Goals can be good - Aspirations for 2009

I found it! My post from January 1, 2008. I was so young. What was I thinking?

Goal 1: Learn to play Pot Limit Omaha. FAIL/CHECK? I'm thinking this is a fail. I have no real idea what I'm doing when I play PLO, but on the other hand, I did qualify for the WBCOOP Main Event by going really deep in a PLO tournament. The goal did say 'Learn'. I didn't learn a damn thing.

Goal 2: Become proficient in the cash games. FAIL. Nope. Still suck.

Goal 3: Win another blogament. CHECK. Let's see. Live Poker Radio Tour & Donkament. They count, right? I probably should go for a few more this year.

Goal 4: Improve my writing skills. ???? I have no idea what the hell this means or how the hell I validate this. There are more people that subscribe to this blog then did at the beginning of the year. That's a huge plus. Let's add it to the list for this year too :-)

Goal 5: Win the Minnesota Poker League State Championship. FAIL. Ginormous failure. But on the other hand, I did cash twice in Vegas this year. Doesn't really count though.

Goal 6: Play in a live tournament with a 3 figure buy-in. SCORE!!!!! The buy in for the Blogger Gathering Tournament was $135. He shoots, he SCOOOORRRREEESSSS!

Goal 7: Finish reading more books. FAIL. I suck at getting books read. I read all day at work. I read to my kids before bed. I turn on the laptop and read blogs and the hit the tables. Maybe this year, hit the tables less and the books more. Well see.

I guess it's not a complete disaster. I did manage to knock off a few of these. 2009 looks like it will be a fun year. Poker is a game I still really enjoy. I think I'm getting better. My results are looking fair to OK.

For 2009, let's try these:
Goal 1: Play more large MTT's and win one. I just finished 2nd in a $2 180 person sng, let's try a bigger field and eventually some bigger buy ins.

Goal 2: Get to the casino and play some live tournaments. I played 2 this year, both in Vegas. There are several tournaments in the area...get out and do it!

Goal 3: Win another blogament. Duh!

Goal 4: Improve my writing skills. Sounds good to me.

Goal 5: Exchange beer with Mookie. It appears that this is actually illegal. But damn Mookie. Why the heck can't two grown men, fathers and husbands, exchange local brews? Where there is a will, there is a way.

Goal 6: Have Hoyazo link to my blog once this year. Nothing like doing something completely off the wall. I got Waffles to do it this year.

Goal 7: Develop some advertisers for this thing. I keep talking to other bloggers that actually seem to have revenue streams from their blogs. I sometimes feel like I'm the only blogger paying for stuff the old fashioned way, winning at poker.

Goal 8: Go to another gathering. Self explanatory and the recap introduction is almost done as well.

That's enough. I'll be willing to bet I fail at the same rate this year as I did last year. I gots high hopes.