The Plan

The Plan.

Ok, for me to get to see this sight in person this year it is going to take some serious planning.

I started the year with two goals that you are aware of and this is the plan of action I have to succeed. 

In the past my bankroll management skills have been, play what I want when I want.  If the $$$$ are not in my account - deposit.  Failure - deposit again.  Success - enter more tournaments and withdraw some to pay the bills or treat wifey and kids.  Yes, I know, before you start on me, absolutely terrible.
I have corrected this somewhat over the last year or so but I am stepping up the laws on my play to give me the best chance to succeed.

January started with a strategically calculated $500 in my Full Tilt account.  (It was what I happened to have laying bout in Cyber Space).
January and February are the two months where I am concentrating on grinding that up to the max. 
Aim $3500.

That will put me on course to grind some more in March and April and begin to introduce some satellites into the bigger events such as the Sunday Majors etc.  I am not sure I will play any events I do win entry too, I may just take the tournament $$ it will depend how the roll is looking.  I am hoping to hone my satellite skills further and be in the satellite zone when they start for the WSOP.  Hopefully March and April will see my roll increase further but at a slower rate due to my change in focus.
Aim $6000.

So into May and June, continuing to grind whilst hitting the WSOP sats.  Because of shift work I have trouble playing on a Tuesday night to qualify for a tournament on Saturday night because generally I will be at work on one of those nights at least.  This means I will probably have to buy straight into the direct qualifiers.
Aim - At least one WSOP seat in the bag and a roll of $7000.

Then the big decision.  If I have not managed to bag a seat to Vegas, I will have to decide whether the $7000 is used to jump on a plane, try a few live sats at the Rio and maybe play some lower buy-in events, or admit defeat, pay some bills, buy something nice for the wife and kids and start all over again.

I am attempting to use a 2% of my bankroll rule but may not stick to this for a couple of reasons.  I will not be going over the 2% apart from the direct qualifiers for the WSOP but may stick to less as I really want to win the Sharkscope leaderboard for $5-$15 9man sng.  It may be a bit strange not to increase my level for the sake of a star on sharkscope and there is a little more to it than that, let me explain.

January started good and toward the end of the month my roll was closing in on the $2000 mark.  I had done this by just playing the $10 9 man sng on FTP.  I decided that the way I was playing I should definitely up the stakes and planned on starting to play the $20 9msng.  The $11 sng turbos had not been kind so I left the turbos alone.  Unfortunatlely a day or two before I started with the $20 sng I started a downswing.  When I started the $20's it continued and the cards that were arriving were ridiculous.  If I had a $ for every time I shouted "F***ing Rigged" like I had tourettes, then I would have been on my way to Vegas already.  Check this sharkscope out, it looks like my 11 year old had taken over for a few days.

Devastating.  Did I run bad? Certainly.  Did I start playing bad? Yes. 
So I was off the leaderboard and things were not looking good.  I stopped the 20's and went back to grind the 10s again.  This is the reason I am skeptical about playing solely 20's again for a bit.  I do however sneak one or two in every set of 9 that I play.

As I stand today,

As quick as the cooler left, along came a heater, so we are back on track.  With my rakeback and the very odd, very small mtt tourney cash my account is over the 2k mark.
I played about 800 games in january, earned my Ironman badge and am on track for the same in February.

So that is the plan.  It, of course, could go either of two ways and I will share the highs and lows with you along the way.  I wont brag or make excuses (well maybe one or two of each).  Hopefully I will end up meeting with some of you in Vegas and wont end up looking like a -

or need to do any of this

I will post every week or two.  Thanks for reading.  Feel free to make any comment you wish, any advice you can offer will be gratefully accepted.