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effen United States. Aug 12 2009 23:27. Posts 14

So this is the beginning of my poker blog. As of now I'm not telling anyone about it, whether I publicize it later is to be decided. If someone manages to find it, well, good for them. This, unlike a lot of vanity blogs, is not meant public consumption and verbal fellation.

So here goes: It's August 13th. I have 290k VPPs. I'm going for Supernova Elite.

I realize this is marginally insane and probably impossible.

But from here on out, its 5k vpps/day. I have a mere 14k bankroll. On the surface, this is stupid. But, here's my case (to myself):

- I am not good enough to play and "get better". I firmly do not believe it. At least not now. Therefore, volume is the only way to make my goal of lots of manies.
- I am under enormous strain put on myself by the weight of the student loans and credit card debt I owe which I feel is usury. The debt load atm is $46k. This affects not only my real world interactions, but my poker play as well -- I care too much about the money, fold too much, don't make plays I want to, then spazz out eventually from the nittiness and stack stupidly. This is, clearly, bad. It is also a cycle I have not been able to break.
- The value from here on out is $88,000 in rakeback/milestones/whatever alone, plus whatever I make (or lose) on the tables.
- If I do 5 (five) 2 hour sessions per day, I will make out around 10k hands. For someone playing 1/2NL, this is not enough. This will be made even more difficult by the fact I'm going to grind out a mix of 0.50/1.00NL and 1/2NL for probably the end of the month. I will play 1/2NL full time at 20k br (hopefully starting September), dropping back to a mix at 18k. From there, I will play 1/2NL exclusively (barring horrendously bad tables) until $35k br (sometime in early November) at which point I will start mixing in 2/4NL tables, moving up to 2/4NL full time at $40k br (hopefully end of November).
- I anticipate this to be possible just be sheer attrition and zombie grinding. I NEED to have 800k VPP by the beginning of December or this is all for naught and I'm just going to cherry pick holiday games and cruise to whatever milestone I'm closest to.
- We be lookin at 1.4 (best case) to 2.0 (worst) million hands in 4.5 months. Adjust vomit bags appropriately.

This will be a daily log, good or bad, of what and how I do. Hopefully I can be a pokerstars success story and ball out at the PCA come January. GL me.

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longple

Sweden. Aug 12 2009 23:41. Posts 4472

welcome sir, will be interesting to follow if u keep updating

sick goal
GL

Cooper83 . Aug 12 2009 23:48. Posts 288

If your gonna zombie grind the VPP rate on fixed games is way sicker perhaps that could be a better approach for you just something that could make this grind slightly less insane. GL to you sir regardless.

thumbz555 United States. Aug 12 2009 23:48. Posts 3281

Very sick goal. I would suggest a gym membership and setting some cutoffs when you're running badly. GL

I click buttons.

TremendousGats Canada. Aug 12 2009 23:52. Posts 467

good luck on your journey sir

How you want it, bars or bullets?

effen United States. Aug 12 2009 23:54. Posts 14

wow I had no idea the blogs section had a "last 20" spot. whoops. too late to be anonymous now.

@ cooper83: limit is ghey

@ thumbz555: got the gym membership today, gonna do that probably 2:30-5PM EST when stars ring games are the worst IMO. No cutoffs, this is all attrition. It's also why I'm going for being so overolled.

Last edit: 12/08/2009 23:55

leiabrother United States. Aug 13 2009 00:42. Posts 73

On August 12 2009 22:52 TremendousGats wrote:
good luck on your journey sir

Venrae United States. Aug 13 2009 02:12. Posts 1545

glgl

These are always super motivational when they work out

Learn to appreciate the value of the dollar. The rest is easy. (Hurricane @ TL)

SpeedyJack United States. Aug 13 2009 03:21. Posts 618

Good luck, I hope you can do it, 2 million hands in 4.5 months is really crazy though...

piratematerial Netherlands. Aug 13 2009 05:23. Posts 773

how many tables?

ToTehEastSide United States. Aug 13 2009 05:54. Posts 1337

On August 12 2009 22:27 effen wrote:
- I am not good enough to play and "get better". I firmly do not believe it. At least not now. Therefore, volume is the only way to make my goal of lots of manies.

this is very strange thinking to me

fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity