LucidDreamer

Just wondering what the general conseus was with this question. Im assuming PLO is a little bit softer seeing as NLHE is the big game on TV and as such has been played alot more.

Hello RIO!

A brief bio: I am 23 years old and i have played poker since i was 12 years old learning it from my grandfather and have continued to play off and on. I work full time and have a family. I am married with 3 wonderful children. ( Will  post pics upon request if thats something people would like to see ). I am new to ROI only have recently found it. Ive been on 2+2 for awhile always lurking never contributing so i decided i wanted to start contributing to a community and from what ive seen ROI has the best community to be apart of. The motivation and uplifting that is done here as well as all the in depth analysis and discussion has just blown my mind and i am going to be a RIOer (lol) for life.

I am hoping to find a "poker family" you could say in that i can find a support group and good people to share my life experiences with to not only help me grow but that maybe my story and my input can help another fellow poker play grow or succeed in some way.

I currently play 6man 25nl-50nl and have had decent success. I play on Bovada so i have no software to track but i do keep a notebook i am filling with my win/loss information. Its still a rough draft but im figuring out how to keep it pretty organized and informative. 

My Poker Goals for 2014

- Have a + win/loss for the year winning at least 10k

- Keep a good BRM and dont jump levels to quickly ( Ive not got a set guide line for when to take shots if anyone has any solid guidelines to follow im all ears )

- Keep a personal poker journal recording my thoughts to help me reflect and grow

- Eliminate tilt as much as possible

My Life Goals for 2014

- Pick back up on a healthy eating regiment as well as exercise.

- Join a Martial Arts gym and train 4-5 times a week

- Learn to enjoy life a little more with my wife and kids ( less stress )

- Invest more time into friends and family and build stronger bonds with current friends as well as find new friends to build bonds with.

- Volunteer some time doing something good for the less fortunate

Thats all i have for now. I will continue to update this weekly and i hope everyone has a great 2014!

Thanks for reading and for any input i recieve in advance!

So me and a few of my life long friends are about to start a poker study group. It was my idea so i am going to be "leading" i guess you could say and i wanted to get some tips on how to have a successful study group. Im going to outline my general ideas how they stand now and hopefully with some discussion i can get a good sound plan put together for us.

We are currently going to meet 1-2 times a week to sweat each other playing online for x amount of time then change places. With the idea of discussing interesting spots, trying to find leaks, and learning how to control tilt.

I am planning on having everyone Record hands they have that they feel were tough spots or high pressure situations that we can go over later in a sit down discussion and play the hands out on my tv.

Going to put together a reading list of books for everyone to read depending on what were working on at the time.

Any other activities or tips would be greatly appreciated. Were all micro - low stakes players and our goal is to reach the mid stakes for now and eventually higher stakes as we improve.\

Thanks to all those who put time into helping us out in advance!

My Skype - Lucid_Dreamer2319

Skype Meeting Times: Tuesday/Thursday at 8pm CST. I will be adding more days as we get input from members when we can all meet.

During our skype meetings i will have an agenda for us to go threw for the afternoon and then we will go from there.

Thanks for all your interest