So as some of u might have noticed I haven´t been around for a week or two. I took the last days off poker, spend some time with my family, went to the bar every night with my boys, had a great christmas and a lot of fun beside all that.

I didn´t play a single hand to clear my mind and to start out fresh and focused in 08. I reread ToP and Professional NLHE and grabbed NLHE T&P to finish this one too. I bought a datamining/table selection tool for iPoker and started a new DB in PT, mainly b/c I screwed up my old DB when I installed PostgreSQL. It sucks losing 75k hands, but I look at Jan 1st 2008 as a total relaunch, so this could probably be a good thing.

My goal for 2008 is to make it to 2/4 and 3/6 NLHE. As I wrote in my last OP-thread, I´will finish university in the beginning of 09, getting my diploma in business administration and engineering. I have to be rolled for 4/4 NL live at least at the end of the year to keep poker as an attractive hobby.

I cashed out to buy christmas presents for my family and will be starting out with a BR of $5k. I´m playing on iPoker with approx. 35% RB plus reload bonusses and reactivated my party account without rakeback. I haven´t played enough at party yet, but their PartyPoints to cash program and reload bonusses should be giving me something equalling 8-14% RB. If anyone here is playing on Party and knows exactly what rate of RB I can expect, please let me know.


I will be moving up and down in limits with the following BR management plan:

- $5k regular 0.5/1 both FR and 6max, taking a shot at 1/2 FR when tables are good

- $6.5k regular 1/2 FR and 0.5/1 6max, taking a shot at 1/2 6max when tables are good

- $10k regular 1/2 both FR and 6max, taking a shot at 2/4 FR when tables are good

- $16k regular 1/2 6max and 2/4 FR, taking a shot at 2/4 6max when tables are good


I´m not limiting myself to playing only FR or 6max, mmainly because traffic at FR tables is pretty low at midstakes on working days.


I haven´t had the time yet to put all of my adjustements in words. What I can say so far is:

- I will be tightening up in EP and therefore look for more opportunities to 3bet in LP

- I will be playing less tables

- When I´m asking myself, if I should play or not I will not play. I won´t play tired or tilted or when in a hurry. I will only play when tables are good and I am able to play my A-game. If one of these conditions doesnt apply I will go out running, go to the gym or have sex. I expect this adjustement to have the biggest impact on my game. I know I have a tilt problem, and nothing tilts me more than playing like a idiot.

- I will post a sessions biggest winners/losers no matter what. I will go through PT after a session and look at my hands and stats and my opponents. I will make helpful player notes.

OP starts on Jan 1st 2008.[/list]