last 3 days

Monday I cashed in 2 out of 11 MTTs and 1 out of 3 satellites. It wasn't a great day but I ended up close to even. All the matters is that I keep improving and doing what it takes to reach my goals.

Tuesday I took the day off and watched a couple movies. I saw Premium Rush and The Bourne Legacy. Both were excellent but Premium Rush was a step above. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Wednesday I got back on the grind and cashed in 2 out of 13 MTTs and 1 out of 3 satellites. I was able to make two final tables but lots races ahead in both early and had disappointing early exits. I do feel as if I played well today and I am continuing to improve.

The chat group was active today and we discussed a few interesting spots. I also had some interest from a couple new students and they will be added to the chat ASAP. Its cool being part of the chat and getting to see how much everyone is improving. I think several of us thrive off of the positive vibe and business as usual approach we attack the tables with. Basically as a group we keep it positive and refuse to post bad beats and bust-out hands. Its just a bunch of positive support and strategy.

I see several guys preparing for Maximus coming up. I am happy we will have an online series to play in the USA and hope #TeamVariance101 has several deep runs, final tables, and out right ships. Best of luck to all the online grinders, hopefully we will be able to play on all sites again soon. Until then lets make the best of what we have and continue to improve.

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How do they get the good water?

Sunday I cashed in 1 out of 12 MTTs and my one cash was 15th place in a MTT that paid fifteen places. It was a less than stellar day to say the least, but these days are a part of playing poker and we must get through them. On a positive note almost everyone I know had a good day. I am not exactly sure what they are doing different, but I am going to find out. I wonder if they are drinking better water than me, or taking better vitamins. Heck, maybe I just need to keep improving. I suppose I will have to do some research.

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GL

Thursday I cashed in 1 out of 20 MTTs and 2 out of 6 satellites. I was able to make one final table but could not crack the top three. Overall it was a tough day with some unfortunate situations but that is poker and we grind on. I am continuing to improve and I don't expect every day to be roses.

Friday I took the day off and watched The Barclays and some pre-season NFL. I have no set plan for it yet but I am going to try and add a few more day offs into my schedule. I think in order for us to get the most out of ourselves we have to take breaks often enough to stay fresh while we play.

Saturday I had two lessons scheduled and planned on starting my session at 3pm. The session went pretty well as I cashed in 3 out of 15 MTTs and 4 out of 6 satellites. I also cashed in 1 out of 3 freerolls. I made one final table and won four $109 tickets, it was a decent day.

Tomorrow is the biggest day of the week for online grinders and I hope several have a great day tomorrow. Good luck all.

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keep on keeping on

Wednesday I cashed in 2 out of 19 MTTs and 1 out of 3 satellites. I made two final tables but was not able to win a key race in either and went out sooner than expected. My one satellite cash was for a mod-week monster seat but I was not able to get deep. The mwm is one of my favorite MTTs though and I will hope to get that accolade soon.

I was able to follow my plan for trying to improve focus but was surprised at how my mind gets to racing sometimes. I am just happy to be trying to continue to improve and will keep working hard to reach my goals.

For now its time to start grinding. My plan is to keep working on improved focus and good decision making. Good luck to all the grinders out there and my advice to you is to keep working on your game and trying to give more.

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Increased focus

Tuesday I cashed in 3 out of 13 MTTs and 1 out of 1 satellites. I was able to make three final tables finishing 3rd, 6th, and 7th. The spots in the MTTs I got 6th and 7th in were standard and I don't think they should be played in any other way. In the MTT I got 3rd in I could have folded, but ended up getting it in behind. I opened and got 3b but felt that I should shove as the villain had just won two pots in a row going from third to first in chips and I felt they might have been trying to apply pressure as per our history. Overall I feel I played very well today and I will continue to improve.

Today I chose to play a lighter schedule, taking out most of the smaller buy-in MTTs and turbos. I felt as if I needed to work on increasing my focus. I want to avoid playing to many tables and ABC poker. I think as I continue to improve I find myself wanting more information. I thought if I played a few less tables, I would have more time to focus on each table which would provide me with the information to give the villains better ranges. With playing a few less tables I was able to spend more time watching showdowns I wasn't involved in along with giving me more time to OPR the players in the MTTs I am deep in. Once I OPR them I put some of their key stats in the notes box and give each villain an appropriate icon. Having knowledge of the current game flow, along with HUD stats and an icon on the villain certainly helps make the best decisions in game.

Today the activity in the chat room picked up a bit after adding a new student and we had several good hand discussions along with a few deep runs. Talking poker daily is such an important part of improving. I have been trying to increase focus so I have been cutting out distractions, but I feel if a chat is used wisely the benefits out weigh the distraction. Also for anyone that plays as much as I do, having the ability to chat with a few friends really takes away from the fact I am grinding alone and helps me feel like we are grinding together with similar goals.

I think the next few days I am going to play a smaller schedule and continue to work on having increased focused. I know that volume is important but I think its good to take a step back every now and then and work on a few things. For now I am going to go relax, but I think tomorrow will be a good day.

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shorty

Monday I cashed in 4 out of 18 MTTs and 1 out of 2 satellites. I was able to make one final table but went out 7th. Overall it was a decent day and after some review, I am hoping today will be even better. I feel as if I am continuing to improve my play, my understanding for the game, and my focus. I truly just want to keep growing as a player and a coach and reach my goals.

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Sunday 19th

Sunday I cashed in 4 out of 14 MTTs and made two final tables. I wasn't able to crack the top three in either but I did have a positive day. I think the two days off was god for me but I may take a couple more this week and get a few things done but I haven't planned my week out yet.

My latest article went up on P5s Sunday and I was happy to see it get several views and comments. Its funny to me the haters that post comments though. I find it amusing that they can't see I am only trying to help players. Luckily the positive comments out number the negative by far and I am happy to keep writing.

I plan on putting in a good week or work and continuing my improvement. I have a few videos I want to watch and plan on doing some HH reviews. I will be in the V101 poker chat daily and am excited to talk poker and improve. I am blessed to be in a chat with several hard working improving players and I enjoy talking poker with them daily. V101 picked up a new member this weekend and welcoming another good player has been fun. Good luck V101.

Good luck to all the grinders out their, keep up the good work and make sure you are always improving.

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