MONTHLY REVIEW - 28 JULY - 27 AUG
Hours Played:
177.8
Profit:
$1,602
Volume:
Okay, first thing's first. Let's address the volume. 178 hours. That's about 40-41 hours per week. EXCELLENT. For a while there I was worried - spending hours each night on the waiting list at the casino, was wondering whether I could even get 40 hours a week in in Brisbane. But we pulled through and got it done easy.
Profit:
I cannot tell you how incredibly happy I am to finish in the green for the month. I am simply ecstatic. I couldn't have asked for a worse possible start to my pro career... First week, five sessions, five losses. Immediately $4k in the hole. So to finish up $1.6k and to be able to say I'm 1 for 1 in terms of winning months, cannot describe how good that feels. If I sat at home for the entirety of week 1, we'd have finished up about $6k.
Variance:
Obviously, this month has been a shocker. The stupidest start to things - was card dead and drawing dead for an entire week. In terms of all-in EV, I'm waaay under EV for the month as well.
Mental Game:
This past month has been so much fun. I've absolutely LOVED the lifestyle I currently have. I've not been this happy my entire life. Nothing more to say. I'll admit, however, after week one, I had a few niggling doubts - but it was never enough to cause me any major issues. Started meditating which is cool and it's something I'll be focusing much more on in the coming month.
Gym & Health:
Feeling really good of late. Looking leaner than I've looked in years. Starting to really like how my body is looking again now that I'm slowly getting rid of that belly fat. I'd say I'm between 10-15% BFP now. I'm training fasted which is working wonders and I'll definitely keep doing that. Maintaining/developing muscle and losing fat at the same time which is dope.
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In terms of monthly goals, I didn't set any? Must have forgotten to.
GOALS FOR SEPTEMBER:
[ ] - Spendings! - This needs to get back under control. I want to spend no more than $500 a week on average, that's $2k a month effectively, a little more. Went crazy re spendings this past month and I can't keep going like that. So we must limit ourselves to the $500. Quick breakdown of expenses: $300 a week rent/bills, $16 a week gym membership, $100 food/necessities/coffee fund, $84 dollars remaining for socialising maybe once every other week. Must be real disciplined on that front.
[ ] - Meditation! - This needs to be way more consistent. Every morning when I get up, I need to do this. Even just 10 minutes.
[ ] - Sleep! - Set an alarm and ****ing stick to it lol... Keep sleeping in every day - yeah it's simply incredible to have the freedom to just stay in bed and not do anything, but I can be more productive with my day by not oversleeping.
[ ] - Volume! - Minimum 175 hours again... Will be stoked if I can get more than that in but I won't force it.
[ ] - Gym! Better consistency! This will come off the back of not oversleeping. If I finish a game at 4am, and have a game starting at 6pm the next day, I can't just get up at 5pm and go to the game and ignore gym like I have done a couple times this past week. Needs to be consistent. 5 times a week minimum.
[ ] - Poker strat! - Immerse myself into the best possible games consistently. If that means I need to play a rotation game (1/2PLO, 2/5NLH) that's full of absolute droolers, even if it means buying in short, then that's what I will endeavour to do. Continue posting hands and asking questions here about pre-flop stuff like the KTo CC from SB situation...
I want the focus this month to be on pre-flop strategy... The sooner I figure out what is optimal, the better. I want to practice overlimping more, staying v tight from EP, finding better spots with marginal broadways (KTo/KJo/AJo/ATo type hands that get us into trouble).
Full Results & Graph: https://1drv.ms/x/s!AkK4doh8PHLEgk6pBpFJrgcokPKM