Saturday, December 13, 2008

New Year Resolutions

After my normal 2 month blog layoff, I figured I would try again, to get this blog going.
So in honor of the new year, I am going to look at last years resolution and post some new resolutions for this year.
LAST YEARS:
1. Lose some weight.. Anheiser Bush keeps sending me thank you letters so this might be a sign that I need to get off the sauce and get to the gym.
Result: I have gained weight.. replaced beer with liquor and that did not work. Back to eating right and getting a grip on having drinks at night. Also started to lift with JD Schellnutt.

2. Win a fcking tournament that has over 100 players.. I have won several under 100 but never won one with more than that (I got 2nd 3 times this year). To do this I need to read some strategy blogs/books and play about 300 MTTs this year (only played about 50 last year).
Result: Hit my goal on this one. Won 2 MTT's (not much but better than nothing) and played in about 300 MTTs. I also had several seconds.

3. Get a purpose for this blog other then me just posting info.. I need to create something that is worth reading.. going to take some time though.
Result: Still no purpose.

4. Get out to Vegas in June for the WSOP.. I want to play in the $2000 PLO event.
Result: Didnt happen.

5. Spend more time with the family... take some time to kick, throw and shoot the ball with the boys in the afternoons. Also plan some family trips.
Result: Hit my goal on this one. Make 1 to 2 hours almost every night to spend with the kids and wife. We spent a lot of time at the beach together and I coached my oldest son soccer team. Limit my poker playing to after 8pm when the kids were getting ready for bed and the wife started studying.

6. Find a job at a college that has a pharmacy school for my wife and is in a warm and tropical setting.. Hawaii is the front runner but there are some schools in West Palm Beach that look promising.
Result: Didnt happen. Could not get the house sold as the market has gone to shat. Wife is getting locked into Creightons online Pharmacy school as we have not sold the house. So no Hawaii for now. Maybe after she finishes, we will go for a year.


RESOLUTIONS FOR 2009.
This will be a running blog until I get all my resolutions figured out, but here is the start.
1. Play 3000 sngs this year. I will either accomplish this a build my BR (my ROI for sngs are between 7 and 10%) or I will go insane. :-)

2. Get to vegas for the WSOP. This is a long shot as I am currently using my live BR to help pay bills but if I have a decent score (3K or higher) between now and then, I will be in Vegas trying to qualify for big dance (and some PLO tournys).

3.Get my weight between 190 - 195 from my current weight between 200 - 205.

4. Play 300 MTT's.

5. Grind out the Iron Man bonus on FT and stay at Silver or higher each month. This way I can qualify for the bonus offered every 6 months and get a free shot at the Iron Man tourny.

6. Get back involved in the blogger tournaments and post once a week to the blog.

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