This is the way
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This is the way
Well hello there,
My name is David, I am 28 years old and I am a poker player. I tried to become something else over the last couple years yet I keep drifting back to poker. I live to make people uncomfortable. I lie in bed thinking about applying max pressure to my opponents at all times. I started out playing poker at my local casino 1/2 nl about 9 years ago. Shortly after I started I realized that MTTs were my bread and butter. I quickly ran up a roll online. I live in the US so I was forced to play on ACR and bovada. About 3-4 years into my nlhe mtt journey I had enough to fire in the wsop, I played an entire month and made decent money. I played my first Main event 10k buyin and min cashed it. I was excited but naïve. I thought I was good enough to rely on it as my sole income but I felt the restrictions I faced online in the US was really hurting my bottomline so I moved to Europe.
I was quickly humbled, I realized the skill gap in the average US player vs global player was very significant.. the rest of the world didn’t skip a beat when it comes to the overall learning progression. After black friday the US’s growth was stunted. Nevermind that, I am naturally gifted I didnt need to work hard, I’m just better. WRONG. I was playing too high stakes with too much exposure. I was living in a 2 bedroom penthouse apartment in Amsterdam by myself. What a disaster. Spending way too much money just to live. At first it was great I was winning (albeit variance’s good side) but then the ugly truth showed its gross overweight acne filled sloppy face. I lost all balance I stopped working out, I ate nothing but takeout, I grinded a nocturnal schedule (didn’t see the sun for weeks at a time), and lost everything.
My mental was deteriorating, I seeked help in a form of a staking group. This was THE best thing to ever happen to me. This CFP group was a godsend. I grinded for them as they taught me the way. I dropped all form of gto study, as this was not how you beat low to mid online MTTs, much to my surprise. I digress and perhaps will answer some questions on that if prompted. However as I was progressing through their program and implementing their strategies. I eventually went through another nasty downswing at which point I could not recover from mentally. After much deliberation, and some convincing from my loved ones to come home for my own health and sanity. I left the group and Europe and the game all together.
Fast forward 2 years later and we are here now I have recovered fully from my mental break and have a much better balance. I have been working as a waiter at a very nice restaurant here in California. I play poker at a local casino from time to time because I do enjoy it and these games are unbelievably easy, I have no concerns over money as I know I will always be able to churn out a winrate at 1/3 or 2/5nl. HOWEVER, I have always been a fan of PLO, and that is why I have decided to subscribe to the Mastermind. I have put in minimal hands online (<10k) all at random stakes from 200plo and lower. I have no idea how to study the game and I figure this would be a great way to gain insight on that. Jnandez seems to be an absolute crusher and he can articulate his thoughts very well.
The big picture:
I want to become a high stakes PLO reg who is feared and respected by all.
When I put my mind to something I have no doubt I will be able to achieve this goal but I must remember to balance my life. I am in a much better place than I was a couple years ago and I know how slippery the slope is. Self discipline is my only adversary.
Milestones:
Have a winrate of 10bb/100 at PLO25 over 100k hands
Quit my job and play PLO full time
Travel the world
Get married!
Play JNandez HU4rollz (jk lmao)
Shot take in a local 25/50/100 plo game at casino.
Daily Checklist:
Gym 6 days a week
Study 2 hr/day
Play 2 hr/day (atleast)
WELCOME to my blog!
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