Poker goals this year

[BrianSwa]

After as bad as I've been playing latley wanted to make a very low goal If I happen to make it by half the year then im just gonna sit back and be happy. Like my blog says I have a pretty good idea and I'm limiting my play to 3 hours a day 5 days a week so It might actully take me the whole year to hit the $1,500 and if this year goes all well in january next year you will see a higher goal. I'm hoping to stay playing .50/1.00 through this whole jorney, really dont want to move up levels the whole year, It may take me longer to clear my bonus's but I think what I learn from playing will make up for that.

[GeoffM]

Brian, I'm not sure how solid your game is, but even if you are half-decent, a 400% return on PP does seem quite low. I thought this myself at the beginning of this month, but I have already made close to $900 this month alone, twice what I made all of last year. Stick to the PP ring games and you should be able to reach this goal playing 15 hours a week within a couple of months tops.

[BrianSwa]

my game is solid until I hit a bad beat or a suckout then it goes to hell, everyone here thinks im terrible because I cry when I lose some money but they dont see how I play all they see is the aftermath of chaos. I dont really blame them If I saw it I'd think the same thing, which is one of the reasons im limiting my play to 3 hours a day 5 days a week and Im gonna pay close attention to myself and not let myself get to that point. I'm gonna use my poker chart's system to track my progress thorough the year and I'll post my stats here along with on my blog. My tornament play is really decent usually make middle of the field if not better only been out before break one a couple of times, but chips are alot easier to manage then real money is and I feel the best money is made in the ring games, I like this Idea and I think I will learn a great deal from it but before It starts Ill be re-reading all my books and buying any that I dont have yet and read them.

[Aequitas58]

Geoff, we're dealing with Brian here.

He's going to lose the $300.

[BrianSwa]

thanks for the support Lou. Because when you 1st started playing online all you did was win, win, win.....You know your soo full of youself Lou. I never claimed to be a winning player online NEVER but I believe I can become one in time which is why im doing this to get better. I dont plan on jumping to 2/4 straight from .50/1.00 no matter how much I make in my 1st couple of months I'll do It just like everyone and move up one step at a time and If that next step is to hard for me then go back down. Your gay ass sarcasim isnt welcome so just use it in another thread where someone really cares.

[Talking Poker]

Do you realize that your goal is to make $1.60 per hour (assuming you play for 50 weeks)?

I know you say you play for fun (well sometimes - now here you are setting financial goals), but I don't know... I mean, is it even worth it?

[GeoffM]

TP, you covered my sentiments exactly. See everyone, this is why I smoke a joint often before I play LOL . I'm in a much better mood and bad beats don't bother me. I welcome the odd bad beat as not only does it keep me on my toes, but it also makes me think "this guy is a moron to be calling me down with that crap", and I then can clean him out. You can't let them bother you, they happen. Have you ever given someone a bad beat? They work both ways and you just have to take the good with the bad, and make sure the good outweighs the bad in your game.

[BrianSwa]

So what do you think I should set the goal with assuming im playing 3 hours a day 5 days a week at .50/1.00? I set a pretty reasonable goal to make but if it should be higher please share.

[GeoffM]

At that limit, I don't know, I make about $15 an hour on O8B. I don't know how hold'em compares though. Should be somewhere in the area of $7.50 - $10 though I would assume.

[BrianSwa]

maybe $3,000? I think I can reach that. OK I moved it up to $4,000 by the end of the year, I think I can do It I have faith in myself.

[Aequitas58]

Make it $5,000!

LOL.

[BrianSwa]

no $5,000 I think is a little unreachable, $4,000 might be to but that is what im making my goal at. Wish there was some way I could prove If I do it or not, since I know you wont believe me either way If I told you Lou.