12 Tabling + Joel is Working Again???

It's been a fun little month. It's nice to look back at my last post and realize that, after the pretty sick downswing, I have pulled myself out and, poker-wise, things have been going very nicely. I didn't set any hands goals for this month but kinda wish I could have, as I played slightly over 22k hands, winning slightly over $1300 plus what is going to be around $350 in rakeback.

After going through the downswing, I decided to mix it up and 6 table 50NL 6-max for a little while. Things went pretty well for a couple weeks, and then I decided to get to work on my 22" monitor. Typically I would fire up 9 tables for an hour or so, but I was getting bored, so I added 3 more which fit perfectly on my computer. It has allowed me to put in more volume while increasing my hourly rate which is a good combination.

One of the reasons for my success this month has been due to an improvement in focus. I have played only when I have truly felt like playing, but it's obv a lot easier to put in hands when you're winning. In addition to this, I have decided to just check my ego at the door when I fire up tables. I have let the 30/25 agro's pound on me while I wait to find a good spot to play back or until I actually have a hand.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?5137804 This is a result of this. This guy for whatever reason decided to just 3bet me relentlessly. I know he is a thinking player, so I know he's going to expect me to 4bet him soon, and, because we were effectively 200bb's deep, this was a perfect spot. I decide to c-bet the same amount i 3bet to try and get him to spew, which he does. I was very happy with this result obviously.

Aside from poker, I have been working out 5+ days of the week. I've been slacking on doing a ton of cardio, but I have been lifting primarily and can feel myself getting stronger which is cool. Rachel had been trying to get me to do hot yoga for a long time, and I had continued to say that I would never do it. Well, I decided to just put an end to it and flip a coin. Heads I would do the 5 day trial; tails I would never do yoga, and she could never bug me about it again. Well, it ended up heads, and I went to hot yoga for the first time yesterday. It was quite an experience.

I have never sweated so much in my life. It was harder than I thought it would be. It is basically doing pretty tough yoga positions for 90 minutes in a 107 degree room. Not something I would include on my list of interests.

Anyways, that was yesterday. Today, we both got lazy and decided against doing it, but I will be back on the train tomorrow :/

Also, I started working at Loomis Trail Bar and Grill. Yes, Joel is working in a grill - cooking, taking orders, serving drinks - EVERYTHING. Running the show. It's kind of a joke as I am the most clumsy person I know and have already ruined 3 pairs of pants from grease spills. But I was sick of not working, and the opportunity was presented to me, so I obliged. So far, so good.

Anyways, I am heading down to Seattle tonight for Katie's bday which should be fun. Gotta go get in a quick workout.

God Bless,

JG