August has been an interesting month. It was basically me getting back in the swing of things after taking a month hiatus from poker for most of July. Started with plo, transition into rush nlhe, and ultimately back into the regular 25nl 6max games. I don't think i'm gonna play tonight just to give my mind a bit of a rest and avoid burnout. I played near 34k hands of holdem and a few more thousand of Omaha. Lost something like $100 on the month which is a lil upsetting but not too worrisome. I'm really looking forward to September and challenging myself to do better.

I think I'm going to keep super grinding it up and go for as many hands as possible. 35k is a lot when you have a full time job, and that's with some overtime as well. I'm guessing it won't be quite as much since a lot of that was rush, but 25k still seems more than doable if i keep my mentality. The main thing is i haven't forced myself to play, i just get home from work ready to battle and craving poker. This is weird considering the last couple weeks were a complete disaster, i just embraced it and kept on trucking.

I think it's important that i incorporate some study habits in my routine though. I was pretty horrible in August, so i'm going to try and watch at least one video a week, and do session reviews on a regular basis. I'm not sure how well I'll do with this, but i'll give it a try. Typically I've just been wanting to play and not worry about anything else, which is probably why rush appealed to me so much.

I've been thinking about Vegas next year and unless I end up having more money than i thought, i'll probably only go for a few days. It's just so hard to save money right now, and i can't imagine it being much easier next year when work starts to slow down. This is another reason why i've been trying to play more. I know I'm a winning plr when my head is right, so the more i play the more money i will make, and hopefully that will translate into an extended vacation. It'd be nice to be crushing 5knl and do whatever the f i want but i just don't think that'll ever happen. I'm just going to have to be content with having a real job, and making a few hundred a month on the side. That's saying more than most people i think, so i really have nothing to complain about, although i'm sure i'll find something

So that wraps up this blog. I don't like setting number goals cause it just depresses me or makes me play different if i'm not reaching them. However, I have a good feeling about September and looking to have a record month. I'm not even sure what my record is for a month, but I'm hoping to at least be back at 50nl and knocking on the door of 100nl again. This should be more than obtainable.

Let's do this!!!!!!