2011

Well I fell short of my overall goal of 10,000 dollars by the end of December by $2,400. I did manage to pay off all the people I owe on PTP so that is a big stress of my back. I also manage to build a pretty solid roll to start the New Year with. I am excited to be able to grow my level of my overall poker game in the New Year. It is very stressful to be stuck grinding the micros, but in the same time, it was a very good chance to work on my game. Right now I have to set some pretty reasonable goals and see if I can come out on top in my 2011 grind. I just want to envision were I wanted to be by this time of year and stay discipline and hungry. My time in the Micros starting with a $230 bankroll in august has taught me how to use proper bankroll management. Bankroll management has been my most powerful leak and I am still working on it but have really tightened up. But first I need to set some goals for 2011.



I watch a video on Poker Pwnage by Ghettofab about goals. One of the main points of the power point presentation video was to set healthy goals. These are goals that allow you to have 100% control over accomplishing your goal. An example of a healthy goal is the amount of games you set out to play in a day. This is a goal you have 100% control over, another example would be how many days of the week you play. An example of an unhealthy goal is setting a goal based on a dollar amount. For example my 10K by December goal, was an unhealthy goal since I had no control of the outcome in the cards and a bad run with a few unlucky rivers could heavily affect my goal. This leads to stress and a feeling of failure and even spewing off my bankroll trying to reach this goal which leaves a very good chance of going broke.

I hope achieve success in 2011 by setting healthy and reasonable goals.