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chilling with family in Aachen, just got back from Christmas market in Monshau - great place, nice food and really cool Christmas feeling!
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How many spins do u open at the same time? (wondering how difficult is to achieve your volume of play)
What was your EVchips / game in 2015?
Click clack clock! So happy to be back in 2016, I have to admit, after closing SNE I've neglected blogging a little bit, but I've switched places again and had a lot of adventures with setting in. Anyway, I'm back and lets start by closing 2015.
2015 in numbers, poker and travel.
view from my building where I stayed for new years eve in La Guaira, Venezuela!
Last year has been easily top1 of my favorite years ever.
- I have played poker for ~1800 hours.
- Studied poker for roughly 200 hours.
- Meditated roughly 100 times.
- Graded 70 sessions.
- Worked 10,5 months, 5 days a week.
-Lived and played in Mexico, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Mauritius.
-Visited 10 countries.
-Ate out more times than I can count.
-I think I've lost like 4kg 
-I have skydived, got my diving certificate and dived 6 times, did bungee jumping, dived with a shark, walked a lion and a penguin and saw dolphins in nature.
- I am in a great, happy relationship with a wonderful girl. I don't want to sweet too much in here, but she is the best
And you guys! It was fun blogging for you this year and again many thanks for all thumbs ups on the way and congrats after finishing sne - it was awesome and you were a big part of that experience for me 
drink and chill on a beach with a sunset - best way to close a year
Stop by tomorrow, Ill drop some pics and dolphin video also a 2016 goals and plans note is brewing!
keep them crushed!
2016 and January so far.
I have already planed 2016, but ill write about it in a few days, still on a fence about what volume/other goals to set. Whichever option ill choose, plan is to go really hard this year as well Stay tuned for details.
Pokerwise january is being pretty sweet sofar, roughly 2k games in ~2 weeks with 2,5% ev roi
Leaving Mauritius
I have spend on this paradise island almost 3 months. It was absolutely relaxing and one of best places to grind. Pace of living is not too fast yet there was always something to do, a new place to visit or a restaurant to check out. The place I've stayed - Flic en Flac was awesome and I can wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone wanting to chill for couple of months but still have some nightlife options. Whole island is extremely safe, even thou at night it looks kinda creepy as for some reason there are some streets with almost no light - everyone was assuring us it's safe and we never had any problems. Only thing - Mauritius might be boring for a long term
We rented a place 200m to the beach and restaurants, 2br+livingroom+2bathrooms will cost you around 800$ monthly in mid range building with a small pool. Might be cheaper if you get some help from a local. Living expenses are a bit lower than eastern Europe but alcohol and taxis are quite pricey. Restaurants pretty much same price range, but really good quality, specially Indian food.
beaches were pleasantly empty most of the time
What was surprisingly cheap - organized daily trips and diving. 1 dive will cost you around 25$ and a whole day trip on a decent touristic boat with grill party on the beach, dolphins watching and couple snorkeling stops will cost you ~~ 36$.
dolphins we got lucky to see!
view from the road
hotel we visited for Mari's birthday
We went to 1 of 3 days of a traditional Indian wedding. The part we saw wasn't that spectacular as I was expecting people busting into Bollywood moves all around - we witnessed as 1,5h long ceremony of the groom being smacked with some powder by everyone in the tent. Anyway it was very special and whole event had a great vibe to it as everyone is invited. Like literally, when someone gets married in a village/small city they put a big ass tent and its open for everyone to come by and enter.
poor lucky guy
catering - looks way worse than it tasted, Indian cuisine is so rich in flavor, they really know their spices.
Thats it. My stay in Mauritius. After this week, we have some vacations planned in Venezuela
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GL at the tables and keep them crushed guys!
Sup guys? another sweet sess yesterday 160 games at 100+ev chips/game.
Now, following my routine - oatmeal with black coffee, meditation and lets grind! I love Latin America time zone - i wake up, make breakfast and its 6pm in Europe ♦
Okay guys, the time has come! I am proud to present you my fanpage:
ill be double posting as usual most of the content, but don't be shy to like
Pretty solid start of the month @100$, 5,7% ev roi, 56 cev. And today is <drum-roll> Friday
How to make that red line?
http://www.boomplayer.com/…/poker-…/Boom/17722998_2320A7B0CF
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How is your February going?
#PokerTips: Most players use a warm up routine, to tap into that poker focused mindset. Mine consists of preparing a light breakfast, espresso and a ten minute meditation. I've tried many apps for short guided meditations, and the best one I've found is Headspace.
It's an app with recordings for guided meditations, grouped into 30 day packs depending on what you want to focus on while meditating. There are very interesting ones in Performance list - focus, creativity, happiness. It has a free month trial I believe, but I strongly recommend subscribing to it
Finished my 2h long battle with desk and chair construction! Still waiting for screen, but about to start first Colombian session
February wrap up!
Great month! Played 3140 games with 3,4% EV ROI, 44 cev/game. Filled my planned monthly volume and 2,5 day worth of play on top. Mostly due to very swift moving and home office arrangement in Colombia.
Did a lot of work on my daily routine and monthly/weekly schedules. Started using google calendar Still in the process of incorporating my new tasks as a coach in SmartSpin. But it looks good so far. Giving coachings seem to be a lot of fun and is a good way for me to cement my knowledge as well.
I've spend around 15-20 hours working on my game/mindset which is what I was aiming for. I think I'm getting a better grip of how I want to work on my game, sort off learning how to learn.
I've improved my focus, habits (daily meditation, kept good diet during the week, added gym) and ability to get into the zone. I've started being more strategic about that aspect of my game. Definitely huge progress when it comes to assessing my own game and mental approach on a given day.
Strategically I think the areas I was leaking last months got a bit stronger. But have to wait to get a better sample
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I think I've improved greatly vs. fish. Times when I use board/spot specific timings/sizings have at least doubled compared to last months, and are way more natural, swift and starting to be effortless.
Life wise, I really enjoy Colombia! Medellin got straight up to the top5 of my favorite cities. Mari and I got extremely lucky with the apartment, great location, awesome amenities and pretty well priced. We did a bit of city sightseeing, mostly restaurants :D. Also Botanical Garden and Planetarium.
For more photos, follow me on instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ytrer_on_the_road/
Another big event was Mari's and mine one year anniversary! It's great having such a supportive girlfriend in my corner, really guys she is awesome.
That was my February, how did you guys do?