Hi,

I have always wanted to do a proper year long post with goals etc and have never managed to get round to it however I have decided that this is the year...I will explain why.

I am 27 and am from the UK. I currently work full time in a school and play poker 3 evenings a week. I have a girlfriend and a 2yr old daughter. Getting the family-poker-work balance right is very difficult and there often just aren't enough hours in the day!

Poker wise I am backed by Pocarr to play mtts up to $33, $11r and b$55.

I have always been a decent player but recently I feel I have improved a lot and am starting to think about whether I could make it playing full time. While I don't dislike my job I am becoming disillusioned with the education sector in general and do not see a future in it for me. Currently I have no idea of what I would like to do except play poker! It has always been a dream and would like to find out whether it could become a reality or not.

Perhaps by the end of 2015 I will know whether or not this is possible.

I will post a few goals in here and also will try and keep it updated with results etc and hopefully will go on a bit of a journey.

Please let me know what you think and give me any advice for an aspiring full time player.

2015 Goals:
40k profit
Spend far more time studying
Change to PT4
5 Fig score
250k badge on P5s

#LFG2015

Jan update

It's been a really good start to the month with 5 wins on pokerstars:

1.1.15 1st 16.50 turbo 20k for $3.5k
4.1.15 1st 2r turbo 7k for $1.4k
10.1.15 1st 22 6max 3k for $900
19.1.15 1st 22 10k for $2.5k
30.1.15 1st 27 psko 15k for $3k (inc ko's)

Also have had 2 HH reviews which have been really helpful and really improved my game.

I plan on buying PT4 over the next couple of days and also getting SS so I can start to post some sexy graphs and **** like others do...!

Until then
http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/builder87/

GL
#LFG2015

good luck mate, subbed

Gl mate! Nice scores so far (flex)

#LFG 2015

glgl mate. And yeah, def change to PT4

Very quiet Sunday. Didn't play much today because I have work/daughter's hospital appt in the morning so played an early schedule but bricked everything! Not much to report on that front....

However in other news I had a good chat with the missus and she has agreed that there is a potential for me to play full time (she doesn't like me playing so this is a BIG deal!). We have discussed what we need in place before we would both feel comfortable with me taking the plunge.

1) Engagement ring - £1k (been together 4yrs and have a daughter so probs due...tho not as due as hutchy)
2) Wedding - £10k Don't necessarily need all but at least a chunk
3) Car - £2k Currently share a car, a second run-around would make life easier
3) Back up fund - £10k To be used during downswings - ****ing MTTs..
4) Clear overdrafts - £4k
5) 2nd child - £0 technically but need to be financially secure

As you cans see form the list it's pretty grown up sh*t but I agree it is all important to do before a playing full time.

At the moment I am making roughly £!250 from playing part time, if I was to continue at this rate it would take me around 2yrs to do all this. Am hoping that as I improve and also move up innn stake this may increase and speed things up! Alternatively I could just bink the SM and be there with change!

So we have a running total to being a full time poke player!!

£27k to go

10kbackup with all those responsabilities is not much man, goodluck tho!

Just become more due than hutchy and be there in no time

10k is defo the minimum I would need. Playing backed I think it is enough, I currently earn 1k/month at work so it is like having nearly a year of income in place. What you think is a better amount?

Hey guys

So not played a huge amount since the last post, nothing really to mention in terms of results. Think I've played fine but after a good Jan it was always going to slow down.

I have, however, jumped on board the PT4 train. Really like it, seems far better than HEM2 so will hopefully spend some time over the next few weeks having a play with it. I have also splashed out on a Sharkscope subscription for the year so I have some graphs to add!

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January 2015

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Slow start to Feb but will hopefully pick up. Will play tomorrow and maybe Sunday, not sure yet.

I the week after next off work which is great but am moving house which means probably no poker as I don't think we will have the internet set up in time

#LFG2015

Sorry guys haven't figured out how to get pictures on here yet!