2021 goals! Possible move to PLO mid stakes
12-28-2020
, 08:49 AM
Hello! I am a long time lurker and this one of the few times I have posted.
I play small stakes(upto PLO 100) and live in a developing part of South Asia which means relatively small living expenses compared to the rest of the world. I am really grateful I don't have to "play for money" as some good investments, coupled with a relatively minimalist lifestyle have me set for a decent amount of time!
One of the reasons I have lasted in (and stuck to) this high rake SS environment is my utter lack of motivation for playing higher and my inherent nitty-ness and aversion to big losses. While I am no zen master I do control my emotions better than most and usually play extremely over rolled for my stakes.
I do, however, want to move ahead in life and make more money so I can pursue what I really want. The two most close to my heart are to own my own place and backpack my way RTW as I have done in the past. I want to use travel as a tool to unwind after months of serious poker.
Here's where I stand rn wrt BRM:
Pokerstars: 100BI at my usual stakes(80$ BI in my home country). Players have no clue what they are doing and I really want to take advantage of it by playing good volume.
GG: 3500$ and I play 25$ and 50$ BI games.
AIMs:
1. Take shots at the 160$ BI games on Stars after when I have 75 BI. Lessen action and focus on making the correct decisions when shot taking. I don't want to lose momentum shot taking higher limits and I wish to repeat the success I have had on my current limit!
2. Get to 5000$ on GG and stick to 50$ games, take shots at 100$ games. Repeat for next limit at 10k. Repeat at 20k.
3. Always, always table select. I realize there is a massive difference in my winrates on my fenced PS network and GG. Having 4 recs at a table versus 2 makes a difference and I since I do want to move up quickly I think this is the way to go.
4. Keep up my meditation and gym routine. Right now it gets difficult to do on days I lose. Mindset is an area where I have improved a lot. I intend to keep pushing!
5. Keep you guys updated here.
6. Play at least 40k hands/month
HOWs:
1. I re-discovered GTO when RIO came out with VISION after an unsuccessful tryst with solvers before. Can't recommend this enough. The clarity achieved in my pre-flop game alone makes it worth it.
Will continue to grind the 100 and 50bb SIMs throughout the year and check out all my marked hands on solver. This will be my study routine, like it has been for about 8 months now. Even on shitty days, this work gets done.
2. I'd really like to reach a 10k roll on GG before the middle of the year. I do think it's achievable and is not a crazy high aim. My goal is to be a 1/2 reg who is fully rolled for those games by the end of the year. If I can shot take 2/5 a year from now I will be really really happy.
Thank you for reading the entire post. I wish you well on your journey!
I play small stakes(upto PLO 100) and live in a developing part of South Asia which means relatively small living expenses compared to the rest of the world. I am really grateful I don't have to "play for money" as some good investments, coupled with a relatively minimalist lifestyle have me set for a decent amount of time!
One of the reasons I have lasted in (and stuck to) this high rake SS environment is my utter lack of motivation for playing higher and my inherent nitty-ness and aversion to big losses. While I am no zen master I do control my emotions better than most and usually play extremely over rolled for my stakes.
I do, however, want to move ahead in life and make more money so I can pursue what I really want. The two most close to my heart are to own my own place and backpack my way RTW as I have done in the past. I want to use travel as a tool to unwind after months of serious poker.
Here's where I stand rn wrt BRM:
Pokerstars: 100BI at my usual stakes(80$ BI in my home country). Players have no clue what they are doing and I really want to take advantage of it by playing good volume.
GG: 3500$ and I play 25$ and 50$ BI games.
AIMs:
1. Take shots at the 160$ BI games on Stars after when I have 75 BI. Lessen action and focus on making the correct decisions when shot taking. I don't want to lose momentum shot taking higher limits and I wish to repeat the success I have had on my current limit!
2. Get to 5000$ on GG and stick to 50$ games, take shots at 100$ games. Repeat for next limit at 10k. Repeat at 20k.
3. Always, always table select. I realize there is a massive difference in my winrates on my fenced PS network and GG. Having 4 recs at a table versus 2 makes a difference and I since I do want to move up quickly I think this is the way to go.
4. Keep up my meditation and gym routine. Right now it gets difficult to do on days I lose. Mindset is an area where I have improved a lot. I intend to keep pushing!
5. Keep you guys updated here.
6. Play at least 40k hands/month
HOWs:
1. I re-discovered GTO when RIO came out with VISION after an unsuccessful tryst with solvers before. Can't recommend this enough. The clarity achieved in my pre-flop game alone makes it worth it.
Will continue to grind the 100 and 50bb SIMs throughout the year and check out all my marked hands on solver. This will be my study routine, like it has been for about 8 months now. Even on shitty days, this work gets done.
2. I'd really like to reach a 10k roll on GG before the middle of the year. I do think it's achievable and is not a crazy high aim. My goal is to be a 1/2 reg who is fully rolled for those games by the end of the year. If I can shot take 2/5 a year from now I will be really really happy.
Thank you for reading the entire post. I wish you well on your journey!
