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verneer's Poker Blog The thing about playing poker full time is that an eight hour day is not the same as an eight hour day at most other jobs. The swings, the highs, and the lows make it so that I can't (shouldn't) play for more than two hours. Even Tommy Angelo says this in his book:
"A set is the amount of time between sitting down and standing up. Think of your poker life as a series of sets. A set is typically an hour long. Shorter than an hour is fine. Longer than a hour might be fine. But longer than two hours is never fine.
A session is one or more sets groups in time. Long sessions are fine, but only for as long as you are fine, and only if done in sets.
A break is the time between sets. To take a break, remove yourself physically from the game, and also mentally. What's critical is that you stop the poker thinking, even if it's only for a few seconds. " (EOP, p. 34)
As Katy and I were walking our dogs in the evening, we were discussing the fact that I ran well (i.e. - my good hands were holding up, I was hitting good flops and people were paying me off) but wanted to keep on playing. She said "why not quit for the day when you're up as much as you are?"
I told her that I cannot have my daily goals being financial - it needs to be about volume of time I spend at the table. This is truly the only thing I have control over. Thus, at the end of the day, I am accountable for the amount of time I spent playing. Whether I'm up or down is for the most part going to be out of my control. Yes, I do have a financial goal for 2009, but that's more abstract on a day to day basis.
That said, I did have my first 4-figure day of 2009 which was a nice bonus :)
Jan 2, 09 01:15:47
very nice Verneer! very encouraging to read. my goals are similar...just putting in the time!
are you playing full ring mainly and 12 tabling or what kind of games are you going to be mainly focusing on as you put in the hours?
Jan 2, 09 01:16:46
Nice man, I do think tho when you are running bad and you start to play bad you should quit for the day. Nobody plays their A game when they loose 5 set over sets or AA vs KK's Etc in a row.
Jan 2, 09 06:11:17
I am going semi-pro in 2009 and will be putting in 20 hours per week.
I will be paying myself an hourly rate (from my bankroll) regardless of whether I actually win or lose. Then I can focus or playing well and short term variance is not an issue.
Jan 2, 09 06:35:10
The stakes are starting out at 1/2. I do a mixture of FR and 6-max and will probably throw in some HU as well. I feel fairly comfortable with both 6-max and HU and am planning on getting better at FR.
But ... I usually have a couple 6-max and a couple FR tables open at the same time ATM.
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