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What's Your Edge

SixPeppers Sanctuary

January 11, 2010

Aww the New Year is upon us, and many people choose this time to correct the mistakes they have been making the past many years. I will partake in said action as well.

1. Become Brian Townsend - What this means is I need to become a better learner/studier instead of just using my mediocre knowledge to get me mediocre results. I must study, this means running calculations, understanding combinations of hands and which action is the best action, and the trickiest is understanding the whole "tree" of actions that I can take with a hand from beginning to end.

2. Become a solid HU pro - I have been playing more HU, but still not a ton of it. Knowing HU extremely well is key for a few reasons. The first is that once you acknowledge that you can beat someone HU, you then can most likely beat them at a 6max or full ring game as well. This is awesome because making money off of regulars can greatly boost your success. Another solid reason for knowing HU is for finishing off a tournament. Getting down to the last two of a tourny where 100k is first and 60k is second, its quite a big deal to know how to get that 40k profit as frequently as possible. And finally knowing HU well makes you better at 6max and fullring. After all so many hands only have 2 people that are participating in them anyways.

3. Become a better worker - I am attempting to create for myself other jobs outside of poker, yet all I do is play video games and watch TV, and I never get any true work done. I am going to work a real job. I'm not going to ask alot of hours from myself, but I am going to actually schedule out the hours and be very strict on "sick" days and time off. I want to incorporate my PA into poker, possibly for help table selecting or researching players. This will help me stay focused because my PA will have to be at work, therefore I will have to be ready to work when she is, etc.

4. Get fit and thin and tan for the wedding - I am getting married in April and while I don't have a weight goal set, I want to be thin, with a lil muscle. I want to be eating healthy, with white teeth, tan skin, etc, etc. I am willing to work hard to hit this goal and am certain it will improve the quality of my life, and it will help me work towards my other goals.

These are my realistic goals that I look to achieve this year. Financially I want to crack half a mil, but there is no telling where that will end up. The diet starts today, I'm serious :P

Entry Tags: goals, resolution, diet

Jan 11, 10 13:08:19

Congrats on the impending wedding and GL on your goals.

Zimba

Jan 11, 10 23:30:16

the white teeth and tan skin comment might have been the funniest thing I've read in a long long time.

Spudt24

Jan 12, 10 14:59:49

Maybe Jersey Shore offered him a guest spot?

jeff218

Jan 22, 10 12:36:02

haha, Im doin the same. The diet was the worst part at first, not eating everything I wanted (Santanas California burritos - San Diego native too). And of course the cold brew on the weekends. Gets easier after two weeks of strict diet. GL and Congrats with the wedding!!

vvega11