SuperNova

The title pretty much says it all, I've decided to go for Supernova this year and WILL most definitely reach it. I started a thread on 2p2 just to motivate myself and keep myself on track. I'm 53k Vpp short with a little more than 2 months to go. Going to try to finish the month off strong by getting another 10k vpp or so before November so I can have some breathing room. The 30% rakeback would be really nice once I get those Red stars, will definitely help me with my expenses out here in Vegas.

5$ Mtt Shipped!

Easy game, now I got some chance on winning the weekly//monthly tlb!!

Wake up call

To be honest, I'm pretty disappointed at myself. Once again I failed to reach my goals and have nobody to blame but myself. I kept setting these goals because I thought they will motivate me, but in reality, I gotta motivate myself. I'm glad that I decided to stay out here in Vegas on my own instead of going back home, it made me realize what a mess I am in life. I've not always been like this, I use to be pretty hardworking and follow through with my goals. I guess sometime during my college yrs I became lazy and unmotivated, which explains a lot.

No more setting goals and all that crap this month, I'm just gonna grind my ass off. Have a small prop bet with Vertek and Fried Liver on who can make the most profit in sng this month so hopefully I can take that down for some extra cheese. I started this month with strong volume and results and I will make it last. Shipped a small 16$ turbo mtt tonight so I was pretty happy about that. I haven't had a mtt win in a while so it felt really good, even though its just a small one. I'm pretty fortunate to have Jpeazy and Snowman living with me because they are both very discipline grinders, and it really helps me to grind in this environment.

Gl at the tables everyone.

Ultimate One Outer

I used up all my run good in this hand.

August Update & September goals

First things first, I failed to reach the goals I made last month, every single one of them. I'm very disappointed at myself and have absolutely no excuses, I messed up. I was lazy and unmotivated and if I don't change my attitude soon, I wont be able to make it as a professional poker player.

Failed Goals:

1.) Only played around 1.2k games on stars, 500 short of my goal.

2.) Didnt do p90x....

3.) Only played 200 games on Tilt ( which was my side project ), wayyy short here but 1k was probably not very realistic.

4.) Only generated around 4k profit instead of 6k.

New Goals for September:

1.) 1750 games on Stars. ( Same as last month )

2.) Work out as much as I can.. ( trying to be realistic here )

3.) 750 Games On Tilt

4.) 5k Profit.

Will try my hardest to reach all these goals this month.

Now onto non poker related things. The Rainman Poker mansion is officially done for now, there were only 4 of us left ( 5 including channing ) by the end of August and the rent + utilities were about 8k//Month. Nick decided that it was not worth it and we all moved out. The remaining students ( myself, jp, and Snowman ) moved into a two bedroom apartment near Strip while Nick and Channing also got one for themselves in the same apartment complex. Moving was extremely tiring and hopefully I dont have to do that again any time soon. I Finally got the grind station and internet set up today and I'm as motivated as ever to get started on the grind. Now that I have bills to pay , I gotta work extra hard to maintain my current lifestyle. I hope I can make it because I really don't want to move back home, I love being out on my own and in order to keep doing that, I must be financially successful. Anyways, wish me LUCK!

Cheers.

End of July Update

So July is over and just giving a quick update.

I went from grinding 2$//180 full time to grinding the 12//180s halfway through the month and so far I've been doing pretty well in these. But in about 20 days I've only managed to get in 906 games of 12//180s because of my shallow bankroll and my lack of ability to deal with downswing ( rough patches). Its tough to grind 100+ games a day when the swings are 1000$+, some days I would brick 40 games straight and be discourage to play anymore that day.

Overall I'm not very satisfied with my result this month because I feel like I could be doing a lot better, considering poker is now my full time job, playing 900 games in 20 days just doesnt cut it. There will be some changes in August, will try to put it more volume and also try some things on the side. On top of poker, I would also like to get back on track with my work out routine. Looking forward to this month!

Goals:

1.) play 1750 games of 12//180

2.) Restart p90x and this time follow through.

3.) Side project ( 1000 games )

4.) 6k profit overall.

On a heater

I've recently moved to grinding 12$ 180s only because nick call me a Nit for grinding the 2s. So far I've done pretty well in them but I know that it's just a heater and I wont be fooled and think that I'm the best 12$ 180 grinder in the world. I know that downswing is around the corner and I'm mentally prepared for it. For all of you grinders out there, don't be fooled by an upswing; just treat it like another day at the office. Trust me, you will make things easier for yourself in the long run, which is what grinding is all about.

We got a new grinder in the house who arrived last night, Chris ( aka timber4483 ) from England. A very interesting guy and will be staying with us for 3 weeks. Hopefully he gets use to the house fast and start crushing the 12s.

Now to the main news, Nick is crushing the ME so far and has a very good chance in making a deep run. Everyone in the house is rooting for him and we wish him the very best.

Woke up at like 9 today and grinded till 9. A 12 hour session and I'm exhausted , gonna go knock out soon.

Gl at the tables fellas.