2011 Poker Goals

Main 2011 Goal:  Be playing 1/2NL by the end of the year

Sub-goals required to meet main goal:

• 500k hands in the year
• 42k hands per month
• 10k hands per week
• 2 hours of play per weekday, minimum of 3 hours per day on the weekends (16-20 hrs play per week)

Study:

• Finish and comprehend a book, "Poker Math That Matters" 
• 1 video reviewed/studied per week.  This includes posting feedback to author and actually asking questions

Mental:

• Control tilt.
• Maintain 3 buy-in stop loss at all times

Physical

• Eat better, drink more water and less caffeine, exercise more (which means exercise period)

And do more of this, remembering constantly to analyze the villians and there hand ranges.  I would say I was about 80% confident I was ahead making this +EV (now I just need to do the actual math to see if I was right):

Poker Stars $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1110128

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BTN: $74.10

SB: $15.50

Hero (BB): $64.75

UTG: $51.65

MP: $50.00

CO: $105.50

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with A 8

3 folds, BTN calls $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $4, BTN calls $3

Flop: ($8.50) 6 5 3 (2 players)

Hero bets $4.50, BTN calls $4.50

Turn: ($17.50) 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN bets $6, Hero calls $6

River: ($29.50) 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN bets $10, Hero calls $10

Final Pot: $49.50

BTN shows T K (a pair of Sixes)

Hero shows A 8 (a pair of Sixes - Ace kicker)

Hero wins $47.10

(Rake: $2.40)