MAY

$3k after rakeback and bonuses, average stakes i played was only 60. I played conservatively and only played for 80 hours last month. The feeling of having my funds in limbo is probably the reason why I played so little volume and at lower stakes. sure I wasn't rolled for 100+ but my $2000 check from 4 weeks ago is still "processing"

I feel it's a time to look at how I've done over this past year since I started playing on FT in May 2010. From May - November 2010 I played part-time while working a full time job, and I took a whole month off in September 2010 away from poker. Nov 2010 - present I've been playing full time, averaging at about 90 hours/month. These are the results from FT, Stars, Cake. May 2010 to present

With store, leaderboard, reload bonuses, I've made about 41k, 6 of the 12 months playing full time volume. I should be contempt with these results, and happy to continue doing this for another year at least. I just hope online poker stays the way it is for me.

Got my plane ticket for end of august, if i can make 5k/month in beijing i'll be baller status. I estimate that my monthly expense in beijing will never exceed 1500 u.s. (rent 500, food 300, the rest = whatever i want) What's even more exciting is the fact that we'll be setting up shop ASAP. I'm getting pumped, I honestly hate depending on poker as a sole source of income, I've learnt this especially post black friday. Put it this way....if i ever vote on election day it would be because online poker is at stake in canada...im sick of watching these illiterate fks blow up and rake in so much dough in china...I'm so much better than these people in every single way...I need to get my slice.

People feeling my pain, a mental bond shared
Been through so many struggles only to persevere
Remember when we hustled, knowing the 1st was near
That's when that money doubled, then we purchased gear
Now was it worth my trouble? It was my first career