2020

 Here's my 2020 graphs:

It's been a good year, but I want more! Bring on 2021!

Some goals:

• Double my volume
• Double my winrate

How am I going to do this? 

The first one is simple (in theory). If I can double my table count from 6 to 12 then I can potentially play 1,000,000 hands next year. However, it's not so easy (in practice) because I currently only play on 2 sites and their schedules don't line up very well. This means that to achieve this I would have to put in some serious hours. Food for thought... Another option is to add a 3rd site, which I will look into, to see if that helps.

The second one is theoretically achievable because I'm told that the best regs at my stakes are winning at a rate of 10-15bbs/100hands. How can I better myself though? More theoretical study! I'm in the process of arranging a study group that will meet weekly with other members of my stable to add to the sessions that we take part in with our stakers. On top of this I will try and study by myself for an hour a day.

If I could achieve both of these goals in 2021 then presumably a doubled winrate could translate to a doubling of this year's total ROI (16.6%). So, twice as many hands and twice the winrate means that I could break the 6 figures profit threshold and make $100k+ without changing stakes (this year's ABI was $37.44). But with MTT's you never know!

Curveball

 

This graph shows my Big Blinds won over the last month against the hands I've played:

Covid-19 meant I could not go to Costa Rica for the Live Cage event which has been postponed indefinately. In fact I cancelled my flights ( I was given credit with the airlines) two days before departure! And I was lucky too, because I would have been stuck somewhere along this route:

Australia - UK - USA - Costa Rica - USA - UK - Australia

The most likely place I would be right now is the UK as the various border laws changed shortly after I cancelled my flights.

So instead I'm here in Australia, where about a month ago I signed a new staking deal with a couple of very strong players, that includes coaching, both in a group and privately. The deal is structured to be a longterm one and I anticipate it will be beneficial to all parties. This deal has freed up some funds for pimping my grind-station which now includes a treadmill desk with a 24" monitor as well a 30" & a 27" monitor with a beast of a PC (inc. 64gb of RAM and an SSD HD).

So far I'm in profit and I'm happy! So I'm looking to build on this. At the moment I'm 6 tabling on one monitor but a.s.a.p I hope to be able to play 10-12 on two monitors without sacraficing too much of my winrate. If I can do this, and it remains to be seen, then I estimate I can play 1 million hands in a year. My coaches and I are aiming for a winrate of 15bb/100 hands at low to mid stakes. Aim high! What this translates to in ROI I am, as yet unsure, but my coaches think $100k / year USD is a realistic target. I'll take that!

I'm going to Costa Rica!!!!!!!!

I won a package worth $8.3k to travel to Costa Rica and play in the $5k live Cage event run by WPN. This will be my first ever trip to Central America and I am really looking forward to it! The package covers all expenses inc. hotel, flights etc. as well as the Buy-in for the event which should be a very interesting 12 hours of Poker (if I last that long). 

The event is a hybrid of cash and tournament Poker where your chips have a real monetary value and can be cashed out after two six hour days of play IF you have any left. However, only 25% of the field usually make it to the end of day two because the blinds rise as the event progresses much like in a tournament. Also the tables are 6 max and there is a Button Ante and these factors will of course induce more action.

Whether I win or lose though I'm getting a free trip to one of the world's most naturally beautiful places. Costa Rica here I come!