November Motivation Thread

LearnedfromTV · #1 10-25-2006, 04:53 AM

October was a weird month for online poker, with this legislation [censored], sites closing, uncertainty about the future. There have been a few downswing type threads here lately, maybe random variance, maybe games got tougher, probably both. I'm sure there are people out there in a rut, MTTs are high variance obviously, and bad months happen, and I've also seen some MTT regulars posting about cash game downswings.

So let's kick ourselves in the ass and gear up for the November TLB challenge. The purpose of this thread is for people to list non-results-based poker goals for November. Not I'll play X tournaments, not I'll play X hands of NL 200, not I'll win $X. Decide how you want to manage yourself as a poker player in November. And then do it.

You may have guessed this thread stems from my own self-ass-kicking. October was my first complete non-wedding-distracted month playing full time. I've been reviewing things and planning for November tonight. I had a fine month but am not satisfied with my overall progress as a professional. I actually played good poker pretty much all month, with only two or three bad sessions. But there is more to poker than the poker.

These are the things I will and will not do in November:

- I will play according to my schedule
- I will not be angry at myself for my mistakes, but I will note them and learn from them.
- I will not be angry at my opponents for their mistakes, and I will never be negative/coachy/sarcastic/whiny in chat. No more lols!
- I will not play when I am tired or irritated, and I will not tilt
- I will study away from the table
- I will balance my life - sleep well, eat well, work out, spend time with my wife and my friends.

After this post, this thread is not about me. I don't need advice. I need to execute and no one else can do that for me. If you have the psychological mastery, self/life management part of poker locked down, then ignore this thread. But if there's something you know you need to work on, post it here. Then follow through. Really. No bull [censored].

**theme from Rocky....**

BT2 · #2 10-25-2006, 05:34 AM

i will play more deep stack tournies, learn how to play a rebuy, and stop playing when i am falling asleep

shaundeeb · #3 10-25-2006, 05:35 AM

I will play 1,000 180 sit and goes in nov.

tubasteve · #4 10-25-2006, 05:45 AM

10k hands of nl100, 15k hands of nl200

If I run good, maybe 5k and 20k. Either way I want 25k hands instead of this pussy 10k [censored] I've been doing.

skier_5 · #5 10-25-2006, 11:34 AM

I need to balance my life a bit more and other than that I want to find some leaks in my game.

though - I will not stop loling since those are the same donks that leave as soon as they take my money anyways [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. I'll say my 2c when some donk calls me with 99 when i repop pre, bet flop and shove turn! [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

oh, less non strategy 2+2. Way too easy to blow time on here.

FortunaMaximus · #6 10-25-2006, 11:36 AM

Oops.

Daisy if ya do got 'em dukes.

Roll, boy, roll, from cain't see to cain't see, feelin' by the blue.

NoahSD · #7 10-25-2006, 11:36 AM

I'm gonna try to never play poker if I need to be somewhere, do something, or sleep in the next 4 hours. Basically, I don't plan on playing much poker.

geestyle · #8 10-25-2006, 03:51 PM

I'm gonna try and not pee in my pants whilst waiting for the break in a MTT.

ASPoker8 · #9 10-25-2006, 04:01 PM

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I'm gonna try and not pee in my pants whilst waiting for the break in a MTT.

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been there, almost done that

FortunaMaximus · #10 10-25-2006, 04:16 PM

Old Mason jars that used to hold pasta sauce. Although I think my next place's gonna have an urinal in the office. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]