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My 2010 Poker Resolutions

fireworksHappy New Year everyone! I hope you all enjoyed yourselves responsibly last night (and last year, for that matter), and that you are striding confidently forward into a new year.

Yesterday, I revisited my 2009 poker resolutions. Now, it’s time to make some new resolutions and set some new goals for 2010.

Resolution One: Play NLHE Cash Games

Barring a fluke tournament win, NLHE cash games are going to be the source of most of my income this year. Last year, I was too sanguine about assuming that I could focus on just playing and not devote too much time to actively studying and improving. That was a bit of a mistake.

Particularly in the big games, virtually everyone is good and getting better. It’s not enough to be better than they are at the start of the year; if they keep improving and I stagnate, then they’ll be owning me by year’s end. So this year my focus will be on putting in hours at and away from the table.

Goal 1: Average 15 Hours/Week Playing My “Regular” Games

I’m impressed by guys like Leatherass, Nanonoko, and ADZ who put in insane hours multi-tabling some relatively big games. I envy their income but not their lifestyle.

If I wanted a job, I’d get one. I want to have plenty of time for other things that are important to me: friends, family, travel, volunteer work. Then again, most of those things require (or at least benefit from) money, too.