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** Regroup & Persevere = Starting BR £50 **
patwalshh
Member Posts: 772
Sometimes less is more, so I'm going to attempt to keep this somewhat short and sweet. My name's Patrick and I have a variety of trials and tribulations within poker. Started at 6 player $5 sngs before transitioning to DYMs and climbing the ranks.
I've suffered from a multitude of mental game issues. I've let my life problems get in the way of my poker game. I've blown a ton of rolls and have thrown away thousands gambling. On the flip side I've gone on some sick heaters (mainly feb this year for £2.5k++). I haven't been happy with who I am, and I've tried to create a party 'I don't give a s***' persona. Intoxication has been a problem in the past and as a result I went completely t-total from January to March and this propelled me far further than I could have thought possible. Unfortunately I went to Spring break in Mexico for 10 days, including my 21st and essentially lost my mind and any progress I'd previous made.
To a certain extent I do like to party and I do like hot women, but in the past I've completely missed the balance. I finished uni this June and spent a lot of the summer becoming someone that I didn't want to be.
I have the amazing oppertunity of studying my Masters (MSc) in Strategic Marketing and Consulting at the University of Birmingham. I think now's the time to grow, have fun from time to time, but ultimately get serious with life. This means no more gambling outside of poker and being more conscious of the potential consequences of my actions.
Starting with a £50 roll. Going to focus on heads up SNG games and 5p/10p cash. If I blow the roll, I'll simply re-deposit and probably set more strigent BRM rules.
Patrick
I've suffered from a multitude of mental game issues. I've let my life problems get in the way of my poker game. I've blown a ton of rolls and have thrown away thousands gambling. On the flip side I've gone on some sick heaters (mainly feb this year for £2.5k++). I haven't been happy with who I am, and I've tried to create a party 'I don't give a s***' persona. Intoxication has been a problem in the past and as a result I went completely t-total from January to March and this propelled me far further than I could have thought possible. Unfortunately I went to Spring break in Mexico for 10 days, including my 21st and essentially lost my mind and any progress I'd previous made.
To a certain extent I do like to party and I do like hot women, but in the past I've completely missed the balance. I finished uni this June and spent a lot of the summer becoming someone that I didn't want to be.
I have the amazing oppertunity of studying my Masters (MSc) in Strategic Marketing and Consulting at the University of Birmingham. I think now's the time to grow, have fun from time to time, but ultimately get serious with life. This means no more gambling outside of poker and being more conscious of the potential consequences of my actions.
Starting with a £50 roll. Going to focus on heads up SNG games and 5p/10p cash. If I blow the roll, I'll simply re-deposit and probably set more strigent BRM rules.
Patrick
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GL with everything
Interesting day on the felt. Stuck to £10 HU SNGs and 5p/10p (PLO) as intended. Although I did play one £10 HU hyper which is what I wanted to avoid. Definitely playing hypers under £5 tomorrow as I just don't need the variance.
Sharkscope's showing 50 (HU) games. Av Stake £8.35, Av ROI +14.1% +£32.62.
Won a couple of buy ins at PLO which puts me at £105.32.
Goals for tomorrow -
- 25+ HU SNGs
- Only £3 hypers and below
- No higher than 5p/10p PLO
Wiiiiii, Pat is back.
Good luck mate, you know you can do it.
Life issues, blown the 'roll, da de da? We've all done daft things in our time, in my case, repeatedly, but the recovery is the greatest thing ever. You'll be fine.
Very best of luck! My friends at Birmingham Uni and she absolutely loves it, so sure you will too
MrsD
Hope you manage to find a way through the world that makes you happier longer term though, enjoy the memories and look enjoyable forward to the future. From your previous posts the poker part of this diary is certain to go in the right direction.
In Response to Regroup and persevere : Good to see you back Pat. I did wonder where you'd gone, BTW kudos on the bold bit. Pad
Posted by Glenelg
Genuinely my friends call me nemo because they lose me and have no idea where I go. So maybe my alias should be nemofish1 instead of patwalshh.
DAY 2 -
37 games all £10 and below and no hypers above £5. Turbos are killing me at the moment but I understand my edge in them is small, especially when multi-tabling heads up.
On a side note I went to a postgraduate social at my university tonight, interesting group of people. Kind of like something out of the big bang theory, but beggars can't be choosers especilly when I don't know anyone in B'ham.
Ran good at PLO cash and sharkscope is showing me at:
37 games, Av Stake £9.11, Av ROI 13.3% +£66.14
Roll is on £186.60!!!! # (oh wait we too cool for # tags) .. Running good!
Great start Pat, keep it going.
"oh wait we too cool for # tags"
Good man! Be a shephered not a sheep.
All this hashtag stuff, & "sick, so so sick" is the product of lazy minds.
In Response to Re: Regroup & Persevere = Starting BR £50: Thank yoouu.
In Response to Re: Regroup & Persevere = Starting BR £50: Here's hoping!!
In Response to Re: Regroup & Persevere = Starting BR £50: I didn't say that it wasn't fun at the time haha! I really admire the bold.
In Response to Re: Regroup & Persevere = Starting BR £50: THIIISSSS! I'll be setting myself daily goals in an attempt to keep the discipline in check.
In Response to Re: Regroup & Persevere = Starting BR £50: Tyyy! See you around.
In Response to Re: Regroup & Persevere = Starting BR £50: I look forward to it!
- No heads up hypers above £5.25
- All other £10 heads up allowed
- Only £20 heads up PLO SNGs. If I drop below £140 BR, I'll go back to £10 games
SATURDAYYYYYYYYYY LETS DO IT
My threads have been quite anecdotal in the past. Encompassing highs, lows and everything in between in short burts of self-realisation, brags and graphs. Perhaps this is why it drew such an array of followers, even if they rarely made their presence known.
For now, I'll keep this area tame and somewhat brag free. Results speak for themself. In order for me to be consistent, I can't dwell on the past. Poker is about dealing with the setbacks. But also, being prepared for the success.
Current BR £230.
Sharkscope is showing me with +£229 in HU SNGs all speeds with a measley 6.6% ROI. This needs to improve! Although it's a step in the right direction.
Losing my balls in all forms of MTT. Getting deep and then running bad or into the nuts. Just need to ride out the variance in them.
Master's is going well and I'm mostly staying focused. Huge step up from undergraduate. Most people can get degrees in their sleep these days, it's absurd. Need to set myself daily goals which will start tomorrow! Made too many withdrawals and need to stop.
ROLL IS ON £198
Current Poker Points:
3237