June 9, 2013
Hi guys, Im a new member and I figured what better place to start then here.
About myself
I'm a 21 yo business student from Poland (I live in Edmonton. I've been playing poker for about 4-5 years, got really into it probably around a year ago when I started an actuall online roll and began playing cash. I beat NL10 and NL25 and started playing NL50 with shots at NL100 at which point I figured it takes a lot of studying and playing to beat mid-stakes cash games, there are a lot of skilled players (that being said I did play at stars) and the games are 100% beatable, but there are just so many more profitable games out there. I withdrew my roll to pay for school and took a bit of a break from poker (that was last september). Ive now started playing MTTs and SNGs and the games seem a hell of a lot more profitable then cash.
What I play?
I want to play MTTs and I believe the best way to get there is to start with SNGs so I began with 45m SNGs ($3.5/$7) and I also add 1-2 MTTs to my session when I play. So far doesnt look horrible and I am happy to see how terrible the players are in these games, def don't see that in cash games.
Yes, I know, lolvolume. Just starting.
What I want to do with poker?
I want to play poker for a living within 24 months at which point I hope to go to school and drop my j – o – b (part time). The Edmonton live poker scene is lolbad so I'm also saving money to begin a live roll. I hope to have 10k by this time next year at which point I will start playing 1/2 live. (I know 10k is on a safe side but he max buy in is 500 and the games are very high variance) With the budged I've created I have like $150/mo for non-essentials so life until then will be quite non-existing ;D
How will I get there?
I am very dedicated to this, other than the gym and nearly existing social life, I pretty much study poker in all of my spare time, podcasts in the car, on lunch at work, after work etc. might be tougher once school starts.
From this point on I will be “actively watching” 1-2 videos / day (depending on work) and reviewing hands both on the forums and on hm/wiz. I will be posting my video notes and interesting spots in this topic as well.
Where I need to improve?
I feel like volume is definitely the biggest area where I need improvement, I put probably as much time into studying as I do into playing, and when I play, 8 tables is pretty much my max, I only have 1 monitor and I find that when i get above 8 (unless I stack them) its difficult to see and I lose my concentration.
Other than that the 15-25bb stack size is kind of an awkward spot for me so I will be paying attention to this when watching vids.
I'm also looking for people to sweat with/start a study group so if anyone is interested hit me up on skype: kristoff_15
So I think thats pretty much it, cheers aaaand heres a naked girl
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