Mayo the Donk is going pro!!!
I'm about to do the unthinkable.
So I'm 19 and dropping out of university to take a shot at the good life. I currently play 16-18 tables of 100nl and I'm definitely nothing special, however I'm committed and passionate about poker and am not prepared to fail.
Background
Started out 1-tabling $1 sngs on FT like a boss, moved up stakes fairly quickly to 8 tabling the $22's and binked a few small MTTs along the way for a few k. Moved to cash on Stars around Nov 10 and started out playing 25nl with $600, whilst blowing the rest of my FT roll on donkaments.
Present
Managed to work that $600 up to a $10k roll with a lot of hard work. I still have a ton to learn but am making sick progress and I intend to work even harder once I'm pro. Looking to start playing soft 200 but main goal is to make another 10k to withdraw to live on for next year incase I go busto.
University
Currently in my first year of maths at Warwick university, it's a very prestigious course and I was very lucky to get onto it. Unfortunately I hate it. I'm failing, mostly due to poker, and I have no desire to pursue anything other than a career in poker (at least for the near future). My exams run 31st-17th and I am going to be working hard to scrape through them since if I need to return to uni (poker busto) then having passed my first year will do me a world of good. My parents have given me their full support which I appreciate and was a big part of my decision.
Goals
So on July 18th the real grind begins, I will be playing 200-300k hands of 100nl per month whilst learning 6max and studying the game a ton. Need to make $10k before moving out of home and into my 'student' house with uni mates in October to fund the year out.
This is part 1 of 2, next year if everything goes well and I am playing 100-400nl I intend to take a shot at SNE, but only if winning at >1ptBB.
Nov + Dec will do 2 100kVPP+ months to prepare.
Also looking to play some of the bigger live donkaments (WSOPE/EPT), but only when im backed or enough of a balla.
Summary
Taking a big risk going pro, but I'm young so why the hell not.
Hopefully become midstakes balla
SNE?
BinkthemilONETIME!?
Gonna be updating this thread regularly to help track my progress.
Shout out to -IRaiseLight-, and the troll noob Pmoney91.
Also big thanks to my coach PokerArb and everyone that I chat to on skype, especially my study group and Jeff.
SN- mayo the don (on stars and tilt)
Peace and make maney the f do
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