It's been a while since my last update, lots going on lately but I have several new ideas for future blogs so fear not dear readers! (yes both of you!) The most important recent change has been my schedule. Ironically, I did the complete opposite of my last post and basically set up a fairly rigid routine for my sessions. Get up, have some breakfast, 5-10mins of breathing/meditation, load up tables and play until I reach 1500VPP (5-6k hands depending on days).
My pace used to be so abysmal that I had only setup a mere 200k VPP as a goal for the year (and was already behind pace at the end of March). Now i'm up to 5 days/week with this routine, on pace for the month, and aiming at 300k for the year! I'm very happy to finally have the motivation, discipline and mood to play seriously. To be honest, what made all the difference was an increase in medication (I suffer from type 2 bipolar disorder, mostly depression with mild mania. Funny coincidence, I just learned today that Catherine Zeta Jones struggles with the same problem).
The boost in energy, motivation and most importantly the massive reduction in mood swings (which really don't mix well with poker) have had a major impact on my poker schedule. To top it all off, I feel my game has reached a new peak. I tried a super-lag approach early in the month, not worrying too much about spew, just to test new things.
While I did spew quite a bit in there, I also picked up a lot of insight in the game, as well as a few new tricks. After that, I watched many videos, spent a lot of time going through my database to keep all the good stuff I learned while also cutting out the spew. Overall, I feel my hand reading and my game have never been better. To make things even sweeter, i've had my sickest day ever at the tables. I'll have more to add on this at month's end.
Until then, my condolences to all the US players, especially those who were full-time players and are now out of a job. Really feels like someone in the family just died. Hopefully things will work out quickly. Best of luck to all people affected by this and to those who fight for our rights as poker players. Keep your head up!
