This is the first of two post I am going to make to my blog today, the first a few personal paragraphs about my life, the second a more exciting challenge I am setting myself which I’m sure will interest readers allot more.

Today has been a good day, as was yesterday. In fact the past few weeks have been going very good for me, both in poker and in my personal life, and it’s scary how similar both aspects really are. The connection between winning at poker and being happy is incredible, and I have definitely learned this lesson the hard way. Being satisfied with your poker game as well as being willing to learn is hugely connected with being satisfied with yourself and willing to learn things about yourself. This, I’m sure is a cliché most serious poker players will have herd time and time again, but I thought I would just reiterate its importance.

Yesterday I grinded from 1pm to 8am this morning and had huge success at the Full Tilt 10NL tables. I went up approximately 14 buys INS ($140) which is definitely a crushing session. I did blow $52 on two stupid tournaments, but I did not let that ruin my night. I entered a $26 9 max mtt in which I was doing well but busted out with 30bbs in an epic race between my AK and villain QJ which I sadly lost. I then entered a $26 HU tourney which I got a by in the first round and then got a fish in the second, however I did not adjust adequately and just assumed I would win, and to my deepest frustration got it in with K8 vs. 1010 on 87X and crashed out at the second hurdle.
Anyway, the point of this blog is to announce that I think I have grown out of some childish habits that greatly affected my poker game. I am feeling happy and confident about myself which I haven’t felt for a while, which has resulted in a surge in performances on the poker table, PTR shows that since the 25th of December I have had 12 winning sessions and 5 loosing, with an average profit of 70bbs, this was including the $85.72 session I had last night over 2081 hands.

My family life has been pretty turbulent over the last two years and it has affected me in more ways than I was aware of. Poker wise I think it has caused me to tilt overwhelmingly and lose as much as £600 in one night playing 25 and 50 NL, which is bad. However I went to see my mother on Boxing Day and went to see my grandmother today which has helped heal many burt bridges, and make me and everyone else allot happier. I have a month’s free leggo subscription and will hopefully purchase a year’s subscription in the near future. I am now ready to live, learn, and grind the night away. Keep the mind on the grind!