I like it.

Intuitively I read it as EDSS (because most Western folk will read it like a clock face) and its something to do with skiing. No cog bias here, I looked at it without reading a word, and that is what came into my head.

Also I'm as non-creative as anybody walking (numbers is my gig) and I'm no fan skiing...so that's a good thing if you looking for random market testing right?

PS

I do know a fair bit about winning at commerce though....success is 10% inspiration; 90% perspiration. Make of that what you will.

Thanks, it definitely needs some work! I'm not sure how much we're going to use this particular logo, we've worked up a couple. I like this one but definitely need to rework the order.

Thanks for the feedback - the established data is indeed small and probably wouldn't feature on any small versions of the logo.

Thank you - I will definitely re-work this logo to be read as a clock. I have both versions of it already so will be using the other one

Always loved this quote - I intend to do a lot of perspiring over this.

I'd like the logo to read ESDS so will revert to the original ordering of the letters to read from the top like a clock. I think it is also worth thinking about redesigning the whole thing lol.

Thanks for all the input!

its for skiing right? You could just use the straight line part of the E and D for the (sorry I don't know what they are called) pokey thing and the ski and maybe use the S as just by itself or maybe a swervy ski-line path thing?

IDK if that made sense.

No worries! We have actually played with some ideas where the S's are done by ski tracks in deep snow but I don't have anything on computer yet.

I read that as 70/30 ESDS and SEDS respectively

Quick poker update - going to take a break until I leave my job in mid-February. Right now the volume I'm putting in is just so low quality, trying to cram it in around work which is really ramping up as my leaving date approaches and ESDS which is taking up more and more time every day.

I'm definitely going to carry on studying, dicussing hands on Discord etc. but I don't really enjoy putting in hands when I'm distracted, busy etc.

I think this is a good approach. It never feels natural to me to try and squeeze in volume after a busy day or week. Definitely would recommend taking a break from grinding but still studying/watching poker. I find it also refreshes the mindset as any lingering tilt/frustration/unexplained holes in your game can disappear or you might see the problem.

Can I ask how you study?

Sure, I'm working my way through a subset of around 50 flops and running them through GTO+ for different situations. I don't have a super powerful computer so I can't run the depth of sims I'd like to but a lot of it at the moment is looking at building an effective cbetting strategy and a more broad understanding how turns and rivers affect different ranges.

I also have a RIO Elite membership which I watch most days. I'll even watch videos for formats I don't really play as background noise if I'm working or studying something else.

Finally I have a few people I talk hands over with but not nearly as many as I should. When I had more time I spent a lot more time going through HH in my database reviewing hands and taking notes on players but I just don't have the time right now. This is something I will be doing a lot more once I'm out of my day job.

There is a part of me that wants to really study PLO but given that I'm mainly going to be playing live, building a solid NLHE skillset is my priority. I'll maybe mix in one day a week of PLO once I'm comfortably making a decent return in the long run at the NLHE tables.

Been quite a while since an update, apologies!

Work has been crazy in the run up to my leaving in a couple of weeks. They have really struggled to find a replacement for me and the one I have been training has ended up throwing the towel in after a couple of days. I have 8 working days left with the company to try and do a handover but at the moment there isn't anyone to hand over to. I'm reduced to doing videos of the core parts of my role to try and leave something behind but there is no substitute to actually spending time working with someone to guide them through the role and show them how to troubleshoot problems, introduce them to people etc. I'm a bit concerned about what they're going to do going forward, I guess they'll discuss this with me over the next week or so.

Poker wise, things have been great. I have started getting some coaching alongside the RIO videos and sims I've been looking at. Once I've had a few more sessions with him and build a decent sample of play since I've started working with him I'll definitely give him a shout out. The key changes to my play at the moment have been preflop 3 and 4 betting improvements and reducing the amount of time I'm just defending vs 3bets. I realise that I'm definitely feeling some entitlement to win big pots when I hit strong hands and that's leading me to not properly consider the villains range and I've been stacking off with these kind of hands a little too much recently. There is of course a degree of run bad when you run into the top of their range but I'm alsao the one shovelling in the money so I need to perhaps reconsider this.

With our startup, we had our first samples arrive from the factory yesterday and they look awesome. They're currently unbranded as we're looking at different models for our products but we really like what we've seen so far. We've been working with a company in China that have helped us source our products as well as organising logistics which has been a massive help. Yes, we have to pay them for it of course but in terms of stress reduction and speed of actually getting sutuff done on the other side of the world, they have been fantastic. Once we put in our actual orders they will also perform the QA in China so we don't have to deal with shipping back huge orders if there are issues with the product, it all takes place over there. If anyone is looking to source products in China I couldn't recommend them highly enough so far. The next steps are narrowing down the samples to probably two models which we will then get branded samples made up and then we'll put the complete order in. I'll get some photos up after the weekend when we've had a chance to properly take stock of what we have and get some proper photos taken.

Hope all is going well on the tables for you guys!

Depends on the industry etc. but sounds like a great opportunity for a side hustle consultancy/training gig until the snow gear takes off...

Definitely see where you're coming from on this one, it's clearly a GTO spot to switch to a daily rate and reap the money but I don't think I'd go down that route. This job has never been about the money for me, I took it because it was supposed to be somewhere I'd enjoy working while being able to contribute to the business. However, over the last 12 months it's caused me a lot of stress, frustration and unhappiness. My working hours have caused arguments at home and I've missed holidays with the family. People in my team aren't treated that well, hence the insane turnover rate. They're now going into year end with no prior year continuity. I don't mean to sound like a bastard but there isn't really any amount of money they can offer me that would make me feel like putting up with the above. I've genuinely been counting down the days until I'm out.

It's a shame because I feel like I have a decent relationship with some of the new people coming in as well as some other people around the business. At the end of the day, given the last 12 months, I don't feel like I owe the company anything at this point. I've given them pretty much all of myself over the last year and they only really have themselves to blame for the situation they're currently in.

Nice update and great to get some insight into your life outside of poker. Sounds like you are facing a lot of challenges at the moment which is really impressive and a great opportunity for growth. I hope you are enjoying the process

Interested to see how the coaching goes. GL at the tables

Thanks! Have my last day in the office tomorrow so will be able to put some more hours into poker from Tuesday. Can't wait to get stuck in and work on my game.

That's it - the corporate laptop closed for the final time. Time to make up for 10 years of being a rec fish at the micro stakes online and whatever stakes I felt like gambling at live. Time to take the opportunities and chances I passed up over the last 10 years to pursue my corporate journey and in the words of Doug Polk, to bet big on myself.

Hahah, I'm very jealous! Must be a very exciting time, what will your schedule look like now you've finished work? I'm always a mess when I don't have something to structure my day around

It'll definitely vary but will be pretty similar to my schedule now but substituting work for business and poker stuff. Until the casinos reopen for live poker it will be roughly like this:

6am wake up followed by stretch/flex routine, no change from before

Dog walks at 7, 12 and 5.

3-4 hours of poker play, 1-2 of study.

2 hours roughly on our business

1 hour in the gym

Rest of the time I'm leaving free for stuff that comes up and for room to move stuff around.

I don't want to set up a schedule that isn't achievable or offers no flexibility. A huge driver for me moving on from my job was to have more time with my wife and flexibility to do stuff together.

Cool schedule
I'm pretty sure you will get away the micro's. I'm very impatient to see your progress

Gl mate