New Month, New Gameplan

So May has begun. I haven't played a session yet, but I'm getting a gameplan together. So here are my goals for the month:

1.) Play 25K hands this month.
2.) Write a blog post at least twice a week.
3.) Keep strict bankroll requirements and play within them.
4.) Play with a stop loss of 3 BI's.
5.) Regain my Ironman status.
6.) Finish reading Zen of poker and Owning the Dragon.
7.) Watch the cash game series videos on PokerVT.

So those are the goals for this month. I lost my Ironman status this month. Mainly because I have been running bad and my mind was shot. I just couldn't get myself to sit and play. I was playing afraid to lose, and not to get in to some good spots. I was not willing to risk losing more buyins, since I have been losing just about every session the last couple of months. So I am going to try and get back to the grind and get the bankroll back to where it should be.

I need to focus more on playing position and my post flop play. Most of the sessions that I lost were because of some sick coolers and beats. If I win even 50% of the hands that I was a massive favorite, the month would have been profitable. However, losing big pots killed my month and my bankroll. So I need to focus on hand selection, being aggressive in position, playing better post flop, and playing small ball in marginal situations. So that is the plan for the month, now let's see if I can make it happen.

In terms of my bankroll, I'll be playing 100 NL to start the month. If my bankroll gets down to 20 BI's, I'll be dropping down to 50 NL, that would give me 40 BI's which is more than enough, and hopefully I can grind my way back up. So we'll see how the month goes.