Hope to see some friends who travel the circuit and catch up. If you’re at the Venetian stop by and say hi. Most likely will be wearing a Gamecock hat or some sweatshirt with Brazil written on it. It’s usually 50 degrees in the poker room so I layer up. Good luck.

traction

If there are any other bloggers/readers on here who are in LA stop by and say hi at the tables. I am usually wearing a red Gamecocks hat.

Over the last few days I have read many resolutions for the upcoming year. It made me question what it was that I wanted to accomplish. I had a winning year last year and was very happy with my progress as a poker player. All I have desired to further is my poker development and bankroll. I finally feel that I have turned that corner where if I truly put in the hours in mtts there is no doubt in my mind I could be one of the top players online. The problem I have is I am not diligent about putting in the amount of time necessary. I switch between cash games and mtts and sometimes altogether take too much time away from the tables. Both cash and tourneys have been very rewarding for me.

This year I considered going for Supernova Elite on Stars. I felt this might give me a qualifiable goal force me to put in the hours needed. After reading posts of some of those who have attained SNE status, I realize it is something that totally infringes on so many other aspects of your life. I would be forced to play about 1.5 million hands this year which means 8-10 tabling cash games for 10 hours a day. This would destroy any semblance of a social life I had and probably not make me a joy to be around. Therefore, I settled on trying to go for Supernova status which is 1/10th of SNE. Definitely doable. I’ll be able to mix cash games and mtts on a regular basis and try to excel at both. Day 1, (today) I did a little of both.  Nice to start with a win on the first day.  These $50 buyins have a good mix of online pros and online donks. About a year ago I wanted to find a coach to help me out with my tourney game.  No real luck in finding one so I have developed the game on my own and I am pretty happy with my style now. A buddy of mine suggested I make it a goal to do a voluminous amount of tournaments to get ranked by one of the ranking sites. Although I think it would not be difficult I am always about focusing on ROI versus just cashes. Never bought in to the theory of throw a ton of shit a the wall and see what sticks. Good luck in whatever goal you set out to accomplish.

traction.

In this blog I will post a little strategy, some interesting stories, some HHs, and the occasional picture. I also have my own blog at www.tractionpoker.blogspot.com.

Ciao,
Zak