Hey Rags...

This is probably the first time I’ve ever been excited reporting poker news. I think its simply because I can start to see some of the time and work pay off to some degree.

Let me offer a little background for those who haven’t been following my sporadic and disappointing attempts at blogging. I was primarily a lowstakes, halftime sng grinder with good but not great results and have since moved to lowstakes mtt's (just 180's for now) with encouraging results. May was the first month I was to take the 180's seriously.... Below is my report.

My May goals were a bit ambitious given my work situation. According to my 2+2 goals post I wanted to: 1200 games..
3k+ profit
Improve mtt
Work out
Not neglect other duties

I find it amusing that I did not accomplish even one my goals but am still pleased with the month overall. With only 355 games for the month of May under my belt I managed to have my best money month ever.



With these results in mind and playing m-f from 5-10PM I decided that the next step towards increased profitability would be to up my hours by having both a session in the morning and one in the afternoon. I currently work for the university for 5 hours a day 11:30-4:30. If I want to play poker, keep a job, and have any social life at all I can only put in one session a day during the 5-10PM timeslot. Looking at this situation critically I then decided to give my boss my two weeks and eliminate the troublespot in my schedule. It simply is not worth my time in light of possible anticipated earnings

This is a scary step for me

But I want to give poker my best… I’ve been learning to trust myself and it has payed off so I want to see where this will take me. I will still have plenty of great references and a pretty damn nice resume to back me up if I do need to return to the workforce.



Ive spent roughly 2-3 years playing sng’s and eeking out some profit… I found out that in two months playing 180’s I’ve made more profit than I’ve EVER made from sng’s… I don’t know is that is a brag or beat….





For an added bonus… when I was checking for my stats this morning I found my name had one of those Sharkscope star things!!!
I am ranked 17 in any game>3 table $2.50-$5.00 total profit leaderboard… WOOT!

Hoping for a good June…
peace

Hello all!

I know its been quite some time since I last posted and I feel guilty. So guilty in fact that I was hesitant to create another entry knowing how long ive been away(like I don't deserve to blog).

Anyways April was a very interesting month for me. Being a SnGo enthusiast I recently began starting to learn MTT's as I had almost never played them. I wasn't doing well in early April w/ SnGos on Stars and tried my hand playing 180s. Now with favorable results behind me I am wondering why I hadn't learned to play them sooner (yes cash games one day i assure you).

I started to multitable the 4/180 and mostly broke even for a stretch of 400 games while still getting a handle on MTT strat (P.S. thanks to Bond and TJ for their insight). Then in the last week of April everything just seemed to click. I had made no real money at that point but in a span of 5-6 days i netted around 900 dollars without putting too many hours in.




Swings the way they are and such...I feel as though If I could avoid impatience while playing these things I can realistically pull down at least $200/day with 9 hours of work or less. I feel as though that is a modest goal (some may say not). Even so, this would be way more money than I would make playing SNG's at my buy-ins and a little less frustrating to boot. (Bubbling four table in a row sends me off like a maddman) I am working on my stamina because I do feel REALLY drained during my second 11 table session of the 180's. (adderall anyone?)

So I guess im just really excited to see what May has to bring as i'm already in the black and have only really played one day. Anywhosers Ill be more diligent in updating the blog and let you guys know how it all goes.

May Goals:
$200/day >>> $1000/week
Stay focussed at work
Workout
Continue learning
Dont shirk other responsibilities
Learn to cook