what can't stay goes away

Well April is Upon us, and I have just been through a whirlwind of poker and fun the last couple of weeks.  I bet my friend 100 dollars I could play more hands of poker than him for the span of a week.  He crushed me.  But In doing so, I played over 30K hands of poker, reinvented my plan to win at poker, enjoyed myself for once, playing almost half of the hands on PTR listed under my name since they started tracking hands in late 08’.  

This was all in a week :D

I started at .5/1, playing 12 tables which proved a rocky ride and somewhat profitable, but I felt a little more pressure with a bankroll hovering between 30-40 buyins while playing 12 tables.  Plus I was already losing ground to my friend playing a miserable 24 tables at a time of lower stakes.

So I moved down….for the first time in years.  But considering my pseudo-retirement/sabbatical/laziness, it was definitely the right thing to do.  In doing so, I ran at over 7BB/100 while playing roughly 16-20 tables unless I needed to play less because I was playing some donky freeroll/mtt.  And it was comfortable.  I didnt feel like I was making too many poor plays, or at least if I was making a poor play that it was at least somewhat near marginal and/or a hand I could learn from.  

In doing so, I started realizing how many FPP I was racking up.  at least 15/hr in fpp, plus actual winning, while zooming past the average fpp necessary to become a supernova.  Even with a week off and a trip to texas I am maintaining a lead on the pace by over week right now.

So I’ve done the calculations.  I have extrapolated the extrapolatable.  And I’ve come to a conclusion.

18 Tabling for 15 hrs a week until work is over (June 10~), even if I run break even(which seems unlikely unless I start playing worse or running worse), I can make supernova around when work ends, even taking a week off in may to recollect my thoughts, and probably do a lot of relaxing and studying hands I play until then.  

So #1 Goal: Supernova by June

Poker is hopefully revitalizing in my life and can give me some more options of what I am able to do in the future.  

The other 2 facets of my life that I hold most dearly, are my quest to become a high school math teacher(i currently work at a high school) and to stay fit through dancing (while hopefully improving).  With that being said, 

Goal #2 Get back into shape and work out at least 4 times a week.

Goal #3 Get my application in for a teaching credential (due june 6th)

Poker has slowly been gaining steam as the 3rd wall to my triangle of life, even though it used to be the main attraction, or at least second to school.  Taking so much time off gave me some worries about diving back into the game so heartily, but I have all of the skills(mostly discipline) to continue to have success in this area.  I am very lazy about blog updating, so that brings me to my last goal.

Goal #4 Post once about work, dance, and poker each month.

Also 1 more post for goal updating and I should be right around a post a week.  I need to show more determination in blogging, which sounds stupid, but it gives me more focus, reminds myself of what I am lacking in my separate quests, and helps me reflect to try and improve in areas of my life.

Thats all for now, 2.5/15 hrs done for the week…already playing catch up but I know I can make it.  

AC