Perseus
04-12-2005, 12:50 AM
Quest Week III
What a nice week for a quest! After getting the poop kicked out of me the last two weeks I was able to snap out of my break even streak and start making some money. I eventually made it to 2,700, and per the original plan I moved up to 3/6. So....
LEVEL 1 COMPLETED!
One thing this quest has shown me is that laying down goals is very beneficial to not only performance, but the desire to play a certain number of hands. I was so determined not to post another “didn’t play enough this week thread” thread that I actually got in many more hands than I anticipated, a little over 10k, and still found the time to hang out with friends, do schoolwork, and relax.
During the week there were some days that were hard, and I have journal entries from Wednesday and Thursday that read “I am getting ripped to [censored] shreds this is [censored] ridiculous I can’t wait to get out of this damn slump”. But I was able to weather the storm (which lasted over 15,000 hands), and eventually watched my big hands hold up for some nice gains. The long run really is the long run, and it’s a very long run, and it’s so easy when you’re down over 5,000 hands to go on tilt and blow your bankroll. This is one of the first times I’ve hit a down streak and didn’t take at least one shot at a higher level, and for that I am proud.
This week was also one of the first warm weeks State College, PA has seen in a very long time. I spent the entire weekend sitting on my roof with lots of friends, BBQing hamburgers, drinking beer, and watching the masters.
My Dell 9300 also finally came today and let me tell you, the machine is FREAKIN SWEET! I even realized that I would have to get a new flat panel because my current one only holds 1024x768 resolution, but I’m not even that mad. The screen on this sucker is so big I feel like I have two monitors anyway.
Last note, also found out today I got into grad school. Next fall I’ll be attending Quinnipiac University in Connecticut to obtain my secondary education teaching certificate. The plan is to teach high school English for the rest of my life, which has always been my dream job. The funny thing is that my major is Speech Communications and I had to use my persuasive speaking skills to convince the admissions director that a Speech Communications Major, not an English major, would be a better fit for the school system. I guess it worked.
Alright time to post some stats. I’m still uploading my PT hands from my old , crappy laptop to this new bad ass top-of-the-line machine, so I don’t have my records of hands played and BB/100 available. I will estimate and correct next week.
Level 1 - DONE
2/4
Total Hands: Around 13,000
BB/100: Around 1.5
Bonus/Rakeback: 500
Bankroll when finished: 2,800
Pace: Finished 7,000 hands ahead of schedule
3/6
Total Hands: 5,000
BB/100: 1.4
Bonus/Rakeback: 0
Current Bankroll 3,200
What a nice week for a quest! After getting the poop kicked out of me the last two weeks I was able to snap out of my break even streak and start making some money. I eventually made it to 2,700, and per the original plan I moved up to 3/6. So....
LEVEL 1 COMPLETED!
One thing this quest has shown me is that laying down goals is very beneficial to not only performance, but the desire to play a certain number of hands. I was so determined not to post another “didn’t play enough this week thread” thread that I actually got in many more hands than I anticipated, a little over 10k, and still found the time to hang out with friends, do schoolwork, and relax.
During the week there were some days that were hard, and I have journal entries from Wednesday and Thursday that read “I am getting ripped to [censored] shreds this is [censored] ridiculous I can’t wait to get out of this damn slump”. But I was able to weather the storm (which lasted over 15,000 hands), and eventually watched my big hands hold up for some nice gains. The long run really is the long run, and it’s a very long run, and it’s so easy when you’re down over 5,000 hands to go on tilt and blow your bankroll. This is one of the first times I’ve hit a down streak and didn’t take at least one shot at a higher level, and for that I am proud.
This week was also one of the first warm weeks State College, PA has seen in a very long time. I spent the entire weekend sitting on my roof with lots of friends, BBQing hamburgers, drinking beer, and watching the masters.
My Dell 9300 also finally came today and let me tell you, the machine is FREAKIN SWEET! I even realized that I would have to get a new flat panel because my current one only holds 1024x768 resolution, but I’m not even that mad. The screen on this sucker is so big I feel like I have two monitors anyway.
Last note, also found out today I got into grad school. Next fall I’ll be attending Quinnipiac University in Connecticut to obtain my secondary education teaching certificate. The plan is to teach high school English for the rest of my life, which has always been my dream job. The funny thing is that my major is Speech Communications and I had to use my persuasive speaking skills to convince the admissions director that a Speech Communications Major, not an English major, would be a better fit for the school system. I guess it worked.
Alright time to post some stats. I’m still uploading my PT hands from my old , crappy laptop to this new bad ass top-of-the-line machine, so I don’t have my records of hands played and BB/100 available. I will estimate and correct next week.
Level 1 - DONE
2/4
Total Hands: Around 13,000
BB/100: Around 1.5
Bonus/Rakeback: 500
Bankroll when finished: 2,800
Pace: Finished 7,000 hands ahead of schedule
3/6
Total Hands: 5,000
BB/100: 1.4
Bonus/Rakeback: 0
Current Bankroll 3,200