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November 17, 2013
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So for those who didn't see my intro post, I am currently juggling a full time job along with grad school. So I don't have a huge amount of time to focus on poker in 2014 but still wanted to set some goals for my game. So I've decided to make 2014 the year of turbos! I think turbos fit in the best with my schedule and I'm honestly enjoying them. Patience is not my strong suit and grinding these tournaments for 6-8 hours was getting a little old 
| 1/1/2014 | $2K Knockout (non turbo) | 2 | $498 | |
| 1/4/2014 | $2k Turbo DS | 1 | $547 | |
| 1/14/2014 | $2k Super Turbo 10k Chips | 4 | $245 | |
| 1/27/2014 | $2K Turbo DS | 2 | $412 | |
| 1/29/2014 | $500 SS (non-turbo) | 2 | $240 | |
| 1/31/2014 | $2K Action Hour Turbo | 4 | $229 | |
| 1/31/2014 | $3K Turbo DS | 2 | $546 |
January 15, 2014
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Good luck with your goals. I too work full time and also am doing grad school online, plus my wife and kids, so I don’t have a whole lot of time for grinding either. But I try to get an hour or so a night in, and I too have been focusing on DONS and Turbo SnG’s. I have also been playing cash as well. It’s just tough to get a full MTT session in, but I try when I can because those are my favorites. I started out very rough on SnGs and DONS, but I have started to turn those around and have begun to be above break even on those. Cash has actually been very profitable for me lately. I have recently joined TPE and I have already learned a ton and can tell improvements in my game that have led to improvements in SnGs and cash. I really want to master the SnG game and play MTTs when i can. Good luck this year and I look forward to updates
November 17, 2013
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Yes, sounds like we are in the same situation! I'm doing my grad program online at the University of Colorado – how about you?
Would be happy to talk SNG strategy anytime – what site do you play on? The nice thing about Bovada is you get to download everyone's hole cards post game. Really helps to see what people are betting & shoving in those games. I also found this book pretty helpful – …..ngs.com/
GL!
December 24, 2013
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just saw this. UPDATES JASON
we bovada fools gotta stick together 🙂
November 17, 2013
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February Updates:
A good month. Started some coaching sessions which have been super helpful. Watching a video is great but there's nothing like having someone looking over your shoulder and asking questions.
Made six final tables – biggest cashes were for $1k and $2k in the nightly $10k Turbo DS. Roughly $5k total in winnings. Going to do a better job this month of keeping track of all my buy ins so I know my ABI and can analyze my profits better.
Excited to take a week off from work this month to play in the Bovada Championship series! Going to work on my game as much as possible and hopefully take an event down.
January 15, 2014
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Hey Jason, I have just joined and was happy to see someone in my situation too. I have a busy full time job, wife and kids which makes playing anything other that SNG’s a bit tricky.
I’m just starting out so playing 6 max single table micro stakes and am enjoying it. Have been winning a fair bit so looking to go up a level, which is only $7 so not exactly big money. But am teaching myself to play two tables at once while still playing optimally and it seems to be working.
How did you find a coach? Do they charge a lot?
Good luck with your goals. Will keep an eye on your updates.
December 24, 2013
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nice month jason. it's been fun and informative skyping during our sessions. i know i've realized mistakes a lot faster that way. 🙂
glad to hear youll be in a lot of the championship series. i hope youre in the main event with me!
November 17, 2013
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Well I wish I could say this is a April fools post but March turned out to be a bust 
I actually started mixing in a lot of non-turbos and was doing well at the start of the month, up about $3k. But I hit a downswing in the latter half and ended up -$1k on the month.
However, I was happy with my volume this month and ended up playing around 250 tournaments with an ABI of $40. With the downswing I've been taking a deeper dive into my HHs. This will also be a focus in my coaching sessions. So far I've noticed that my middle/late stage game needs some work. I seem to be doing well with building up a top 10 stack but then punt it off in the end.
One of the benefits of the Bovada HH review is that I can see the good folds and bluffs I'm making in addition to reviewing my terrible plays 
. I'm trying to focus on using this as a learning opportunity and owning my mistakes. Here's to a better April!
January 20, 2014
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You will do it. Everytime when you have a downswing or you make a lot of mistakes, you learn something new. That means that you can apply what you learned to your future.
Take what you learned and move on to the next month. April is a new start
December 11, 2013
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Jason- This downswing seems like it is really forcing you to dig into your HH's and make the correct adjustments. It will end up being a good thing! Keep working and you will be back in no time. It's all variance 🙂
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