Well, these were my goals for 2005:
1. LOL, not quite. I overestimated three very important things: a)the amount of time I was going to have to play poker, b) the amount of time I was going to want to play poker, and c) my ability to win money playing poker
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At this point in my career I had been playing seriously for about 6 months (2004). I had never had a "downswing" and hadn't really played as much as I thought I had. I didn't fathom I could have a losing month, but I had a couple in '05. Nonetheless, I profitted nicely in '05. I don't want to get into #s but it was a very nice income boost for the family. About a 12% boost to the income I earned at my dayjob. Not a bad bonus for a "hobby."
In '06, my goal is to make twice what I did this year. Easily attainable with a full year of 5/10 play and decent rakeback. Probably too low of a goal.
2. Moved up through 3/6 up to 5/10 6-max.
Wow, I don't know if I can set a goal here. I can see myself playing 5/10 for a while. But, if I prove that I can beat it, it would be stupid for me not to try to advance. Nonetheless, I have a long way to go. Thus, I am going to set a goal to play 13.5k hands / month at 5/10 for the next 6 months and see where it gets me. t
3. I invested no time towards achieving this goal last year. I'm not putting it on the plate this year either. I'll play in a few satellites and if I make some magic, so be it. But, I'm not going to make it a goal.