I really don’t know how best to describe 2009, I think it has been eventful but odd in the same way. Many of my goals and projects have not come to fruition and that has been a disappointment.
BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENTS OF THE YEAR
1. Having less time to play poker is pretty much up there but I have created this situation so I have to live with it. The results have gone well on the whole but hardly spectacular given that I have basically not treated my poker playing seriously.
2. Getting needless flak on the forums got to me a bit, although I noticed that Keith Hawkins made an apology on The Hendon Mob via an article he wrote. Trouble is that I cannot make my mind up whether that guy is sincere or not. I have sent him 2 PM’s now, one on Blonde and the other on THM and nothing has come back and I get the distinct feeling of ulterior motives here but anyway……..I have no problem with him or Mick McCool or any one else for that matter as I have gained immensely due to that exposure so its almost a positive.
3. I have had a few personal set backs as well which I would rather not go into but on the whole I don’t think that 2009 has been that great a year.
THE PLUSSES
For me it was The Vulture, my one true experiment that saw me make $25/hour multi-tabling NL50. I set out to prove that a player could make a living wage from poker with little bankroll, playing low-stakes and not using tracking software. I spewed countless times but over 75k hands I was showing earnings of $1000/week if expanded to a 40 hour week.
There are not many players who could make $4000/month online but I guess that I could have doubled this had I played properly and also played more tables. Next year will see me try to do a $10,000 challenge where I will try and turn $100 into $10,000 in my “100-1″ challenge. The real challenge is the discipline and not the actual making of the money as I know that I can do that.
But starting with $100 (may make it $200-$20,000) will be a test not to spunk that money away. Not an awful lot of pluses on the poker playing side although my naughty hit and run heads up sessions were proving very lucrative. I am ditching PLO next year, I am just not putting enough time into that game and the games are getting tougher.
So next year should see me writing even more which is a negative before we even start but I will be multi-tabling NL50 and NL100 and getting guaranteed profits rather than messing about all the bloody time……oh and dont forget the heads up games.
Speaking of heads up…….just read Danny Ashman’s book and really enjoyed it. Anyway sorry that it has been a while since my past post but Christmas time is always hectic so if I don’t see you soon then have a good one.
regards
Carl “The Dean” Sampson at poker loco
