A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.

Thursday I cashed in 2 out of 15 MTTs and 0 out of 2 satellites. Friday I cashed in 2 out of 11 MTTs. Overall a decent couple of days as I kept my volume down and enjoyed a couple short sessions. I haven't been crushing by no means but I am improving and continuing to work in my game. We all long for the satisfaction that comes with shipping MTTs, but for me every downswing is a motivational tool to keep improving.

I am ready to hear that poker is legal but who knows if and when it will happen. For now I am happy that we can still play online and I am stoked about Maximus. I see several players gearing up for Maximus and to all of you I will again say, you get out of it what you put into it. So do what it takes to keep improving and make sure you are giving your all when you play.

I feel as if my blogs have been lacking a little but I want y'all to know I am committed. Recently I have been kind of taking it easy but I feel as if a series of long sessions are coming soon. Balancing some time away from the tables has never been my strong suit but lately I have been trying to give it more thought in an effort to make sure when I am playing and giving 100%.

Tomorrow I will be giving lessons again for the third day in a row after having a couple days off and I am excited to get to work. Tomorrow I will be working with a new student for the first time and after reviewing part of the HH he sent I am confident tomorrow will be a great lesson.

I will never forget the Chinese Proverb Quote my mentor at the time shared with me when I was training dealers at Hard Rock Casino. "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime." I get great joy out of coaching poker and helping players improve. For all the players out there that have been doing the same thing day after day and are not actively trying to improve, get off your butt and try harder. We will get out of this game, what we put into it. So no matter what I am going to keep trying harder and harder and reach my goals. 

Good luck to all the grinders, keep working hard and improving. One of the most important learning tools is talking poker so reach out and find some people to talk poker with.

If you are interested in taking poker lessons or would like any information, contact me at variance101@gmail.com and/or visit http://variance101.com/# and http://variance101.blogspot.com.