that in mtts. Some might state that it takes years and a chunk of luck to reach the highstakes. And yes I do realise he has sick work ethics and I assume a very talented mind. But I can put in volume, work hard on my game and I am confident in being able to make great progress as well. When I compare the cash environment with the mtt environment, I see no reason why I can’t go from $33 abi to a highstakes mtt reg in one year. I am playing for a stable where I can get acces to high level content (not the ‘best in the business’
) and I don’t necessarily need to bink big since a pokerroll or short term results won’t be that important. I got about a year in expenses in my bank account. I do obviously need to hit some scores to increase my net worth and keep my life roll on track, preparatory I can comfortably play highstakes, but I don’t see getting unlucky at the tables holding me back a lot while moving up in stakes.
2017
- Play 12.5k mtts
- Grind $20kev/month by December. (i.e. 20% roi * 1000 games * 100 abi)
- Carefully start with offering some coaching
Last edited by Jepser8; 01-07-2017 at 07:20 PM.