New Plan

My main goal this week is to set a precedent for working at least a 40hr week. Over the past few months I’ve been making enough to get by on about 25-35 hrs per week but if im ever going to start moving up in stakes and saving money on the side I need to make more. One of the reasons I play so little is I feel that I play my “A” game for about 5-6 hours per session. I understand that its typical for players to put in monster sessions time wise to maximize earnings. I see players put in 24 hr sessions all the time but the question is where would that get me? The number one skill a poker player must have is to know his own strengths and weaknesses. I can count the amount of times on one hand that I have been stuck over $100 after six hours of a session and come back to make over $100 profit. On the contrary when I’m up big after about 6 hours I’m known to tighten up and “sit on my stack” to book the nice win. So in order to play more hours during the week and to do it profitably I’m going to have to either learn to play my “A” game for longer periods of time, or somehow put in more sessions. I went with the latter this week. I decided that if I get up extra early on Mondays and also book a room at the casino (for free) I could put in a 5-6 hour sesh in the morning take the afternoon off, then do it again in the evening followed by an early Tuesday session of 6-8 hrs. This way Im home by 6pm Tuesday night with 18-20 hours under my belt. It worked out well in its first trial. My first Monday session was slow (+$29) and my 2^nd one was slower (-$58) but I feel I played well both times. Then early Tuesday I hit the table early and hard for $440. So I’m up $411 after 17.5 hours to begin the week. That’s $23.50 an hr not including comp points. Now the plan is to put in the normal 5-6 hr avg sessions for the rest of the week and take Sunday off. Rinse. Repeat.