My name is Mark and this is my first post here.
Over the next six months, I'm going to challenge myself to a serious poker regiment. I want to be a professional poker player. Yeah yeah I know a lot of you think I'll fail- maybe you're right. It's a good thing this is a quantitative game, and we can assign metrics to my success. Any of the following will be a success in my book:
- My bankroll is over $10k
- I can beat 100NL for 8BB/100 over a 10K sample
My bankroll will start at $500. Right now I beat 50NL on ignition for a little over 15BB/100. I cannot beat 100NL yet.
I will play/study for an average of 3 hours per day for 6 months, with a bunch of extra rules:
- No playing under the influence (duh)
- Each session must be played with a focus on a specific skill
- Each week I will choose a new set of skills to focus on (I can keep skills from the prior week if I don't think I've mastered them)
- I can't sit down to play a session without writing down the skill(s) I'm focusing on
- I can't sit down to play a session unless I've lifted or ran already that day
- Each session must be preceded with at least 5 minutes of mindful breathing
To keep me honest, I'm going to post my PT4 charts every week, as well as bankroll updates. Maybe some analysis or things I hope you might find interesting, too.
The skills of this week are playing the river IP and OOP and better theoretical flop C-Betting. These are two of my biggest leaks at the moment.
Right now the plan is to play 6 handed 50NL until I hit $1k-$1.5k in my bankroll.
I'll start posting the charts next week. I'm considering this a "fresh start", so I haven't played a hand yet.
Finally, I want you all to know that I'm extremely open to your advice and/or opinions. If you're going to disparage without evidence, though, I probably won't listen. Please add evidence if you're going to **** on my analysis or call my goals impossible. I'll be receptive as long as you back it up.
Let me know what you think! I'll see you all next week