Well I should have known better...

I've never liked STTs and why I thought I could stick with grinding them is beyond me. I seem to have started this year off on the wrong foot. The STT grinding was my 2nd attempt at something that just didn't work for me. So it's time to re-group and get on track.

I did decently well last year and ended with a small profit. So I've basically decided to improve on what was working. I will play what I want when I want and I'll work to improve that which is already working.

I love MTTs and MTSNGs and that is what I will play. You STT grinders and cash players can have those games and good luck to you. I don't know how you do it. As an MTT and MTSNG player I will have to just grow to love that crazy thing called variance. I will make every attempt possible to increase my volume and improve my game but I will play MY game. I will do what makes me happy and to hell with what anyone else thinks I should do.

I had hoped to be back to playing the PokerStars women's league games this month but PokerStars disappointed all the more serious women players by changing to the league to attract new women to PokerStars by making the league games micro stakes. I'm very surprised after the former league seemed to be successful that they ignored us with this change. They say they will be reinstating the $5.50 and $55 buy in games at some point but so far nothing. I think Stars ignored a fundamental aspect of good business by ignoring their existing paying customers and chose to spend their efforts to attract new customers instead. PokerStars marketing needs to send some staff members back to business school.

Well until next time, may your cards be live and your pots monsters!

Grinding the $6.50s on PokerStars

Well I'm amazed at myself, okay for those of you who grind out 500+ games a day go ahead and start laughing now, I played 103 $6.50 9 man turbos since late Sunday night, over 49 hours to be exact. I didn't do great only up about $1.90, go ahead I'll wait while you laugh some more, but it beats losing. I'm playing 8 to 9 tables at a time now so it's been pretty easy to get the 100 games in. I have committed to play 1000 of these this month and this is a pretty decent start.

Funniest thing is despite only being up $1.90 I made the bottom of the High Orbit Leaderboard on Star's Battle of the Planets, 86th place. So funny seeing my name there. Not huge but feels good no less.

The most games I've ever played in a month is 450 across all sites so playing 100 over 49 hours is a big jump in volume for me. I had to really push myself and I'll have to continue to push myself, especially through the downswings, but in the end it will be worth it.

Hopefully I can make at least gold star this month and if I get in 1000 of the $6.50s and a few other games I should make it. I'm getting sick of looking at that silver star every month.

Well here's to the grind.... wish me luck!