New Goals to Accomplish

Posted by icemonkey9 on Feb 14, 2010 in winner | 0 comments

Well, I pulled off what I honestly thought was impossible and played 30,000+ hands of poker in what turned out to be a span of 5 days (I had given myself 6).  I made some money and that felt great and learned quite a lot about what it takes to be a full time poker player.  My respect for those mega-grinders has increased ten-fold thanks to dipping my toe in their waters.

I'll have a summation post about what I learned for my next entry.  For now I'd like to talk about what is next for me both at the tables and away from them

AT THE TABLES

With so much volume played in February now, I'm actually in reach of some pretty cool goals.  I have 1,360 VPPs to go to unlock my next $50 Stellar Reward, which is cool because I really like getting a free $50 when I can.  Also, I am only 2,043 VPPs away from achieving Platinum Star for the first time in my life.  I remember one month I got very close but tilted the last day and just said screw it.  It just might be the time to get it finally, which would be great because Platinum Star is roughly worth (according to the good people at FPPpro.com) 24% at Full Ring.  That may not be 100% accurate but at least it's in the ballpark of the 27% at Full Tilt Poker.  Finally, I am 10,000 hands away from putting in 50,000 hands total at 50nl since I returned to PokerStars which for some novel reason is cool.  So here's what I might accomplish:

If I played solely at 50nl Full Ring:

• I am 8,500 hands away from unlocking my $50 stellar reward.
• I am 10,000 hands away from playing 50,000 hands total at 50nl
• I am 12,769 hands away from achieving Platinum Star
• I am 550,000 hands away from achieving SuperNova (lol)

Looking at that list, it definitely seems logical that I aim to play 12,800 more hands this month (14 days) which seems super doable.

AWAY FROM THE TABLES

I've eluded to working on a huge project for one of the poker sites I write for and things are starting to really gel.  I am not sure how close I am to an announcement, or even if there will be an announcement.  I can't presume anything but I'll just say things continue to move in a very positive direction.  I'm very excited about it and if you are a fan of online poker you will be too!

Continue to looks for my articles around the internet.  I wrote a really good guide about protecting your computer that I highly recommend which you can read by clicking here.  Consider this a must read if you play online poker.