Rosarito Life - Zooming to $50k in 6 months
Well, I figured it was time for a new PGC. About a year ago I dropped out of college to play poker full time. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made. I won't bore you guys here with a long story about my poker career, but some of that can be found in my old pgc: https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/174/p...
While I've found a lot of success both online and live, my dedication to the grind has been lacking. With fewer distractions now, I'm hoping to turn that around. I have some goals I'd like to achieve in the 6 (now 5 1/2) months I'm here, but first I'll post my results to date.
Online Cash
200nl hands: 262,163 @ 6.37 bb/100
500nl hands: 63,497 @ 8.24 bb/100
1knl hands: 3,897 @ -23bb/100
this is over the last ~15 months. yeah, my volume sucked
Online Tournaments
Total: 219
ITM: 23%
ROI: 131%
AVG Buyin: $99
Live Cash
166 hours (2/5 and 5/10, mostly 5/10)
+$25,585
So, after a fairly lackluster year as a college dropout turned professional poker player, I'm looking to really ramp things up and put the necessary volume in to really make money. I just moved into a place in Rosarito and it's ****ing amazing. Right on the water, ocean views from every room, nice facilities (gym/pool/sauna), cheap rent, almost no distractions, close to Rosarito and the border... what more could I ask for? If I can't grind out real volume here then I can't do it anywhere.
Weekly Goals
10k hands Bovada (200-500nl)
20k hands pokerstars zoom (100nl right now)
$1.5k in tournament buyins
Run at least 10 miles
Spend less than $50 per week (rent/utilities already paid)
Long Term Goals
Play only 500nl or higher on Bovada (by Feb 1, 2019)
Play only 200z or higher on stars (by Mar 1, 2019)
50k richer by April 30, 2019
So lets get to it then. Going down to the gym to run 2 miles now, then on to the grind.
Good luck and trust your gut. Don't be afraid to do something out of the box if it feels right.
Good luck and trust your gut. Don't be afraid to do something out of the box if it feels right.
Thanks. IÂ’m definitely not afraid to bluff for stacks especially in a tourney like the main.
ItÂ’s a bust though. One of the first hands of the day I got snapped down 3 streets by JJ in a single raised pot on A548T. Went from 240k to 180k. Then just ran horrendously.
Had about 100k chips when I flopped a set of 3Â’s on J63 four ways. 3 way to the turn T bringing in a second flush draw, I bet and get raised and then reraised behind. Laid it down and they had 66 and TT. ThatÂ’s why you donÂ’t play low pocket pairs lol. Still had 50kish but busted when I jammed KQ into a raise and a call. Raiser folded but the caller flatted QQ lol gg
CanÂ’t wait for next year. I canÂ’t even begin to describe how soft it is.
And hey, I get to say I busted Huck Seed. He cold called a raise with 76s, I 3bet AK and the raiser folded. Huck backjams 100bb into my 10bb 3bet and I hold. Ya know, stuff thatÂ’s standard in a 10k XD
Haha thank you for the updates gigs this is great news... don't be a stranger i.e. cat pics
I just read the entire thing over the past three days and decided to make an account to comment. What a crazy read! The highs and lows of poker/life. The first 50-60 pages were so good, where you were figuring things out and had people being positive/supportive. It's a shame how it went a bit downhill with trolls/negative people.
Your swings seem absolutely brutal, even with so many posters saying bigger downswings are standard. The crypto part really hit home for me. I was 'trading' crypto in 2017 and ended up losing my liferoll in the process. I hadnÂ’t thought about it for years until the market hit $100k recently.... hurts to think about. These days, I'm a complete nit and just invest in indexes.
HowÂ’s life back in the US? Did your partner manage to get their visa sorted?
It would be awesome if you could share a 2024 recap if you're still playing poker
