From a generic Degree to a leading Poker Practitioner

[JGill_DTD]

New poker setup hey? where have I read that before... Pics plz.

Just realised you have already supplied pics. That chair is ridic tho.

baha that was pre chair alright!

this is the bad boy in question:

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[JGill_DTD]

Was slowly heading into a $1k hole of makeup, then I decided to ship the €10re €10k GTE on iPoker for $2.8k or so. Wiiiiiiiiiiiii

[verndog158]

Was slowly heading into a $1k hole of makeup, then I decided to ship the €10re €10k GTE on iPoker for $2.8k or so. Wiiiiiiiiiiiii

[polerization]

Was slowly heading into a $1k hole of makeup, then I decided to ship the €10re €10k GTE on iPoker for $2.8k or so. Wiiiiiiiiiiiii

lol wp sir.

[JGill_DTD]

The motivation game

I feel like what motivates me will change from month to month, whether it's to be the best at game you love, or a goal which on the face of it doesn't really count for much.

Currently it's the latter, As I am pushing for my first accolade on the PocketFives website, which is the target of $100k cashes total. I'm currently $23k away from it, and really want to push and push to get there, the more sessions I put in, the closer it will get to being in my grasps.

Meanwhile huge congrats to bobafett who managed to hit the $1 mil mark on his PocketFives page. A massive achievement for any grinder, I hope to emulate that someday.

[JGill_DTD]

First World problems...

Currently have a massive first world problem in regards to moving up levels.

Before my backers move people up, they want to see how they are able to cope with their downswings, seeing if they cower or get their teeth stuck in. I've been blessed with the fact I am yet to drop below an MU figure of 1k which is pretty outrageous and defs down to variance, rounded off with a deece win for $1.3k this evening in a €5rebuy. This means whilst I'm winning I am unable to really move up due to their limited information about my emotions and any mood swings I may have.

This being said, I have been moved up to more €10rebuys on ipoker (one of which I shipped a few days ago) as well as some $33 comps on 888, along with the $50 12.5k gtd FO on Party Poker due to their ridic payout structures. Really trying to stay away from my beloved FT  and PS atm as it is noticeable just how much tougher these sites are compared to all the rest I play, especially with it feeling like everyone on Stars is a reg, which should hopefully prove to be a steadier income as supposed to sharp lines across graphs.

[pleno1]

Playing sky bro? Ukpc

[JGill_DTD]

Playing sky bro? Ukpc

Nahh, dont have the pennies and don't fancy selling to keep 30% of myself or whatevs.

Highly considering the 6max on Friday though. 50/50 about it. Congrats on getting through btw

[JGill_DTD]

Swings go up and down

Continuing to grind as much as possible online, by the sounds of it there will be work for me to do at Poker Player from the start of March. Actually really enjoying the game and considering playing as a poker pro for a longer period of time. I honestly can't think of a way that the situation with my backers could improve, they spend a lot of time nurturing me giving me advice in every way possible.

Had a pretty dreadful Saturday and Sunday, losing all the 70/30s to dive into a 1k hole. Thought this was finally my time to dig in and graft, come out the other side smelling of roses and green paper. I was wrong as last night I found 4 Final Tables. Two 7th places, a 2nd and a 1st means I'm back to having a profit pile which is nice but at the same time a little disappointing I am still yet to show my backers what I'm made of. Nevertheless deece results, puts me $20k away from finding that 100k achievement on Pocket Fives.

[theprawnidentity]

Swings go up

Fixed your title.

As for the rest, plz.

[JGill_DTD]

Swings go up

Fixed your title.

As for the rest, plz.

I can't get through 100 games + in a day, it's pretty big for me alright!

[theprawnidentity]

Good news though, might be coming to Cov.

[JGill_DTD]

Good news though, might be coming to Cov.

wiiiiiiiiiiii. Stopping? Should be getting pissed in a casino for the first time since 2011!

[Mehtab]

Swings go up and down

Continuing to grind as much as possible online, by the sounds of it there will be work for me to do at Poker Player from the start of March. Actually really enjoying the game and considering playing as a poker pro for a longer period of time. I honestly can't think of a way that the situation with my backers could improve, they spend a lot of time nurturing me giving me advice in every way possible.

Had a pretty dreadful Saturday and Sunday, losing all the 70/30s to dive into a 1k hole. Thought this was finally my time to dig in and graft, come out the other side smelling of roses and green paper. I was wrong as last night I found 4 Final Tables. Two 7th places, a 2nd and a 1st means I'm back to having a profit pile which is nice but at the same time a little disappointing I am still yet to show my backers what I'm made of. Nevertheless deece results, puts me $20k away from finding that 100k achievement on Pocket Fives.

Moaning about winning and not being able to get into a hole?! That's not first world problems - it's Arab money problems!

[JGill_DTD]

Right, I decided to take another swing at this.

The aim of this revival is to show myself coming out the other side of the heavy downswing I am currently in and hopefully becoming one of the top MTT regs in the game.

I currently play at an ABI of $21, but I am on a stinky 400BI downswing (as low as 500BI at one stage). I understand at some point whilst grinding full time (12 hours a day, 5/6 days a week) this would become inevitable, especially if not playing perfect poker, something I am far away from. HOWEVER, I have some of the best players/coaches in the game reaching out to me, who I review with on the reg so see no reason as to why I can't 'make it' so to speak. I'm not currently playing live as I think that is almost the easy way out, I want to graft away online and feel like I earnt it. I also believe this process will give me much thicker skin.

I put in a lot of volume as mentioned, and would say I come pretty close to the burnt out line. However since I want to make it in poker I don't want to look back on this opportunity and regret I didn't put enough effort in or work hard enough to get to where I want to, when I have been given all the tools and resources to be able to make a name for myself.

Poker/Blog Goals:
>Get out of the Downswing by the end of October;
>Review at least twice a week;
>Hit the top 1k of players on P5's by christmas;
>Post some fun hands itt along with a couple here and there in PHA;
>Have 3 things to improve in my game each week and ensure I do exactly that.

I currently have very sporadic part time work since any work with Poker Player fell through due to there being nothing left for me to do for the company. I will be looking for something to be getting on with whilst putting in as much online volume as possible to run alongside this. Poker will be the primary concern, with any part time job being secondary in regards to hours spent.