I started the year strong in January but February I played quite bad at the Red Dragon and APPT Korea. I had flashes of brilliance where I think I pulled off some super moves but I had flashes of stupidity where I jammed 30bb into the stone cold nuts. After that I played less, only occasional cash games and a couple of small tournaments. In July I played at the APT Vietnam Series. Like I said in my previous post, I played badly and deserved to lose. Only after that I turned my game around and started to see some positive results. So I think I am on the right track again but I cannot become complacent or lose my discipline.
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| Poker players are secretly structural engineers as well |
So far this year I have cashed 5 times, including 3 final tables where I won one tournament. I probably played 25 tournaments already this year so my hit rate isn't impressive. But with so many events still left in the year and I'm in the best state of mind all year, I think I can still hit my 10 cash target.
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| When can I get a brick like this in USD? |
I have developed a deep respect for MTT professionals. It is truly a grind, more so than cash games. Despite outlasting over 1200 players and cashing the recent APPT Manila Main Event, I felt dejected and worn. Because if you don't finish in the top 0.5% of the field, it feels like a failure. The mental conditioning of tournament pros need to be much stronger in order to do this day in day out. And for those who are dreaming of playing tournament poker for a living, it's not as fun as you think.
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| Outlasted 1200 players in a 1300+ field but still felt sad :( |
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