Sky Scraper 10k Bankroll Challenge.
10-10-2014
, 04:56 AM
Alright… where do I begin…
I decided to make this PGC thread because I just have so much going on in my head I just want to get all my poker thoughts out and put them down somewhere. A lot of it is going to be complete jibberish, but keeping this update actually motivates me to accomplish all my poker goals in a weird way.
I guess you could say I kind of half ass things. Ive become comfortable with being mediocre. Its a terrible habit that I have and its time to fix this. Im going to use this PGC to document how I took my pokerstars bankroll from 3k to 10k with hard work, dedication, and a ton of discipline.
Ive played poker for a while now. Probably around 5 years. You would think that if someone is playing poker seriously then they must be really good by now. You are right to think this but for me this is not the case. I am just an average nit with good tables selction. I am a long term winner, but lately Ive realized that my winrate is slowly decreasing and that I have a ton of leaks in my game.
When I first started winning at poker I was in college. Instead of getting a part time job I just grinded my ass off. Playing a ton of volume at 10nl - 25nl, 16+ tabling across a few sites. I had a nice rakeback deal then so I was doing quite well with that. Even though I was playing a ton, I was doing very little work on my game off the tables. I needed money to go out and party with friends and whatever else I needed so getting in volume was so important. I developed a very tight game and had very good game selection so I was able to still be a winner despite barely studying the game and mass tabling. I have since graduated college and now work full time, while playing poker on the side. I still take it very seriously and want to become a better player badly. I still barely study the game and this has to change because lately I feel like I have fallen behind in my main game and my winrate is reflecting this. I also really want to move up to 100nl but this will never happen if I dont change up my habits.
Here is my graph so far this year:
Im going to update this 2x a day. First post will be with my goals for the day, the second will be a review. Really excited to get this thread started and hopefully I can learn a thing or two about poker along the way.
I decided to make this PGC thread because I just have so much going on in my head I just want to get all my poker thoughts out and put them down somewhere. A lot of it is going to be complete jibberish, but keeping this update actually motivates me to accomplish all my poker goals in a weird way.
I guess you could say I kind of half ass things. Ive become comfortable with being mediocre. Its a terrible habit that I have and its time to fix this. Im going to use this PGC to document how I took my pokerstars bankroll from 3k to 10k with hard work, dedication, and a ton of discipline.
Ive played poker for a while now. Probably around 5 years. You would think that if someone is playing poker seriously then they must be really good by now. You are right to think this but for me this is not the case. I am just an average nit with good tables selction. I am a long term winner, but lately Ive realized that my winrate is slowly decreasing and that I have a ton of leaks in my game.
When I first started winning at poker I was in college. Instead of getting a part time job I just grinded my ass off. Playing a ton of volume at 10nl - 25nl, 16+ tabling across a few sites. I had a nice rakeback deal then so I was doing quite well with that. Even though I was playing a ton, I was doing very little work on my game off the tables. I needed money to go out and party with friends and whatever else I needed so getting in volume was so important. I developed a very tight game and had very good game selection so I was able to still be a winner despite barely studying the game and mass tabling. I have since graduated college and now work full time, while playing poker on the side. I still take it very seriously and want to become a better player badly. I still barely study the game and this has to change because lately I feel like I have fallen behind in my main game and my winrate is reflecting this. I also really want to move up to 100nl but this will never happen if I dont change up my habits.
Here is my graph so far this year:
Im going to update this 2x a day. First post will be with my goals for the day, the second will be a review. Really excited to get this thread started and hopefully I can learn a thing or two about poker along the way.
10-13-2014
, 05:31 AM
Alright start of a new week, start of the new thread 
Lets get this going. Here are my goals for today:
[ ] 6 Hours grinding.
[ ] 2 Hours studying.
[ ] 5 Marked hands.
[ ] 0 Distractions when grinding.
[ ] Gym.
[ ] Read 1 chapter in Think and Grow Rich.
LETS DO THIS!
Lets get this going. Here are my goals for today:[ ] 6 Hours grinding.
[ ] 2 Hours studying.
[ ] 5 Marked hands.
[ ] 0 Distractions when grinding.
[ ] Gym.
[ ] Read 1 chapter in Think and Grow Rich.
LETS DO THIS!
10-13-2014
, 06:34 PM
10-13-2014
, 07:02 PM
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GL sir!
10-14-2014
, 04:17 AM
Hey noobis thanks man. Just saw your thread too. Subbed
I take it you have read Think and Grow Rich? I just picked it up the the other day and I am enjoying it so far. Ive recently decided to get into reading. Someone bought me a book as a gift and I realized holy ****... I havent read a book (other than my text books in school or poker books) in ages. I actually kind of felt like an idiot. I truly think that reading is one of the most +EV things a person can do.
Im really into reading biographies of the dominant athletes of our era as well as self improvement books directed at improving a persons financial situation. If anyone out there has any recommendations for books Id love to hear them.
I take it you have read Think and Grow Rich? I just picked it up the the other day and I am enjoying it so far. Ive recently decided to get into reading. Someone bought me a book as a gift and I realized holy ****... I havent read a book (other than my text books in school or poker books) in ages. I actually kind of felt like an idiot. I truly think that reading is one of the most +EV things a person can do.
Im really into reading biographies of the dominant athletes of our era as well as self improvement books directed at improving a persons financial situation. If anyone out there has any recommendations for books Id love to hear them.
10-14-2014
, 04:29 AM
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Alright start of a new week, start of the new thread Lets get this going. Here are my goals for today:
[x] 6 Hours grinding.
- Got in a solid session today. Felt like I played pretty well for the most part, maybe a little on the tight side but overally Id give my play today a 7/10.
[ ] 2 Hours studying.
- Didnt manage to study for 2 hours but I did review a of my stats in certain areas and read stumbled upon a pretty good thread for a LHE legend and read all of it. There is some pretty useful information in their. http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/18...-well-1479652/
[ ] 5 Marked hands.
- Marked 2 hands and reviewed them after my session. Nothing worth posting. Most of the hands that gave me trouble tonight were just poorly played by me.
[ ] 0 Distractions when grinding.
- Did really well at this for 3/4 of my session but at the end when tables were dying down and I only had 3 or 4 going I had twitch.tv going on my other monitor taking away a lot of my attention
[ ] Gym.
- Forgot that its Thanksgiving here in Canada and today is a holiday monday so the gym was closed. Could have gone for a little jog or something still. Ill go hard tomorrow for sure.
[x] Read 1 chapter in Think and Grow Rich.
LETS DO THIS!
Lets get this going. Here are my goals for today:[x] 6 Hours grinding.
- Got in a solid session today. Felt like I played pretty well for the most part, maybe a little on the tight side but overally Id give my play today a 7/10.
[ ] 2 Hours studying.
- Didnt manage to study for 2 hours but I did review a of my stats in certain areas and read stumbled upon a pretty good thread for a LHE legend and read all of it. There is some pretty useful information in their. http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/18...-well-1479652/
[ ] 5 Marked hands.
- Marked 2 hands and reviewed them after my session. Nothing worth posting. Most of the hands that gave me trouble tonight were just poorly played by me.
[ ] 0 Distractions when grinding.
- Did really well at this for 3/4 of my session but at the end when tables were dying down and I only had 3 or 4 going I had twitch.tv going on my other monitor taking away a lot of my attention
[ ] Gym.
- Forgot that its Thanksgiving here in Canada and today is a holiday monday so the gym was closed. Could have gone for a little jog or something still. Ill go hard tomorrow for sure.
[x] Read 1 chapter in Think and Grow Rich.
LETS DO THIS!
I felt like I messed around a lot at the start of the day and wasnt very productive with my time. Forgot to set my alarm today and slept in really late too which didnt help. Ive been trying to only sleep 6hrs a day but Ive been struggling with it. The trick is to just immediately jump out of bed and into the shower as soon as that alarm goes off. If you hit snooze, youre ****ed lol. But anyways... atleast we hit the tables and did pretty well with that. Tomorrow another day. See you then
10-14-2014
, 10:09 AM
10-14-2014
, 10:27 AM
Books: Some of these will help with focus and therefore your poker, some will just help with being a better human and therefore your poker 
- The Power of Now
- Autobiography Of A Yogi (To see what we are really capable of as humans...)
- Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
- The Mental Game Of Poker
That's enough for now... but I got others.
- The Power of Now
- Autobiography Of A Yogi (To see what we are really capable of as humans...)
- Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
- The Mental Game Of Poker
That's enough for now... but I got others.
10-14-2014
, 02:48 PM
Right now I am just trying to open up my game preflop in a number of spots. I am just too tight overall. I really want to push myself out of my comfort zone.
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Books: Some of these will help with focus and therefore your poker, some will just help with being a better human and therefore your poker
- The Power of Now
- Autobiography Of A Yogi (To see what we are really capable of as humans...)
- Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
- The Mental Game Of Poker
That's enough for now... but I got others.
- The Power of Now
- Autobiography Of A Yogi (To see what we are really capable of as humans...)
- Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
- The Mental Game Of Poker
That's enough for now... but I got others.
10-14-2014
, 09:43 PM
10-15-2014
, 09:19 PM
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Alright about to get at it for the day so Im going to post my goals:
[x] 2 hrs studying
- Watched a rio video, took notes and reviewed them. Realized that I really need to start battling more to get into pots hu with fish.
[x] 6 hours grinding
- Struggled with this but managed to get to it. Games really died down near the end and I was getting really bored when I only had 2-3 tables going. Might start dabbling in zoom when there a bit of a lul in the amount of tables I have going.
[x] 0 distractions while playing
- Not much to say about this. Didnt have anything going in the background or on my other monitor just poker
[ ] Mark 5 hands
- Marked one hand...
[x] More 50nl
- Played a bit of more 50nl today. Ive had a pretty frustrating time with my shots at 50nl. Just never win flips or terrible runouts. Oh well. I play with most of the 50nl regs down at 25nl and I know I can hang with them no problem, just a matter of time until things turn around What do you guys think the best approach is when shot taking? I was thining about just taking a $500 shot at 50nl and only playing that limit.
[x] Gym
- Murdered that chest baby.
[x] Healthy eats all day
- Asparagus for days. Damn my piss absolutely reeks right now.
[x] Read 1 chapter of Think and Grow Rich
[x] Profit!
[x] 2 hrs studying
- Watched a rio video, took notes and reviewed them. Realized that I really need to start battling more to get into pots hu with fish.
[x] 6 hours grinding
- Struggled with this but managed to get to it. Games really died down near the end and I was getting really bored when I only had 2-3 tables going. Might start dabbling in zoom when there a bit of a lul in the amount of tables I have going.
[x] 0 distractions while playing
- Not much to say about this. Didnt have anything going in the background or on my other monitor just poker
[ ] Mark 5 hands
- Marked one hand...
[x] More 50nl
- Played a bit of more 50nl today. Ive had a pretty frustrating time with my shots at 50nl. Just never win flips or terrible runouts. Oh well. I play with most of the 50nl regs down at 25nl and I know I can hang with them no problem, just a matter of time until things turn around
What do you guys think the best approach is when shot taking? I was thining about just taking a $500 shot at 50nl and only playing that limit. [x] Gym
- Murdered that chest baby.
[x] Healthy eats all day
- Asparagus for days. Damn my piss absolutely reeks right now.
[x] Read 1 chapter of Think and Grow Rich
[x] Profit!
Ill be sure to do that more today. Going to go make some dinner then Ill post my goals for today. See yea later.