Week 17-20 (1st - 31st Oct):
As already mentioned I did not play much this month on GG or in general.
I felt demotivated because things are not working out at all atm and during the third week of October even started making mistakes for emotional reasons.
So I took the last week off from poker with the intention for a hard reset.
This month I did table select much better by only playing tables with at least one whale -50bb/100 or worse to my right (one of the three seats to my right).
I did not really see an impact in the results but it's also a really small sample.
So we ended up down -1200$ and -1300$ expected.
We got 570$ back in bonuses which leads to a total of -630$ or -730$ expected.
I did play 3 times live this month just for fun which ended up well, winning 2100$.
I also played some NL200 Blitz on WPN which did not go well this month. Probably not good enough to hold myself there, I ended up losing about -3500$ in total (So about 17.5 stacks).
So in total I end up down -2030$ or -2130$ expected.
Only two days positive results, neglecting live results.
This is the worst it has gotten so far. Let's not repeat this one.
Goals for October 2023:
- Focus above 7 in average during a session. (1-10, new stat I track in Excel) Achieved
- Technical application above 7 in average during a session. (Previously called session rating) Achieved
- Study 8h technical stuff per week (GTOW drills, study material, range construction, preflop charts, Pio study etc.) Close but not quiet. Was more like 6-7 hours a week.
- Study 2h mental stuff per week (How can I increase my focus, How can I perform better, How to deal with variance, How to deal with my emotions, Study videos as well) Achieved
- Stick to better table selection for regular tables. Did that for regular tables.
- Keep your daily morning routine (stretching and meditation 20-30min in total) Achieved
- Keep working out twice per week. (Currently a bit a hustle because of my knee injury. So I will list it as a goal since it will be a challenge for me when I can't do the sport I usually do) Not achieved, mainly due to physical health issues but nothing serious. Hope I get back there soon.
- Take two days off this month Achieved.
- Check monetary results only at the end of the week. (The focus has to be playing your A game consistently. Checking results is only a threat to that.) Not achieved. I thought on GG when you hide your balance it stays hidden. But nope, I opens every time I restart GG or even when I want to open RC tables. Really annoying.
- Net winning target for this month is 5k$. Not achieved.
After some discussions I agree that having no fixed days off during the week is not sustainable.
So we will add at least one day off from poker for recovery.
Also from now on we switch the focus from improving as fast as possible to make the most money possible.
This could lead to playing more live or playing 6 card omaha on apps, I am not sure yet how to do that.
But it seems the current pursuit does not really lead to success even though I really tried my hardest.
So we switch our goals a little bit.
Goals for November 2023:
- Solidify your strategy. Don't learn too much new stuff but improve your current strategy and get solid at execution.
- Keep your daily morning routine (stretching, meditation, short walk outside 30-45 minutes).
- Focus on playing when you feel good and want to play. No volume just because it has to be done.
- Take one day off per week.
- 5k$ in profit.
Let's see how this turns out.
Already excited for next month.
Happy Halloween
Tryagain