Looking back at 2009.
1. Have my first 5 digit score
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4. Put in some serious volumn for MTTs (35~ tournaments weekly)
5. Satellite into the WSOP ME
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As you can see here, I pretty much failed on all except for 1, and that was qualifying to the 2009 WSOP Main Event. I guess since the package was worth $13000, and I won it twice, I can technically count my second win as a 5 digit score? Anyways, the amount of time I spent playing poker this year was definitely alot less than what I was hoping for, but that was due to other various life commitments/things that came up which prevented me from putting in the volume I was initially anticipating.
With less time spent playing, that obviously translate into focus onto one particular area (MTT/SnG) and less devotion into other games (HU/deepstack). I have no regrets about not achieving those goals - part of me recognized that the goals were quite ambitious to begin with, and secondly, poker in the end is still a hobby which has provided monetary gains, but still not replaces events from "real life". While I had a legitimate shot at possibly qualifying for the Aussie Millions, the results that I had in 2009 is still an achievement that I'm proud of.
Now, onto 2010. Refer back to a previous post where I mentioned that I am now officially out of university, full-time poker player is definitely out of the question. I am at the point where I envision myself working full-time while playing poker part-time as a hobby which hopefully will be able to provide some extra side income.
Here we go - poker goals for 2010.
1) Qualify once again for a WSOP Main Event
2) Qualify for one other non-US/Canada tour tournament event (ex. EPT, APPT, Aussie Millions, etc)
3) Continue to focus on improving primarily my MTT game
4) Achieve a 5% ROI in my MTT play in 2010
5) Non-result oriented, but continue to enjoy this game as a recreational hobby.
