Hi Folks,

I know it's a bit late but "Happy New Year to Everyone!"

I've set out my goals and objectives for 2012 below. As you will notice I have not set any monetary goals as I don't want to be results orientated.

Poker Goals for 2012

1. Spend at least a third of my poker time reviewing my hand histories, studying strategy books/videos/articles/forums etc. (approx. 40 hours playing poker, 20 hours studying/reviewing poker per month).
2. Upgrade my setup (I currently only have one laptop which I have to share with my girlfriend).
3. Practice my multi-tabling skills (might invest in Table Ninja or equivalent software).
4. Continue with bankroll management strategy (currently 20BI for cash, 25BI for STT’s and 50BI for MTT’s).
5. Make my debut in a live multi-table tournament.

Other Goals for 2012

1. Change my diet to a healthier, balanced diet.
2. Go to the gym at least 3 times a week.
3. Keep in contact with family on a weekly basis.
4. Play at least 6 rounds of golf.
5. Go on a well-earned holiday abroad.

Poker Goals for January

1. Focus on playing 6-max cash games.
2. Play at least 5,000 hands at 5NL 6-max cash games.
3. Practice my multi-tabling skills to increase from 2 tables to 4 tables.

I will add a post for my current progress this month (including graph & stats etc) in due course.

I'll attempt to keep this thread updated as much as possible but I'll be moving house at the weekend so I'll be without t'internet for a few days but I'll be back when it's up and running again to evaluate my goals for February!

Until next time, good luck at the tables!
TC

I think all of the goals sound like solid ideas..GL

Good idea about a third of the time used to review your play, I tend to not put in as much time as I should as well

The month so far....

This will have to be my last post of the month as I will be moving house this weekend. That means I will have to take a small break from poker until I'm hooked up with broadband again (hopefully only about a week).

Well, I met my January target of playing at least 5,000 hands of 5NL 6-max cash games and a small profit to boot :-) but I failed in my goal to multi-table more than two tables at a time. Will have to attempt that goal next month!

Stats for the month and graph....

Hands: 5,014
Hours: 33.07
Per Hour: 152

Profit/Loss: $37.48
Per Hour: $1.13



I'm satisfied with my months work as this is the first time I've focused completely on cash games. I'll be back early in February to set out my goals for the month.

Until next time, GL at the Tables!
TC

Moved house last weekend. All went fairly smoothly, just a few teething problems. Can't wait for the internet to be fixed up now (typing this post up at work!). Will post my February goals as soon as I'm online but I'm going to stick to cash games again this month at the 5NL level. My current bankroll is approx $150. Have any of you got any suggestions as to when I should move up to the next level?

Until next time....GL at the Tables!
TC

My broadband is back online again now so the disruption to my poker schedule was kept to a minimum. Unfortunately, there's still a fair bit of unpacking to do so it will be a slow start to the month which will have a baring on my poker goals. I'm still determined to increase the volume from last month though!

Poker Goals for February

1. Play at least 7,500 hands of 6-max cash games.
2. Add one more table to my multi-tabling capabilities.
3. Move up to 10NL when my bankroll reaches $250 (currently at $145).

My main focus is on cash games played on PokerStars and that's what the above goals is based on but I'll probably play the odd SNG or MTT on my other poker sites aswell.

Work Hard, Train Hard & Play Hard
I've neglected to go to the gym over the past few weeks with the move and everything so will have to get back on track with that next week although I signed up to do some circuit training through the social club at work starting today and it runs for one day a week for the next four weeks.

A very busy month is in store!

Until next time....GL at the Tables!
TC

I haven't had much chance to play poker this last week as I've been feeling a bit under the weather. First, I had a migraine then managed to be laid low with a sore throat and cough. Couple that together with a severe lack of sleep, I've been feeling pretty rotten.

Hopefully, I've got over the worst of it now and I can pick up the volume again. Even when I have played poker this last week I probably haven't played my 'A' game so I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of things.



Break-even so far this month but still in profit YTD so I can't complain and I'm still on course to meet my goal for the month of 7,500 hands.

Until next time....GL at the Tables!
TC

It's been a while since I updated this thread due to illness and my laptop's hard drive packing up! Unfortunately, I hadn't backed up my hard drive and lost all my poker data. Doh!

I've decided to knock the cash games on the head for the time being as I was only running break-even and my volume was not large enough.

Recently I've been playing the $1.50 45-man Turbo Sit & Go's on Stars so I think a new thread is in order to keep track of my progress.

Link to new thread will be posted here in due course.

GL at the Tables!
TC

It's probably best if I continue with this thread....

While I was on my enforced lay-off from poker it was a good opportunity to study poker articles/forums and watch some strategy videos. I've decided to knock cash games on the head for the time being and concentrate on playing the $1.50 45-man Turbo Sit & Go's on PokerStars. My goal is to play at least 200 of these tournaments each month for the next few months. I've been playing a few of these (on and off) over the last couple of weeks and I like the structure of these small tournaments.

Poker Goals for April

1. Play at least 200 45-man Turbo Sit & Go's on Stars.
2. Multi-table 4 tables at a time.
3. Move up to the next level when my bankroll reaches 25BI for that level.