Stand strong man.

Keep grinding and trusting yourself.

watching your red line its only 1400 hands but maybe you are not defending the bb enough, number 1 cause to make red line drop

glglgl

my bb defend steal is 66%, I think thats pretty reasonable... i've had some great coaching on my preflop game so I don't think its that

Gl man, stay positive, keep reviewing big pots daily as long as marked hands 4sure..dont let variance influence u negatively..Nice story..keep up the studying grind and 4 sure u ll acomplish your goals..Best of luck!!!

great to see you trying to come back from all that. What doesn't kill you can make you stronger!

Thanks guys, watched the most recent GoT episode, done my workout, eaten and showered... Couple hours study time and as many hours play as I can until I go out drinking for a good friends birthday (which could start this afternoon).

Needs more pictures...


I've heard gratitude and appreciation are important to be successful... don't know if I buy the hippy ****, but I am grateful that no matter what happens in this world i'll always be able to appreciate a nice ass.

Subbed, good luck dewd!

Put in a couple of hours study and a couple of hours of play today, been doing well since dropping the tables, I maintain I was getting coolered non-stop but I wasn't playing optimally and thats the only part I can try and control.

This has been my play after the 21bi ds:


I have to go out now otherwise i'd want to carry on playing... I'm going to try and drink slow enough to avoid the hangover tomorrow so I can play in the day as i'm out for another friends birthday tomorrow night!

100% failed on my staying sober last night, ended up drinking from 3pm until 3am as my friend had a table with free bottles and shots kept getting brought over... Also had modafinil, weed and mandy... somehow dodged a hangover. Pretty tired so not gonna play today gonna have a big day tomorrow though.

Had a fb friend request from a girl I met last night and I have 0 recollection of her which is surprising because she's easily 9/10... awkward as she's making references to things we said and I literally dont remember her at all but obv gonna go along with it because she's fit af. Also met this other girl who is gonna be called "redhair tattoo girl" also pretty hot but not quite blonde girls level but my unconfirmed soulread is that she's filth in bed. Unfortunately she has a gf so bit less likely with that one... Probably just gonna use that as a lead to go out with her friends with my mates.



Another friends birthday tonight but i'm not drinking just gonna smoke and chill it's only a gathering type deal not a party. Have a good weekend homies.

Got back to the tables today after a hard weekend, reviewed some stuff for an hour then went for a run and came back to play. Played for about 5 hours but have to go see my gf now as she got back from holiday last night. Spewed a couple of bi so gonna have to keep that in check, also caught myself autopiloting mid session so need to stop that.

whats up with the girls and the gf? do you guys have an open relationship?

gl man. hope you start crushing

Nah, but boys will be boys I suppose.

I feel like I need a goal or a mission thats going to give me some fulfillment in my day, getting up to play poker to clear a debt isn't enough (especially when i've been going backwards). I don't have any passions anymore... I watch podcasts, browse youtube for hours and watch GoT. I leave the house to see my gf and some friends thats it. Lost one of the jobs and the other one is only a matter of time (the work just isnt there so I can't see my salary getting paid to do nothing for long).

Why do u want to play poker just to clear the debt? If u have the skill & ambition to clear the debt playing poker than u ll be more than qualified to continue doing it..Why do u want to quit poker after u clear the debt? Why dont u want to become better at it? To move up in stakes? I believe playing poker will be a more suitable job for you than the ones u just do them for the sake of doing them..What i mean is if u dont like certain jobs but u do like playing poker(and to be profitable nowadays at poker u have to really like playing imo) seems pretty obvious that u should continue playing poker..If poker is not really your thing also, than u should really search for something that u really like doing..I dont think u ll be feeling too much fulfillment long term if u dont find to do something that u like doing..

Played about 2.5-3 hours today, didnt get any studying done before hand though, redline improving... Thinking of adding 1 more table back in I do think it was the autopiloting that was the problem but it was due to a lack of discipline rather than too much action to think the ranges through.



Poker is 100% my current best option, I don't like working for other people and I don't make a very good subordinate. I relish being able to make my own schedule, I certainly wouldn't quit poker to do something I didn't want more (no ****). But all that being said, I certainly don't love playing poker, its more a means to an end... I would play poker for fun on occasion but I certainly wouldn't play every day or even every week anymore it's not something i'm passionate about. So I am looking for something else that I really enjoy long term.

Subbed, glgl

Good thread. Would be interested to hear more on what materials you're studying .... poker books or videos, especially anything that has helped you improve the most?