Hey everyone. My name is Bryan. 31 yrs old. I recently moved back to Florida after having spent the last two years in Maryland. Since coming back I have gotten a job at the Hardrock & am living w my brother & his family at their house. Moving back to Florida has been a fresh start for me. As such, given my current situation there is no better time or opportunity to pursue my passion & fully commit to becoming a pro poker player. My goal is to build a bankroll such that I can play live poker full time. In order to do this I am going to A) save money from working at the Hardrock. & B) grind the micros on ACR to supplement the money I save from working as well as allow me to get volume & keep my strategy sharp as I wont be able to play live poker often since I'm working full time & do not have the excess funds to play live poker often. My goal is to save $10k-$15k within a year to use for a bankroll for live poker. My monthly expenses in total are currently around $1k or so give or take a hundred dollars. As such, I should be able to save between $1k-$1.5k/month based on my job. Factoring in grinding online & I'm giving myself a year to have the $10k-$15k in order to take a shot at poker full time. This is the last chance I'm giving myself to pursue poker as a career. If at the end of a year I do not have the bankroll needed then I'm going to officially move on from poker. There is no reason, given my living situation & job, that I cannot save up $10k-$15k within a year. I want to use this journal as a way to hold myself accountable along the way. Additionally, it would be nice to talk strategy w some of you on here & hopefully improve my game. I have jumped in the online streets recently & it has been a rocky start. Thx to anyone who has read this far & who decides to come along for the ride.

MY GOALS MOVING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT YEAR :

1. Put in at least 30hrs/wk on ACR grinding & building my bankroll.
2. Grind at least two sessions of live poker/wk ( once I have the funds to do so ).
3. Update this journal at least three times/wk - talk strategy, hand histories, etc.
4. Run at least five times/wk. Put in at least 150 miles/month.
5. Eat healthier & drink more water. You are what you eat.

GLGL us! Let's do this!