Well my operation is now on hold for the next two months.

I took the bar exam here in Cali in July but didn't give myself enough time to study so I failed, which means I am retaking it the end of February. So I am taking these bar review classes which basically have me scheduled to be studying/going to class for like 8-12 hours every day from now until the end of February which means no time for tourneys until then.

My current roll is just under 32k. I will have to make my two monthly withdrawals without having a way to add to my roll so when I get back to playing in March I should have 25-26kish which is fine but it also means I want to kick ass right when I get back to ensure that I start re-adding back to my roll.

On another note, I punched some end of the year numbers last week and figured out that in MTTs I had an ROI of over 400% last year but even better (and somewhat surprisingly) was the fact that even when my 155k score was taken out of the equation my ROI was still at 80% (I was expecting it to be more like 50%) and it was over enough MTTs that I expect to continue to do well.

My goal for this next year is to increase volume when I get back to playing in March and for my ROI to stay above 50% (with the goal to keep it between 80-100 - but I'm not sure if that's realistic). In order to reach 6 figures again next year that means I'll need to average 10k a month which means I'll need to be entering close to 20k worth of tourneys (10k profit would then be 50% ROI). Unfortunately, to play 20k a month that means I need to play $700-800/day which is more like 3% of what my roll will be and more than what I want to risk on a given day (no more than 2% a day is my goal). So, basically I need to hit it large my first couple of months when I get back to playing....

I look forward to updating my progress and getting back to my operation in a couple of months. Until then, wish me luck at studying and passing the stupid bar (because so far I am hating the studying process).