Hi. My name is combuboom, and I lack motivation. I need to turn shit around, and I need to do it fast.
I look at the forums and see the likes of bw, Chuck, zach, Belgo, Chris_TC all posting sick graphs of their poker earnings while I'm sitting on my ass eating a s'mores pop tart into the shape of a gun and arguing with twizzybop about WA/WB situations. Why can't I be cool like them? Well, for starters: I never f**king play. It's a psychological bug that's plagued me ever since I began playing poker. I've been content to play tiny sessions and book small wins fearing the inevitable downswing. That and I fear maybe I'm not good enough. I have confidence in my theory, analysis, strategy, sure, but making decisions in the heat of the moment is a whole different ball game.
Well it's time to play ball, motherf**kers.
How do you break a 2 1/2 year old habit in a matter of days? Well, the plan is to look like a complete ass if I don't. I've got $750 in combined prop bets riding on this (vs. Chuck, Jagsti, Irexes, Deltafrost, switch, and another friend). That and pride. If I revert to my lame ways, this thread will forever be my shame.
The bet: I must play at least 50,000 hands at $1/$2 full ring on Full Tilt Poker in February, playing no more than 9 tables at once. I must have a winning rate by the end of the month. If any of these criteria aren't met, I lose. I'll use HEM to update and ultimately verify my failure or success.
I see it as a solid challenge for a low-volume player such as myself. It's out of my comfort zone, and I have to beat the game for a profit. Just to give you an idea, here's some background info:
-200NL is the highest I've ever played -- at about 25k hands lifetime I have no legit proof I'm a long-term winner there, and most of those hands were a year ago.
-I've never played more than 10k hands of cash in a month.
-I've never played more than 2k hands of cash in a single day.
-I've never 9-tabled cash before -- I was going to practice before this started but, um, then I didn't. Let's wing it.
-I'm a 21 year old college student taking three classes.
-I'd like to think I have some sort of a social life to maintain.
Am I expecting to make it all the way? Not entirely. But if I give it a shot, put in a respectable number of hands for once in my life, and play well, I'll chalk it up as a moral victory. Win or lose, I can't imagine this being anything but a positive thing for me and my horribly damaged poker psyche in the long run. But I'd much rather win.
Updates to come.
I look at the forums and see the likes of bw, Chuck, zach, Belgo, Chris_TC all posting sick graphs of their poker earnings while I'm sitting on my ass eating a s'mores pop tart into the shape of a gun and arguing with twizzybop about WA/WB situations. Why can't I be cool like them? Well, for starters: I never f**king play. It's a psychological bug that's plagued me ever since I began playing poker. I've been content to play tiny sessions and book small wins fearing the inevitable downswing. That and I fear maybe I'm not good enough. I have confidence in my theory, analysis, strategy, sure, but making decisions in the heat of the moment is a whole different ball game.
Well it's time to play ball, motherf**kers.
How do you break a 2 1/2 year old habit in a matter of days? Well, the plan is to look like a complete ass if I don't. I've got $750 in combined prop bets riding on this (vs. Chuck, Jagsti, Irexes, Deltafrost, switch, and another friend). That and pride. If I revert to my lame ways, this thread will forever be my shame.
The bet: I must play at least 50,000 hands at $1/$2 full ring on Full Tilt Poker in February, playing no more than 9 tables at once. I must have a winning rate by the end of the month. If any of these criteria aren't met, I lose. I'll use HEM to update and ultimately verify my failure or success.
I see it as a solid challenge for a low-volume player such as myself. It's out of my comfort zone, and I have to beat the game for a profit. Just to give you an idea, here's some background info:
-200NL is the highest I've ever played -- at about 25k hands lifetime I have no legit proof I'm a long-term winner there, and most of those hands were a year ago.
-I've never played more than 10k hands of cash in a month.
-I've never played more than 2k hands of cash in a single day.
-I've never 9-tabled cash before -- I was going to practice before this started but, um, then I didn't. Let's wing it.
-I'm a 21 year old college student taking three classes.
-I'd like to think I have some sort of a social life to maintain.
Am I expecting to make it all the way? Not entirely. But if I give it a shot, put in a respectable number of hands for once in my life, and play well, I'll chalk it up as a moral victory. Win or lose, I can't imagine this being anything but a positive thing for me and my horribly damaged poker psyche in the long run. But I'd much rather win.
Updates to come.
