August Goals Post
 

Time to make your goals for the next month. I'll start it off.

1. 30k hands, doing more than double what I played last month while being lazy.

2. $5k in winnings, rakeback, bonuses, etc

3. Reread Inside the Poker Mind and Psychology of Poker

4. Fulfill my lifting 4 times a week goal from last month

5. An extension of my personal unstated goal from last month, once again all thats important is that I know its here

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1) play 35k hands at 3/6

2) Build my bankroll to 8k and cash out as little as possible

3) Reread HPFAP and TOP

4) Post more

5) Continue to lift/run 4x/week

6) Continue to quit drinking/smoking pot habitually

7) Get over old g/f and enjoy being single

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1. Continue to live vicariously through smileyEH, Einbert, baronzeus, Eeegah, and dmbFAN23's ring game success while I rot away in Iraq. Find a new and entertaining way of telling them to piss off every time they double up on the day.

2. Become obsessive compulsive and read most of the posts made by people like Joe Tall, Entity, GuyOnTilt, and that kind of group. If I feel particularly frisky, dip into the archives and learn more from them there.

3. Read SSHE again. I may know more about his book than Ed does at this point. Good god would someone get me to a poker table, please.

4. Read HoH1. This is one that will take the entire month for sure, but I'd like to finally knock this one out. I'm a losing tournament player hoping to become a winning tournament player. This as good a place as any to start.

5. Allow the other person on my shift to live through August.

6. 100% in Grand Theft Auto : Vice City. It kills the time.

7. Indepth study of Game Theory, which it turns out is not as simple as "do random [censored] once in a while."

8. Earn 24 college credits through CLEP testing.

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1) Play 12K hands at the full ring games and run as well as I did this month.
2) Read "Zen and the Art of Archery."
3) Lose another 5 pounds
4) Design some damn t-shirts.
5) Have fun.

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enjoy the rest of the summer and the weather while it's around and give poker a break for a while.

edit: except for live game play which i'm enjoying more and more every time.

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1. Play 20k hands. probably not going to make this one, but i feel I should try.

2. make 5k total. I did just over 4k in July over 15k hands. I'm moving up limits, so i think 5k is a good hopeful number that optimistically assumes I'll keep winning.

3. start running as often as i was this time last year.

4. do a century on my new bike.

5. ask out that chick i was talking to at the bar last night.

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1) Play 70k hands.

2) Post less.

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1. 20k hands.

2. Take a shot at 10/20 full. Let's say 3 session minimum.

3. Continue playing well at 3/6 and 5/10 full.

4. Post an actual winning rate at 3/6 short.

5. Finish HePfAP. I'm serious this time.

6. 30 post minimum (note to self: currently at 358.)

7. Lose 5 pounds.

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1. get back to more strat posting instead of the sports, politics, and OOT posting that I ahve been doing mroe of lately, and be sure to post interesting hands right after a session instead of saying I'll do it and then not do it the next day

2. get in 20K hands

3. get back to playing 5/10 full and 3/6 6

4. Only make the full move up to 5/10 full when I have 400BBs for it, but start taking shots at 320BBs

5. lose two inches off the waist

6.get that [censored] job that I've been whining about

7. finally get the mixed game home game going at my place at least once a week

8. play a few more tournies and some some more variety in cash games(stud, PLO, NL, O8, etc)

9. play 4 sngs a week just to change the norm

10. make accounts at stars, UB, and full tilt and be sure to get in the enough $$$ to get the full desposit bonus everytime

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I'm on vacation most of the month. I hope to get in some live play in Nova Scotia. Folks over in B&M say it's a well-run, small room. They spread 5-10 and 10-20 mostly which in US is 4-8, 8-16 by the looks of it.

In any case, my poker goals will be thin for the month.

1. Finish HoH II.

2. Reread SSH -- just started last night.

3. I really want to resolve my trouble handling downswings and bad sessions. I feel like I'm getting there but I'm not sure how to make progress this month when I will be playing so little.

4. At least 4 hours of hiking, kayaking and/or canoeing a day during vacation on average. Come back in decent enough shape to start running again.

5. Think about goals for September.

Re: August Goals Post
 

MEbenhoe - last month's "goals" thread was really good luck for me (thanks!).... Didn't meet all of my goals, but I did achieve the more important ones.

For August:

1) 12K Hands total.

2) Win 300 BBs.

3) Continue to add more 5/10 full HE into my play and dabble in 10/20 when I find a good table.

4) Improve my SNG tourney play - positive ROI.

5) Make a final table in a large MTT.

6) Become a winning player at 6-max.

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1. 100 hours of play.

2. Take another shot at 6-max.

3. ToP and Inside the Poker Mind.

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Buy a Dell 2001 so I can start mindlessly 8-tabling.

Or move up to 5/10 fulltime 4-tabling.

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school starts in September and I don't work or have school half the month, so I'm shooting for 100 hours over those 2 weeks plus 15 hours each the other 2 weeks, then bump that down since neither of those are happening. so we'll say 120 hours, 50k hands, amd 30k including rakeback

Re: August Goals Post
 

I'm glad to see the goals post continuing; I think it's a useful device.

This next month will unfortunately be very busy for me and I'm setting my goals to reflect that.

1. 15k hands.

2. Permanently move up to at least 3/6. I'm regularly playing 9/18 live now and I took a shot at 5/10 and 10/20 on Friday and was very happy with my play and the results.

3. Read Weighing the Odds in Hold'em and How Good is Your Limit Hold'em?

4. Keep studying Cauchy integrals on Lipschitz curves and solve my PhD thesis problem. This is a goal that will repeat over the next 24 months.

5. Go on a date with Mischa Barton or Visa.

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1) Make a lot of money so I can really enjoy traveling for the next few months.

-SmileyEH

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2) Post less.

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BOOOOO!

Re: August Goals Post
 

Move up; Make 3/6 6max my bitch.
Play 20K hands.
Read the Harrington books.

-Brian

ps - Play some 5/10 kill and / or 10/20 at Foxwoods.

Re: August Goals Post
 

1) Make my July goals, which was my, by far, my worst month EVA.

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Seriously...I'm spending too much time here when I should be playing instead.

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1. Play 20k hands.

2. Try not to stress out while working full time and taking 12 credits.

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I just took 3 weeks off I was very burnt out but feeling good now been playing last week or so of July. I think it's very important to be ambitious but also be realistic when setting goals that are in a public forum. If your expectations are out of line it can be quite debilatating if you take things too seriously which I tend to do sometimes. Right now my goal is to position myself to move above $5-10 LHE game Full or Short within the next few months. I've also returned to play a decent amount of NLHE and PLHE. I seem to crush the NLHE 6MAX games but do only fair in the Full games-I guess I just give too much action.

1.Hand Total Goal: minimum 45K hands

2.Income Goal Including Rakeback:$10K

3. Continue to play $0.50/$1.00 and $1/2 NLHE and PLHE 6MAX- I just have finished datamining a new huge $1/$2 6MAX NLHE database. Also try to get my Full NLHE stats at $1-2 up to snuff ie 15 bucks an hour.

4. Play more PLO which I really enjoy. I've yet to get above breakeven at $1-2 but I handily beat the smaller games...just havent put it more than 50 hours at the $200's. I used to play a ton of PLO.

5.Grind out whatever it takes to make money in my default games:$3-6,$5-10 LHE Full and 6MAX. Take occasional shots at "good" $10-20 Full or 6MAX games.

6.Swim at least 5 days a week for minimum weekly total of 12.5K-15K yards. I cant wait to get in the water everyday and it clears my head,allows me to play better by keeping focus longer and tilting less easily. It also keeps my weight at ~175 which means I can eat whatever the fukk I want. This is probably my highest priority on the list above any one poker goal..I'm an old fukker 41 so if I dont do heavy aerobic exercise I easily become a fat pig...swimming is the nuts.

7.I just spent hundreds of dollars and completed my poker library I have pretty much every entertaining or notable poker book available. I spent alot of money for vintage copies of PokerFaces and The Education of a PokerPlayer. I have about 40 books to read over the next few months. Reading "TheProfessor,The Banker and The Suicide King:Inside the richest poker game of all time"-what a great read! so try and read 2-3 books a week.

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understood. have always enjoyed your posts, and with the state of small stakes as it is (although it has been improving some) i have to say i'm sad to hear you're posting less. gotta do what you gotta do though.

Re: August Goals Post
 

1. 12k hands of hold'em
2. Reduce emotional responses to tough beats. No yelling!
3. Eliminate the urge to call down after getting check-raised on the turn.
4. Play more Omaha/8
5. 60 SnGs

Re: August Goals Post
 

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understood. have always enjoyed your posts, and with the state of small stakes as it is (although it has been improving some) i have to say i'm sad to hear you're posting less. gotta do what you gotta do though.

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I read what everyone's saying about "the state of small stakes," and I *totally* understand what they're saying. I agree, there's more noise than there used to be.

However, I think the signal is still pretty strong too. We all practice good game selection every day (or we should) -- these days I think we've just got to choose the posts we read wisely, and ignore the noise as much as possible. Folks like chief, entity, harv, and lots of others still contribute real useful stuff every day.

(And the moderators will help, too...)

Eh, maybe I'm just feeling optimistic tonight.
-Brian

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My summer job ended on Friday and I took the last few days off of online play because on Monday I officially am a professional poker player.

1.) Play 40K hands

2.) Continue to improve my turn and river play, especially when to check behind on the turn in HU situations.

3.) Start running again and become somewhat physically fit.

4.) Take another stab at the Canterbury 30/60 game when/if it looks good.

5.) Play my guitar again and write a song.

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August Goals:

1. Play at least 63K hands if we go on vacation, at least 80K hands if we don't.

2. Reread SSHE.

3. Buy and read a new poker book (not sure which yet).

4. Workout 15 times in the month of August.

5. Make at least 40 strategic posts in the SS Forum.

6. Make at least 2 spreadsheets analyzing certain strategies.

7. Play 1 table of a higher limit than 2/4 at least 1 hour/week.

8. Finish my business website and decide how to approach getting just 1 more client for a project in September.

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<ul type="square">[*]5k Hands of 25NL[*]At least 8 big MTTs[*]Contribute &amp; read SSNL forum[*]Read ToP &amp; Ciaffone[*]Score higher than "Bring lots of money" on the NLHE quiz in Ciaffone[*]Start thinking about what I'm doing with the next part of my non-poker life[*]Make it to 35[*]Bike at least 20 days, start training for fall century[/list]

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Seriously...I'm spending too much time here when I should be playing instead.

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just post the same amount, but only in strat. I enjoy what you and entity have to say a lot(nothing against anyone else, of course, I'm drunk and might be speaking out of my ass a bit, but I do like waht chief has to say)

Re: August Goals Post
 

Thanks. But I'll probably still post a lot. I keep saying I won't but my discipline really sucks. Everyone needs goals though. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

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15k 5/10 6max hands.
5k 10/20 6max hands.
$6k income.

Read Zen and the Art of Archery. Finish Zen and the Art of Poker.

Continue exercising, step it up a bit in intensity. Work on swimming form/progress. Increase cycling to 5 hours/week minimum. Two weightlifting sessions per week as well.

Enjoy my one week vacation and strive to think about poker very little during that week.

Rob

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-Read SSHE(Buy First)

-Play 2/4 and increase my bankroll $1500 for the month of august.

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- Play more hands.

- Read King Yao's book. Reread HEPFAP on vacation for the millionth time.

- Clear more bonuses.

- Get my Party Poker account back.

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My summer job ended on Friday and I took the last few days off of online play because on Monday I officially am a professional poker player.

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Good luck


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4.) Take another stab at the Canterbury 30/60 game when/if it looks good.

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Play whenever Schneids is in it. He makes any game good. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Also, make sure to sit on his left and 3 bet him any time he raises. Then challenge him to HU triple draw.

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1. Relax and think less about poker while taking a two week road trip to start the month.

2. Own the Commerce 9/18 game for a week after I get to LA in mid August.

3. Actually get something worthwhile done on my PhD project when I get back from my trip.

4. Play 4k hands of 5/10 6max in the last week of the month

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1) Play 15k hands of 2/4, achieve a win rate of at least 2bb/hr
2) Run 3x a week, lift 2x a week.
3) Do not substitute poker for social activities.
4) Read Helmuth's awful book I have sitting on the shelf to see if there's anything useful, then reread SSHE to wipe out any bad ideas Phil tried to teach me.

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-30k hands
-start 3-tabling 3/6, 6-max full-time instead of doing 2 tables then moving into 3 after a half-hour or so.
-reread WTO
-read HOH and HOH 2
-read Caro's book
-reread DB's Poker Advice of a Champion
-qualify for the Canterbury Fall Classic $200k guaranteed.
-start playing more live
-go on a nightly stroll around my neighborhood, as I will eventually move away and I find this to be relaxing.
-cut drinking down to once or twice a week and only on Fridays and Saturdays

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<ul type="square"> [*]32,000 hands at 5/10 full[*]Continue improving discipline during play[*]Continue the twice weekly workout sessions[*]Lose 10 lbs. (really this time) [/list]
The list is getting shorter, but I will be pretty busy this month. I'll be helping a friend run a two week chess and computer gaming day camp for kids. I'll also run a couple of small poker tournaments for the oldest kids.

Re: August Goals Post
 

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My summer job ended on Friday and I took the last few days off of online play because on Monday I officially am a professional poker player.


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Woo hoo, congratulations.

Re: August Goals Post
 

1. Play 1k SNGs.
2. Move out.