So, after deciding to make a concerted effort to play some 6Max and move to ring games permanently (well, at least for a while), I have hit my first milestone - 10,000 hands.

I am finding it all quite a change of pace and a good development for my game. I think because a lot of FTRers play 6Max, there is also the added advantage of having a wealth of knowledge and expertise to draw on when you need help directly or even just reading back replies to other people's posts.

I also played a little with Euphoricism tonight (only a few dozen hands - no tet a tet to inform of.

So, my 10k check-up is thus;



and it looks like it could be the last poker I play for a while before I go to Australia.

I am certainly hoping that 2007 will be a good year for me. I am going to give 6Max a full, sustained run and look to get to 50NL before too long. My other resolutions are to lose some weight (well, a lot) and also to learn some Welsh. These three things will form the basis for my blog. I have decided that if I can stick to it, I can do it and I am going to try and use this blog as the motivation for keeping going.

Actually, I think I will set some tangible goals in stone and work towards them.

Poker Related
1. I want to get to 50NL by March 07. I figure I need 20-30 buy-ins, so somewhere between $1000 and $1500 to move up. My roll at the moment is $597 (although I did pay for Australia on the back of other people's money. I can artificially supplement my roll when I get paid, but I want to be able to hold my own there when I do.

2. Be a bit more aggressive and stop making so many crying calls. Slightly harder to measure (well, the 2nd bit is), but I need to do this

3. Watch and Learn from some of my fellow FTRers

Losing Weight

1. Exercise more

2. Eat less shit

3. Lose 17lbs by 1 March '07

Learning Welsh

1. Practise speaking more

2. Learn a word or phrase every day

3. can't think of a 3rd here, but I will

Laters & Merry Xmas everybody
-Staresy