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Originally posted by IvicaIliev77Hi my friend!
I can see myself beating 30s in immediate future but for 60s I think some time will need to pass to tackle them because of :
1) I want to increase my BR a lot before I consider adding those swings
2) I don't know all the regs there so in the beginning will most likely play tons of reg infested games therefore decreasing my ROI
3) My game is now good for 30s to have 2-3% ROI minimum but I am not sure how it would work on 60s as I expect a lot of guys who know what they are doing a lot moreGuitar lessons tomorrow as I will not be grinding just coaching students and 2 hours of guitar lessons.
My expenses went up to 1.5k euro per month so until things settle in my family I will have to provide that money on steady basis. That basically means that I will be grinding 3k games minimum mixing 15s and 30s. Doing that will give me minimum 3k$ post rb which will be enough to cover all the living expenses for all of us + apartment bank credits.
I am not planing to do any performing soon but instead just to do lessons with 2 of my hard working students. This year I will sacrifice to grind, make enough money and most importantly improve to get to 60s have some positive roi there and make my life easier next year by increasing average buy in.
If all of this works out like I plan it, I can't take way more free time and liberties cause 1.5k euro is easier to make mixing 30s and 60s then 15s and 30s.How are you doing, have you moved to Asia yet?
I'm unclear regarding buying HH's/ datamining. But if it's allowed, could you buy HH's at the higher levels and study the hands the crushers showdown in?
1.5k euro is a lot. Kudos to you for stepping up to the plate for your family.
Me and Asia! - I'm ready to roll, around September. It's a huge task to get everything sorted to leave. I sold and gave away guitars etc the last time I went, but I was in a hurry after a big car accident. Now I have 5 guitars again, pod, Fender amp, car , and loads of stuff that would cost a lot if I didn't last in Asia ( like before) , from electronic stuff to all the Lick Library DVD's. It will all fall into place though ♠_biggrin: The future is bright.
Originally posted by TheLandlordUK
I'm unclear regarding buying HH's/ datamining. But if it's allowed, could you buy HH's at the higher levels and study the hands the crushers showdown in?
Pokerstars have a strict policy even against collection of tournament results (and a lot of crushers are opted out), so HH mining is definitely illegal... which doesn't stop it from existing, but using it puts a risk of being banned from play (at FTP as well), which would be huge for many of you who'd hate to play at any other site 
Originally posted by TheLandlordUK
I'm unclear regarding buying HH's/ datamining. But if it's allowed, could you buy HH's at the higher levels and study the hands the crushers showdown in?
1.5k euro is a lot. Kudos to you for stepping up to the plate for your family.
Me and Asia! - I'm ready to roll, around September. It's a huge task to get everything sorted to leave. I sold and gave away guitars etc the last time I went, but I was in a hurry after a big car accident. Now I have 5 guitars again, pod, Fender amp, car , and loads of stuff that would cost a lot if I didn't last in Asia ( like before) , from electronic stuff to all the Lick Library DVD's. It will all fall into place though ♠_biggrin: The future is bright.
I dont do any datamining. Always go to the tables to gather real info , especially cause I expect people on 60s to know to adjust to your style.
It is a lot of money but I don't mind making even more to feel safe about it.
Once things settle we can as a family use that money for some other things. Will write about future investments in some future blog posts.
It sounds like you got it figured out my friend. I envy you for going there in September already.
Wish you all the best and lots of fun !
Originally posted by tonypmm
Originally posted by TheLandlordUK
I'm unclear regarding buying HH's/ datamining. But if it's allowed, could you buy HH's at the higher levels and study the hands the crushers showdown in?Pokerstars have a strict policy even against collection of tournament results (and a lot of crushers are opted out), so HH mining is definitely illegal... which doesn't stop it from existing, but using it puts a risk of being banned from play (at FTP as well), which would be huge for many of you who'd hate to play at any other site
They should be and I support that they are!
I had people ask me for my HH. I never provided anybody with it because I am very against it.
I worked year and a half to get to where I am, 90% of effort was all mine and payed 10k+ euro while in coaching and staking. Why should I ever give somebody my HH for any price?
No thanks.Get some balls, believe in your game, go sit at the tables and see how good you are read less with your game vs regs on 60s and unknowns.
It is almost 6 months into the year, just want to lay out some plans till the end of the year.
- Hit close to 30k SNGs total for the year
- Have 3-7% ROI on 30s and establish myself there steady
- Improve the game even more to start mixing 60s
- Mix 30s and 60s towards the end of the year
- Aim for post rb as set in the beginning of the year 30k$
- Get to 200k VPPs
- Continue coaching and staking current select group of people
- Extend coaching and staking by accepting low stake grinders from 7s and winners from 3.5$
- Become PS coach
I am behind the schedule with SNGs simply because January and February was light with volume, March was decent, April I did only HU hypers so May will be 4k now.
I will go for 3k minimum games from next months and will most likely do that by 200 game days or grinding 20 out of 30 days when I grind a bit less then 200. Rest of the days or free days will be used for working on the game and coaching.
Confident in my knowledge for 30s already. Waiting to play there 1-2 months there more, have between 3 and 7% ROI depending on ITM. By September or so plan is to start adding 60s as well. I should have by then roll to mix 30s and 60s so that is something I look forward doing to see how I will rate myself among excellent regs.
If things go as planed, I will be going for 500k VPPs next year and aiming at 4% combined ROI to make 94.8k$ post rb.
Lots of plans for coaching and staking in near future also.
Step one is having 5 to 10 low stake grinders who are minimum BE now. Within one year to establish them as top regs on 7s and among top 10-20 players on 15s.
Within 2 years from now, plan is to have combination of 7s and 15s grinders who will be all profitable and I will be the one coaching them, assistant coach will take care of micro guys until they are ready to hit 7s.
Lots of things plan, very motivated and driven to push my limits and prove to myself I can do it all.
If things work out , within 3 years from now I will be making 200k per year.
Next year between 70 and 94.8k from my grind alone, year after it also around that with exception because by then I expect 5 solid winners who shall make 100k total in a year (50k extra for coaching and staking them all). So in 3rd year expect to be already established on 60s by then, have that 2-3% ROI minimum there, crush 30s heavy (5%+), play 100s with minimum BE ROI there and coach and stake 7s and 15s guys (about 10 of them to keep quality of instruction high).
This essentially means that within 7 years I could make from my own grind and coaching + staking 1 million $ which will be nice for retiring and investing in other business as well.
What is the most important thing here is that majority of that money depends purely on my part so I will do best to earn it by working hard and grinding harder.
Coaching and staking depends on people, if they have what it takes to study hard, to fix their leaks, to move forward, to make a living out of poker , to grind heavy, to fix their mental game leaks. If I find those candidates, I see no reason why they shouldn't crush 7s with 7%+ ROI , 15s with anywhere between 3 and 5% and 30s to be BE to 2%.
Anyways, wanted to share all this with my friends and followers here on PS.
It will be really long ride but it will be well worth it.
Originally posted by IvicaIliev77
It is almost 6 months into the year, just want to lay out some plans till the end of the year.
Hmm... You sure about that?
Well, the Christmas holidays count into the following year, don't they? 
As far as setting monetary goals, don't use euros when referring to your net worth in convos with non-poker friends - it sounds cooler in the national currency. I guess you're already a millionaire in dinars (not everyone in Serbia has even that). I'd love to become a Belarusian ruble billionaire, which is about ten times less than your goal, but I hope it's enough for a (solitary and humble) retirement too. Also, low stake local games in Minsk or Lima feel as baller as nosebleeds
Originally posted by ghaleon
Originally posted by IvicaIliev77
It is almost 6 months into the year, just want to lay out some plans till the end of the year.Hmm... You sure about that?
who is this new troll blackmember? 
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Originally posted by ghaleon
Originally posted by IvicaIliev77
It is almost 6 months into the year, just want to lay out some plans till the end of the year.Hmm... You sure about that?
Don't count June at all as I already know how fast it will fly and what will happen
Prague from 4th to 10th. Grinding 3k games mixing 15s and 30s - ideally 15 days x 200 games each day.Expecting minimum 3k post RB with 36% ITM on both limits. Expenses 2k minimum. Minimum 15 hours invested in studying. Minimum 20 hours of coaching 5 people.
Expecting to continue talks with PS about SNG coach position.
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Originally posted by tonypmm
Well, the Christmas holidays count into the following year, don't they?
As far as setting monetary goals, don't use euros when referring to your net worth in convos with non-poker friends - it sounds cooler in the national currency. I guess you're already a millionaire in dinars (not everyone in Serbia has even that). I'd love to become a Belarusian ruble billionaire, which is about ten times less than your goal, but I hope it's enough for a (solitary and humble) retirement too. Also, low stake local games in Minsk or Lima feel as baller as nosebleedsNo holidays for me , at least for a while my friend.
Yesterday meet up with ex gf, had a great time and told her that we will be seeing each other about once a month in June, then July on might be different (if I don't do any traveling anywhere and stay in Nis).Don't like telling non poker friends about any cash really simply because they will never understand how much sacrifice it took me to get where I am and that poker is for me like job just like they work for some 300-400 euro salary somewhere their job.
The less they know the better for everyone !
Originally posted by Veini
Originally posted by ghaleon
Originally posted by IvicaIliev77
It is almost 6 months into the year, just want to lay out some plans till the end of the year.Hmm... You sure about that?
who is this new troll blackmember?
Future SNE crusher! 
Originally posted by IvicaIliev77
Yesterday meet up with ex gf, had a great time and told her that we will be seeing each other about once a month in June, then July on might be different (if I don't do any traveling anywhere and stay in Nis).
This relationship setup makes me admire you even more! Is there another girl anywhere who would date regularly but require attention only once a month?! Could you strike a time-sharing deal with me and a couple of other non-jealous guys? (Just kidding; she's a great catch of yours anyway.)
What makes it even more baller is the brutal way you left her (if it was the way you told - btw, let me put a link to that story so that I don't lose it next time). You traded her feelings for basically a video game, and she still hasn't forgotten your name. It's as if I had a gf (what an utopia innit) and she dumped me to concentrate on low-stake Angry Birds and eventually build a sufficient BR to challenge Dmitry Medvedev HU4rolls at Deep Purple's concert and win the Russian treasury from him.
Originally posted by tonypmm
Originally posted by IvicaIliev77
Yesterday meet up with ex gf, had a great time and told her that we will be seeing each other about once a month in June, then July on might be different (if I don't do any traveling anywhere and stay in Nis).This relationship setup makes me admire you even more! Is there another girl anywhere who would date regularly but require attention only once a month?! Could you strike a time-sharing deal with me and a couple of other non-jealous guys? (Just kidding; she's a great catch of yours anyway.)
What makes it even more baller is the brutal way you left her (if it was the way you told - btw, let me put a link to that story so that I don't lose it next time). You traded her feelings for basically a video game, and she still hasn't forgotten your name. It's as if I had a gf (what an utopia innit) and she dumped me to concentrate on low-stake Angry Birds and eventually build a sufficient BR to challenge Dmitry Medvedev HU4rolls at Deep Purple's concert and win the Russian treasury from him.
Yeah there were 2 reasons why I broke up with her
1) I simply have no time to commit to full time relationship - she required to see me spend time together hang out very often etc and I can't provide that to any girl right now in my life
2) She doesn't understand nor fully support what I do in my life right now - she would prefer me to do music cause that is something I truly love and lets face it tomorrow she can tell her friends family my bf is Berklee teacher jazz guitar player instead of professional poker player and grinder
For me its easy choice. EV+ play long term is to find girl that will support no matter what I do + be adjustable to my schedule.
So I will keep searching, preferably some Asian girl until I find the right one. Until then I will just not bother even thinking about girls women relationships. I am honest and open about my time expectations and everything. I can't have regular relationship now and most girls will want what I can't provide them now. The beauty is once I find the girl that will fit into my life it will be perfect to consider going more serious with her. Until then seeing ex gf is best option, have fun no strings attached and everybody is happy.
Yea I totaly agree with you. If my girl won`t support me I don`t know if I can be with her. It is something that is very important in relationship. She is little afraid of my choice of going pro, but she supports me in full.
We have small apartment, so when I am grinding, she never turn on TV or something that will make noice. Even if her favorite show is on TV. And we never argue about that. Last year I won live tournament in local casino, nothing big, and she was even more excited that I was and tell anybody about my success. 
So I repay here by having a hole day just for here, like it was Saturday. I didn`t grind or doing anything that is related to poker.
She is really the gold one.
Sorry for the wrong wording - I agree that the breakup was +EV (though it would be an easier decision had you been risking to end up with 70K VPPs as opposed to 100K for the year... there's not even an extra milestone credit given for 150K VPPs as opposed to the simple SN, so they don't give a significant jump in RB%... so 1/3 of the volume could have been sacrificed had the girl been supportive). The only thing I question is that
Originally posted by IvicaIliev77
Until then seeing ex gf is best option, have fun no strings attached and everybody is happy.
I like the analogy with a band-aid - it hurts less (though more acutely) when torn off at once than when it's removed slowly. I'm sure I'd run out of curse words (accumulated in bulk during the entire course of the relationship) when dismissing her and would want to never see her again. Managing to keep the relationship with the ex amicable is a great achievement, but I'm not sure if memories about the 4 weeks when you were close aren't haunting you during and between the dates. No matter if any strings are attached or not, just seeing the mistress again is a test of mental toughness and forgiveness. (The same of course applies to her wish to see you.)
So what I meant is that the 'in-between' relationship status is hardly attainable, but you two are managing to pull it off.
Also, I wonder what words you told her when breaking up, especially how you explained her the reason (given that she doesn't treat poker as a job that's worth the time and energy). As hinted above, I'd be really lost as to what to say (to feel better afterwards).
Originally posted by mylove190207
Yea I totaly agree with you. If my girl won`t support me I don`t know if I can be with her. It is something that is very important in relationship. She is little afraid of my choice of going pro, but she supports me in full.We have small apartment, so when I am grinding, she never turn on TV or something that will make noice. Even if her favorite show is on TV. And we never argue about that. Last year I won live tournament in local casino, nothing big, and she was even more excited that I was and tell anybody about my success.
So I repay here by having a hole day just for here, like it was Saturday. I didn`t grind or doing anything that is related to poker.She is really the gold one.
It looks like you found the right one for you - excellent my friend.
Enjoy the day off
Originally posted by tonypmm
Sorry for the wrong wording - I agree that the breakup was +EV (though it would be an easier decision had you been risking to end up with 70K VPPs as opposed to 100K for the year... there's not even an extra milestone credit given for 150K VPPs as opposed to the simple SN, so they don't give a significant jump in RB%... so 1/3 of the volume could have been sacrificed had the girl been supportive). The only thing I question is thatOriginally posted by IvicaIliev77
Until then seeing ex gf is best option, have fun no strings attached and everybody is happy.I like the analogy with a band-aid - it hurts less (though more acutely) when torn off at once than when it's removed slowly. I'm sure I'd run out of curse words (accumulated in bulk during the entire course of the relationship) when dismissing her and would want to never see her again. Managing to keep the relationship with the ex amicable is a great achievement, but I'm not sure if memories about the 4 weeks when you were close aren't haunting you during and between the dates. No matter if any strings are attached or not, just seeing the mistress again is a test of mental toughness and forgiveness. (The same of course applies to her wish to see you.)
So what I meant is that the 'in-between' relationship status is hardly attainable, but you two are managing to pull it off.
Also, I wonder what words you told her when breaking up, especially how you explained her the reason (given that she doesn't treat poker as a job that's worth the time and energy). As hinted above, I'd be really lost as to what to say (to feel better afterwards).
If I didn't girnd those additional VPPs I would not have cleared more money from RB which would be really bad cause I would not have roll to play from January and would be stuck in coaching and staking for another 6 months- which would be really bad...
I told ex gf everything like I write here in the blog everything.
I always approach people with honest and direct approach. It shows you who is true and who is not. People don't believe you many times cause they have all been hurt in the past in different relationships but I have approached my life from early age and still will keep doing it.
This approach has cost me a lot so called friendships but sooner or later people reveal their true selves and show you who they really are.
I am guilty of forgiving people way too much, not holding a grudge vs anyone, always hopping that they didn't do such and such thing on purpose, giving way too many 2nd chances etc.
After everything that happened 2 weeks ago, I turned that page in my life and now I am just surrounded with people that truly care and show interest about my being and that don't have any interest except that they all genially care about me. I can truly say that this was revelation for me because never again I need to hang with people that want to use me or anything like that - I am only available to my family and very close friends the rest I am emotionally detached 100% from.
Bit off topic but it will help you understand why ex gf accepted the brake up then and why she accepts hanging out with me now.
Today only 150 games
Went to sleep around 4 am last night, didn't get good sleep so I am going home to crash now.
The update for the day is HERE
^^ Sorry for making you repeat the same things as some time ago... apparently I can't internalise the fact that crystal honesty works like a charm... I was taught to be honest in the childhood, but then I was blamed by the mother, and bullied by peers, for showing my weaknesses too overtly, and especially when I learned to play poker, the game of deception, I liked the concept and became very secretive.
This honest approach is something I should discuss with a psychotherapist, thanks for the tip