Hey Guys so this thread is about me being focused and sharing my journey with all of you till the top. Here is a bit of background on my life over the last couple of years, on and off the felt -
- I’m 18 years old and freshman in college. I’ve been playing poker since I was 11. It’s been a pretty wild, up and down journey since then.
- I love studying the game and improving so I will surely have some study goals out there. I have basically read around 12+ books all related to MTT poker so switching to 9-Mans for the lower grind might be a little tough.
- I started when I was 11, didn’t know **** that I was doing.. By the time I reached the age of 14 I started figuring out some stuff, getting better. I made a huge break when I was 16 (playing under a cousins account) I ended up winning some pretty decent moolah at that point.
- So by the end of 2012 I was really inspired to improve and saw myself having a future in this. I had to take a break from poker because of my studies but since now I’m done with most of it. It’s time to grind !
-The money I basically earned had drained in the past couple of years and here I was back where I started left with around 1.7k of what I earned. I currently have a 46$ + (500$) bankroll because of some neteller issue I am yet to sort out (probably soon)
-So I started playing again a couple of months ago in April but stuff didn’t go as planned and I had a lot on my plate to give enough time to poker. I experienced a pretty decent MTT downswing to the point where i was left with 546$ (Out of the 1.7k$ I started with) most of which I think is because I didn’t study the game enough.
-I’m also really into fitness and eating healthy. I gym regularly all 7 days a week (follow that nodaysoff mindset). It just gives me a lot of positive energy throughout the day. I have lost 6kg’s in the past 2 weeks and I am ready for more so that would be something I’ll be doing by the side.
That was that, coming forward to today I will be rolling with the 46$ bankroll I have at the moment (till the time I get the 500$ from neteller) and sticking to grind 1.5$ 9 Man Turbo SnG’s.
9 Mans is a completely new format for me as I’m used to 45 and 180 Mans but I’ll surely learn and adjust.
Will be following a 50BI BRM, pretty nitty but I guess that’s what I feel the most comfortable with. I do have 46$ right now so I’ll be playing the lowest 1.5$ ones as I have (500$) before I go broke. Though when I get my 500$ released I would stick to 3.5$s and make sure I can beat them before moving to 7s and 15s.
Study- I will be looking forward to reading 1 book per week. Seems like a lot but I’m ready to give it my all.
1st book that I have ordered and I should receive by today is -
Sit 'n Go Strategy: Expert Advice for Beating One-Table Poker Tournaments by Collin Moshman.
According to the reviews I have read, this is by far the best 9-Man SnG book to start off with. Please recommend me more books for 9 mans if you have any suggestions.
Goals this month -
♥ 900-1200 SnG’s in a Month
♦ Beat the 3.5$ 9-Mans by the end of the Month
♣ Update this thread daily with Graphs
♠ Work towards my fitness Goals
♥ Read 2 books in a Month (Re-read them alternate weeks)
I guess that about sums is up, what I am aiming for in the next couple of months is consistency and volume. Having some support from you guys would just make it a bit more easier. I will be updating this thread daily with the progress I’m making so stay tuned for that.
Cheers and GL at the tables ! :’)
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