The Return of 6bet me
Greetings everyone! I'm back and ready to start a new PG&C thread.
My background:
I'm a 25 year old guy from Melbourne, Australia, who has been playing poker for the past 5 years. I took my first shot at going pro almost 2 years ago, and whilst I was winning money at the poker tables, I ultimately went busto due to lack of volume and wasting money on unnecessary expenses like bars and restaurants. After that, I took a 1 year hiatus where I barely played poker. I worked for a bit and played a lot of chess in my spare time.
But now, the itch for poker has come back. I quit my job, cancelled my chess membership and I'm ready to take another shot at becoming a poker pro. So I'm starting with a bankroll of roughly $900 (USD) and grinding on the apps. I'll be playing primarily 40nl and 60nl for now, and I'll be looking to take some shots at 100nl soon as well. I consider all of these games to be quite soft.
My living situation:
My wife and I currently live in my mum's house and don't pay rent, so I shouldn't need to withdraw too much from the roll. My only real expenses are: food, phone bill and gym membership.
My wife works full-time at a 5 star hotel and poker is my only source of income now. We're pretty broke right now as we just got back from a 1 month trip to Thailand, but I'm confident that I can grind it up with what we have left.
My weekly routine:
So 4 months ago, I signed up to the gym, and apart from taking a bit of time off when I was sick, I've been going consistently 3+ times every week. This was one of the best decisions I ever made. I've noticed that since getting into this routine, I've been feeling way healthier, more lively and more energetic. It's like I'm suddenly ready to take on the world again.
I feel that sticking to this gym routine is going to be essential for my success, from a psychological perspective. So thus my plan is to basically just gym and poker. That's it. I want to grind poker at least 40 hours per week, and I want to go to the gym at least 3 times per week for 1 hour each session. When I'm not grinding poker, I'll be either posting on poker forums or watching poker videos.
Short, medium and long term goals:
Short term: I want to make sure I stick to my plan of 40+ hours of poker and 3+ gym sessions per week. I also want to build the bankroll up to $2000+ and move up to 100nl before the end of February.
Medium term: I want the roll to become big enough that I can take shots at live poker again, primarily 1/3 NL and 2/5 NL.
Long term: I plan to go back to uni next year and finish off a degree. In the past, I completed 33% of a Science degree (Maths+Stats) and 50% of a Commerce degree (Economics+Finance), so I'd like to return and graduate with one of those. In the meantime, I want to save up as much money as possible through poker.
Thanks for reading! I shall make regular updates here regarding the bankroll and also any interesting hands that come up.
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Just caught up again. Shame there are no more updates. Hope you're doing well 6bet.
GJ on the AI posts, although the Jimmy Busto one is far too sensible and coherent to be realistic.
Happy New Year, 6bet. Hope you're doing good. What a legendary thread!
I miss this thread
Any updates about this legend?
By definition, I'm a professional poker player.
I think your problem is that you have this bias about what constitutes a professional. You probably picture a lawyer or a business man in a $2k suit who wakes up at 6am, heads to the office, works 9-5 and lives a wholesome lifestyle. You picture someone who's respected by society, doing well financially, and has his entire life in order.
To you, the idea that someone could wear a casual t-shirt and jeans, wake up late, grind whatever hours he feels l
I think I love this post the best. When the OP rereads this thread when he is 55/60, this particular post will make him cringe the most.
The last line is just the absolute best!