2009 poker goals

So 2008 is coming to an end. This is a good time to think about my present and future in poker.

I've come to somewhat grudgingly realize something. Since it hasn't happened yet, I'm unlikely to "make it" in poker and be a real big winner. When I started out in real money nearly three years ago I had this dream that someday I could make like an extra $300-$400 a month playing online poker.

Alas it hasn't happened. I've never won enough to be able to make a withdrawal. Still I'm not too upset about it. This past year I set a new high in bankroll. Although the year ended on a downswing I hope to win it back and set a new high water mark in bankroll in 2009. I'm still playing on my original deposit on PokerStars.

So that's a good accomplishment. I get to play a game I enjoy for free. If that's as good as it gets then that's really not that bad.

So, goals for 2009. These were my 2008 goals. I don't have many goals for this year really. This time next year there's a good chance I'll still be doing what I'm doing now. $0.25/$0.50 limit. $10 NL. $2 MTT. $5.50 2 table sng.

I would like to reach the next level in one or more of the games I play now, to reach $0.50/$1 LHE, $25 NL, $4.40 or $5 MTT or $11 sng. But if I don't then well I don't I guess. As long as I don't go backwards or bust then I'll be happy.

One thing I'd like to do is to work off the UltimateBet bonus. So far I have $90 to go after clearing only $10 so far. I find I enjoy UB at times, and the games are better [unfortunately not the software] since the merger with the AP player base on the Cereus network.

Also I'd like to take a shot at live poker. There's a casino in town and they have $1/$2 NL last time I checked a couple of months ago. I've got one more credit card to pay off, and when I'm credit card free I'd like to save up and take a shot at live NL. Maybe by then they will start to spread a small LHE game again $5/$10 or lower.