Went against my word and had a go at the spin up tables again. Plan was to use no more than a £100 on the tables but surprisingly they went well. Ended up playing them for the last 4 or 5 days and not gone too badly. Aim for the month is still 1k cash profit.
Happy days, actually making profit from spin ups and had my best month for years. Why can't every month be like this? Hopefully this continues into April. Happy Easter everyone.
Not the greatest start to the month evidently, took a shot at the higher spin up tables and it didn't go too well... happens. Fairly confident I can turn the month around so aim will be to break even on cash by the end of the month.
Just a general observation. I would not give yourself short term monetary goals in poker, it can cause tilt (positive or negative) very easily. This is even more applicable to high variance spin ups where big downswings/upswings are common. Having monthly targets based on volume is more prudent, i.e. 15,000-20,000 points per month. This way the money takes care of itself and you are not referring to it. Transferring to this mindset is easier said than done, I'm sure many players have weekly/monthly monetary goals in the back of their minds. But it is definitely more optimal to think in terms of volume on a month to month basis. Finally, if you must have a money target give yourself a rough yearly ball park you think you are capable of hitting. Mentally this will be more beneficial.
Thank you ALtilt. Appreciate that Rex, will take that onboard from now on. It's hard for me to set goals sometimes in terms of volume as I work full time but I agree it may be a better goal to set.
Finding it difficult to make profit these days on the tables, will assess how June goes and take it from there. Mainly been playing 30nl and 50nl tables and this is the first month in a long time I haven't hit priority so need to increase volume this month.
Happy days for the start of the month. Managed to stick to 50nl tables and below and it's gone well..best it's gone for a while to be honest. Need the same pattern to continue for the rest of the month.
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UPDATE 20/03
Current balance: £1,234
Cash: +£262
Cash rewards: +£153
Points: 6,853
+£415
Total Points for the month: 15,866
Profit/loss for the month: +£1,081
Cash bonus for for the month: +£375
Cash for the month: +£706
Profit/loss for the year: +£1,090
Cash bonus for the year: +£1,819
Cash for the year: -£729
Current balance: £1,092
Cash: -£15
Cash rewards: +£167
Points: 5,891
+£152
Total Points for the month: 21,757
Profit/loss for the month: +£1,233
Cash bonus for for the month: +£542
Cash for the month: +£691
Profit/loss for the year: +£1,242
Cash bonus for the year: +£1,986
Cash for the year: -£744
MARCH RESULTS
Current balance: £1,762
Cash: +£589
Cash rewards: +£405
Points: 3,441
+£994
Total Points for the month: 25,198
Profit/loss for the month: +£2,227
Cash bonus for for the month: +£947
Cash for the month: +£1,280
Profit/loss for the year: +£2,236
Cash bonus for the year: +£2,391
Cash for the year: -£155
UPDATE 11/04
Current balance: £742
Cash: -£1,213
Cash rewards: +£299
Points: 10,267
-£914
Total Points for the month: 10,267
Profit/loss for the month: -£914
Cash bonus for for the month: +£299
Cash for the month: -£1,213
Profit/loss for the year: +£1,322
Cash bonus for the year: +£2,690
Cash for the year: -£1,368
UPDATE 17/04
Current balance: £415
Cash: -£556
Cash rewards: +£64
Points: 2,352
-£492
Total Points for the month: 12,619
Profit/loss for the month: -£1,406
Cash bonus for for the month: +£363
Cash for the month: -£1,769
Profit/loss for the year: +£830
Cash bonus for the year: +£2,754
Cash for the year: -£1,924
Current balance: £437
Cash: -£236
Cash rewards: +£91
Points: 1,929
-£145
Total Points for the month: 14,548
Profit/loss for the month: -£1,551
Cash bonus for for the month: +£454
Cash for the month: -£2,005
Profit/loss for the year: +£685
Cash bonus for the year: +£2,845
Cash for the year: -£2,160
APRIL RESULTS
Current balance: £368
Cash: +£26
Cash rewards: +£448
Points: 1,739
+£474
Total Points for the month: 16,287
Profit/loss for the month: -£1,077
Cash bonus for for the month: +£902
Cash for the month: -£1,979
Profit/loss for the year: +£1,159
Cash bonus for the year: +£3,293
Cash for the year: -£2,134
UPDATE 08/05
Current balance: £155
Cash: -£795
Cash rewards: +£83
Points: 2,034
+£712
Total Points for the month: 3,773
Profit/loss for the month: -£712
Cash bonus for for the month: +£83
Cash for the month: -£795
Profit/loss for the year: +£447
Cash bonus for the year: +£3,376
Cash for the year: -£2,929
Current balance: £8
Cash: -£111
Cash rewards: +£8
Points: 575
-£103
Total Points for the month: 4,348
Profit/loss for the month: -£815
Cash bonus for for the month: +£91
Cash for the month: -£906
Profit/loss for the year: +£344
Cash bonus for the year: +£3,384
Cash for the year: -£3,040
MAY RESULTS
Current balance: £426
Cash: -£37
Cash rewards: +£177
Points: 2,281
+£140
Total Points for the month: 6,629
Profit/loss for the month: -£675
Cash bonus for for the month: +£268
Cash for the month: -£943
Profit/loss for the year: +£484
Cash bonus for the year: +£3,561
Cash for the year: -£3,077
UPDATE 12/06
Current balance: £664
Cash: +£828
Cash rewards: +£133
Points: 6,825
+£961
Total Points for the month: 6,825
Profit/loss for the month: +£961
Cash bonus for for the month: +£133
Cash for the month: +£828
Profit/loss for the year: +£1,445
Cash bonus for the year: +£3,694
Cash for the year: -£2,249
UPDATE 20/06
Current balance: £144
Cash: +-£903
Cash rewards: +£90
Points: 7,154
-£813
Total Points for the month: 13,979
Profit/loss for the month: +£148
Cash bonus for for the month: +£223
Cash for the month: -£75
Profit/loss for the year: +£632
Cash bonus for the year: +£3,784
Cash for the year: -£3,152
Current balance: £489
Cash: +£321
Cash rewards: +£141
Points: 4,341
+£462
Total Points for the month: 18,320
Profit/loss for the month: +£610
Cash bonus for for the month: +£364
Cash for the month: +£246
Profit/loss for the year: +£1,094
Cash bonus for the year: +£3,925
Cash for the year: -£2,831