Hey guys remember me

I was going to start a new journey for the new year but then i think i prefer to have one big long journey where i can see how far i have come! So just going to get this going again! Im far too lazy with this journey and im going to really make an effort to include some pics and also non poker stuff!

Poker Goals for 2015

Play at LEAST 10K hands per week at NLH cash
Play alot of different forms of poker eg mtts, sngs and even learn PLO
Play across multiple sites
Study at least 5hrs per week
Learn to use PT4 properly

And most important ENJOY the game

Obviously these are very different goals to most but poker is a hobby for me and the money is simply a way for me to keep score in the game! I tend to get bored of the same variant hence playing accross different sites and games! I am useless with studying and PT4 so really need to work on that! But like i say as long as I am enjoying it and winning the game then I will be happy!

Fitness Goals

I already lift weights and go to the gym 5-6 times a week and anybody who knows me will call me a gym freak! So my goals here are basically the little things that are easily forgotten!

Have a 'greens' shake everyday
Log my nutrition on MFP everyday
Follow an IIFYM principle on nutrition
Eat more fruit
Improve my cardio vascular fitness
Add 8lb of lean mass in 2015

Life goals

Be more organised and write 'to do' lists on my phone
Help my GF tidy the flat more
Give up alcohol
Buy my GF a car when she passes her test

Finally im going to start playing pool again! I have not missed it the last 12 months but have recently just started to! I am not going to take it seriously but just as a hobby and to get me out and about! I have just signed up to a 5 event tour which is played in Yorkshire and starts in Feb just as motivation to get my cue out again!

So i think thats all for now! Would love as much input/interaction as possible on here so dont hold back guys

Good stuff dude and good luck in 2015

Thanks buddy same to you!

First couple of days of 2015 in the books! Up a couple of buyins in 4k hands so not too bad!

The grind station where I will be making my millions

Hey guys! Didnt play last night and just played a short poor session! Called down big river bets when all draws etc bricked..........thought id learned that nobody ever bluffs big on river at less than 100nl

Im finding poker a real grind at the moment! Having to force myself to play etc and this is showing in my play! Might have a week or so off!

How the week off treat you? Is that a monitor or the new computers that look like a monitor but also have a PC built int. Better yet, what the hell is that on the left hand side of your sofa? lol. But yeah, I am loving the new grind pad, screens looks a bit too close for my eyes, but other than that, sexy.

Haha yeah it's an all in one so that is my pc! And I have it that close as it is touch screen so that is literally my whole set up!

The computer has been doing a few strange things for a while now then last week Ipoker stopped working altogether! Couldn't even open the client! So I thought while I'm a bit Mehhh with poker I'd take it to shop and get it sorted! Bad news is they have sent it away so not gettin it back til next weekend!

Other goals have been going well tho so life is good! I'm going to dig around and do some research into what sites are defo gonna suit me best and stick to them and grindddd! Been bouncing about sites too much which makes it really hard to get any rhythm going!

Ps that is an in built iPod dock and speakers in my settee!! Saves wearing headphones while grinding

iv got pretty much same set up bar the couch lol an iv the tv hooked up as a multi screen never actually checked how many tables I can play but id say twenty would be a good guess

Haha yeah the whole reason is that I sit at a desk all day and already get a bad back from it! So the last thing I want to do is sit at one in my spare time!

Welcome to this forum. Your story is really amazing.

Thank you man means a lot! Gonna make a real effort to make this journey more interesting in the coming months!

Been thinking a lot about where to play and I think my main site is going to be sky! Only reason I stopped playing there is because the software stopped working on my computer! When I get it back I should be good to go! I love the software and the games are great! Will make my own graph for results etc!

As a second site I'm really torn between Ipoker and stars! I poker is tempting for the great RB but the software is HORRIFIC!! Plus if it's a second site I won't be grinding there so is RB going to be that big anyway..............

Stars obv has very little bonuses etc but software is the best and games run round the clock! Means at times when sky is dead I can just hop straight on Stars! Hmmmm.........

An outside option of course is Betvictor! Never played there but software looks pretty good and traffic seems good! Hmmmmm..........

Anybody got any advice..?? Much appreciated as always!

how about paty poker bud software is good an players are terrible

Might be worth a look! No rb on there tho is there?? What is the player pool like??

I believe you can have a 30% rake back deal on Party if you sign up via VIP.The software is good and traffic too, I share your frustrations playing on Ipoker, I was shut down 4 times within am hour during my last session.It literally happens every day.. Btw awesome blog, wish you well..


cheers

Thanks buddy much appreciated!

Update from last time is I have cashed out my roll from Ipoker but left my money in Stars for now! I'm just going to concentrate on Sky for the moment then see! Have had a look at what the games are like on Sky over the last couple of days as its a good few months since I've played there! The traffic is really pretty dam good with roughly 10-15 full 20nl tables and even 8-10 full 50nl tables! Plus I am super motivated as I have seen a good few 20nl regs who I had marked as pretty fishy now regging the 50nl tables! I would be over the moon if I can get to 50nl in the next 6 months or so but think it is defo doable! Gonna get my head down and give it everything!!

Outside of poker i haven't had chance to do much at all apart from work and the gym! Tomorrow will be my 12th 8-10 hour day in a row at work! I'm superrrrr knackered but we have had so much on after the Xmas break! So looking forward to this weekend off!

The gym has been going good I have lost all my xmas water weight so I'm ready to push on now! Just got back from killing shoulders so ready for bed! Only 9 months til VEGAS tho so gotta be done

Computer is back and sky is working perfect! Super motivated to grind and move up the stakes as quickly as possible!

Have just played a sat to get into tonight's bounty hunter...............25 players and only 2 seats as was only £3 buyin..............3 left and I have 10s on the button with the blinds huge.........fish in the BB has JJ..............ARRRGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!

12th 10 hour shift? I am scared just thinking how hard that will be for me (I'm super lazy). Have you ever thought of buying the iPoker mods? They don't cost much and totally change the way the games look, 100000% better. I know the PokerVIP team had their own mods but not sure if they work anymore.

Vegas in 9 months kid? Who you going with and are allocating yourself a live roll?

Yeah I'm still recovering from the post Xmas rush ha! I was using one of ipokers own mods which make it a little bit better but it's still just so far behind everything else! They desperately need an update IMO!

Anyway I'm really enjoying being back on sky! I had a bad first day but since then have been playing and running good!

The games I have been playing the most is £50nl capped of all things! I just feel like I have a big edge in them and think people adjust really badly to them! It's as though they have thought abt the fact the need to adjust then chose the opposite path to what I think is optimal! For anyone not familiar with them it is basically a £50nl cash game but capped at £15 per player all in! The games play super aggressive so I tend to keep to a tight range and really pick my spots! I can tell already that the swings could be huge in these games so it's early days but Its been working well so far!

Oh forgot abt Vegas! I'm going with the Mrs but she knows I want to play some poker! Will prob just play a handful of days but will def get some poker in! I have a roll on 3 online sites at the mo so depending on how things go I will probs just empty one of my online accounts and have a mess about with that!