Haha, watching this is really motivating, its a real example that hard work actually pays! 

if you are interest we could make a study group or something... I really don't spend much time off the tables, but recently subscribed to TPE, so if you have any interest don't hesitate on sending me a PM 🙂

Hope to see u on the tables Mike!

Really hope this keeps going well for you and you bink a couple more big ones. Great chatting to you in the Skype group - glglgl!

Boomplayer hand

I have also updated the topic of my thread as this is no longer a 2014 Bankroll Challenge, it's more of my poker journey so that is my new title of this thread.

Today is study day, including review the late game of this... Gig night and back at it Saturday and Sunday. 
Thanks for reading!

Thanks for the kind worst on twitter azn007 as well, keep the head cool and have your mind in right place are for sure very important. I worked hard on that as well and I think I am on a good way there. 

Study much, play hard. #Nevergiveup. 

Big8.8

So I have been grinding some different single table sit and go formats lately. Fifty50s and some regular 9 man. Been doing okey, the swings are in smaller scale and you can grind your Pokerstars starscoins more easily. But one thing that hit me, and I would never think I say this about poker, but they are boring, robotic!!

It's just the same, a grind. You don't get the rush, well rush is the wrong word to use... But for me the excitement and strategy adjustments that you get from the different stages of MTTs, are just naturally not there. But I hope to find a balance of both so I still can grind smaller sessions on days where I can't put in a full scale MTT schedule. 

Results wise. Playing well, I see in my Hm2 database that the study and effort I put in my game pays off. I also notice I adjust my play a bit better in different situations than before. Small adjustments here and there, but overall hard to put the finger on exactly what it is, but whatever it is. It's good for my game. 

Some binks and bricks as well. 🙂
3rd of feb I took down a small $5.5 $500 gtd on Partypoker, more like a Sit'n'go really because it only had 115 runners. But a win is a win. Also, had a 9th place in a $5.5 8k gtd turbo on Stars with 1939 runners. Brutal outcome of that one, but nothing I can do. I can't control what cards that come, all I can do is to make a good decision with the information I have. That I did.

So after this, and being fatigue after "another close one" I did post the coolers and badbeats in the new TPE Skypegroup and that wasn't too professional of me. Alex told me to keep the head up and play well and results will come. 
I went to bed, got 4-5h of sleep. Set the alarm early, got back up to start the grind again. It ended up in this one... #Nevergiveup

Small bink for $400, size doesn't matter, always nice to win!

Testing out some other less time consuming formats at the moment as well. Lets see how it goes.

What's your thoughts on deal HU? I did ask for a bit more than ICM too...

Did hit the tables tonight just to clear my mind some. Had a 8th place over at Partypoker in the Featherweight: The Right Hook $10k GTD, close but no cigar.

Plays shallow at the late stages and I got short stacked, did manage to ladder few spots and called off my last 5bbs with JJ vs CL aipf shove. He held KQo and hit a Q. Nothing I can do, standard from both sides. Next time I am the one winning that flip. 

A small win of $335, hey, everything counts! Just nice to hit a final table again!

Time to hit the sack, 4 hours of work tomorrow and hopefully some more poker after that. Best of luck to you all at the tables!

/Mike

All the best!