SHORT TERM GOALS.

become a more fundamentally sound player

increase my playing time to a minimum of 20 hours a week *This changed to 20 hours of poker related work. Videos, HH, sweating, and of course playing.

never play 1/2 6 max again Since I am working primarily working on HU this is not very relevant.

plug some major leaks at HU Fast, since I will be playing it to make money.

schedule my time more effectively

increase the time I spend going over hands and reviewing sessions

practice hand reading and putting people on ranges effectively

LONG TERM GOALS.

move up to 5/10 +

become great at HU More short term now.

reduce tilt and focus on solid play, not results Much more important for HU

learn to read souls

lead a balanced life while maintaining a good poker work ethic
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In order to accomplish my goals I will need to devote a lot of time to poker. That time can not be half assed, zone out, just get the hands in time either. Thinking about situations as deeply as I can will be very important.

Keep a good life schedule. I struggle with going to bed and waking up at a decent hour. This will help to organize my time in a way that will allow for maximum poker time, and keep me in an alert state of mind. Yoga will help me do this, and keep in shape.

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Well, today started good. I had a big suckout KK>AA preflop and made some money. I gave it back to a guy that made min raises on the river for value, and ran kind of hot vs me. I feel lost in a ton of spots and just have no idea what to do. HU ranges are a lot wider and it's harder to figure out what to do a lot of the time.

Greg made me his protege!

This is a great opportunity and I plan on using it to the best of my ability. "It's going to be a very long road, with big yellow bricks at the end" I believe he said.

So we decided to concentrate our efforts on HU since I need some work in that area. It will improve my 6 max game, increase my earn per hour eventually, and increase the games that I have to chose from.

He had me write down some long and short term goals, and what I need to do in order to achieve them. Then we started a HU session at 1/2 where we played for around an hour I guess. We went over some hands and concepts afterwords.

I don't even know what questions to ask at this point, and am just trying to absorb information. I will be blogging my progress though this whole thing and will post my goals below.

A huge thank you to Greg for doing this. A life changing opportunity IMO. Thank you Greg!
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SHORT TERM GOALS.

become a more fundamentally sound player

increase my playing time to a minimum of 20 hours a week

never play 1/2 6 max again

plug some major leaks at HU

schedule my time more effectively

increase the time I spend going over hands and reviewing sessions

practice hand reading and putting people on ranges effectively

LONG TERM GOALS.

move up to 5/10 +

become great at HU

reduce tilt and focus on solid play, not results

learn to read souls

lead a balanced life while maintaining a good poker work ethic
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In order to accomplish my goals I will need to devote a lot of time to poker. That time can not be half assed, zone out, just get the hands in time either. Thinking about situations as deeply as I can will be very important.

Keep a good life schedule. I struggle with going to bed and waking up at a decent hour. This will help to organize my time in a way that will allow for maximum poker time, and keep me in an alert state of mind. Yoga will help me do this, and keep in shape.