Update

"Play the best you can and the mannies will come." -Bill the Great

January 2k10 is a month where I cannot lose. If you guys don't know by now, I haven't been officially "employed" since September 2k9. It was a personal decision and I felt that I don't have what it takes to deal with the bs dished out from major corporations. I chose to go on an online poker mission and see if I could make enough cake to not worry about rent/bills/school loan/etc. So far, the monetary returns have been pretty sweet. I have had an up and down rollercoaster ride with my bankroll but I've learned enough to not lose it all. I took the biggest hit to my bankroll around early November to the end of December 2k9. I decided to play seriously throughout the month of January 2k10 to see if I can recoup my losses and get back to playing gdlk and making consistent money.

Bill helped me out mentally with this downswing. He lent me books, articles, friendly advice, and support when I thought I would continue losing. To be honest, the only reason I'm playing online is because he's pretty successful at it. Monkey see, monkey do I guess. The biggest thing he helped me realize is how negative my personality was becoming. It was directly linked at me losing money online. He made me get back to being positive and not letting petty stuff get to me. Mike Matusow preaches the "power of positive thinking" and I believe it. Nobody great/successful remained the best without thinking they were great or put in work to become great.

I mainly enter SNGs of $2.20, $3.25, $6.50, an occasional $12, every other $7 for my bankroll. They are my bread and butter. After my bankroll took a dip, I jumped down in stakes to fix all my leaks and basically put in volume to see every situation until i was 100% sure or comfortable enough to make a play and not care of the outcome. As long as I did the correct play, I shouldn't be phased if somebody gets lucky on me. I also opened up to the big MTTs with a relatively low buy-in. I focus on $2-$5. When my bankroll jumps higher, I'll go back to playing the $6-$12 MTTs. In future blogs, I'll post up hands which I think are interesting.

I've started doing the P90x workout. This shit is intense. I still need to buy some equipment to optimize each workout but the things I can do now definitely burn to the core. The ab burner, yoga, and upper body/back workouts are crazy. I don't remember getting this sore when I used to wrestle. I plan to stay consistent with this stuff. I'll update with this as well.

A good friend recently passed. His gamer name was Dasrik. His real name was Rick Lafaurie. Me, Jesse, and Bill went to his funeral on January 2, 2010. Dasrik and his brother Jose exposed me to the gaming scene when I was super competitive back in 2002/2003. They hosted sessions in their garage for us to get better and basically hang out. I don't want to keep talking about the past but he will be missed. You never realize how precious life is until a friend/family member passes. Dasrik was the best asshole I knew and that's how I will remember him. After the funeral, I told myself that I'll be more positive about everything and no longer hold grudges against people.