I said I was going to update the pokers so figured I better do that now ...

I haven't really been grinding a ton of volume this month. Usually I play 650-800 tournies per month, but this month I am only a touch over 200 games and we're half way through the month. I know that I will be taking some time off through the Christmas period so it is a little annoying to me that I haven't played a lot. In saying that, it's just the way things have gone, it is a busy time of the year and I have been working on a lot of other things so it really should be expected.

I haven't really booked any significant results in the past week or so either. I had a 4th (2700 runners) in the Pokerstars $11+r for $5k'ish and a couple of small 4 fig scores scattered here and there, but overall it's been a slightly losing past week or so. I probably had the worst Sunday I have had in a little while, dumping $6k+, so that certainly didn't contribute well to the cause.

I have felt really great about my grind though. The fact that I have been playing a lot less has meant that I have been really excited to grind when I do get a chance. Not that I don't usually enjoy grinding, I do, but being fresh and enthusiastic about each session is a bit different to just doing it day in and out.

The benefit of my lower volume has been catching up on a bunch of other obligations. I am almost completely up to date with other things, which feels great. I really hope I can stay on top of everything leading up to Christmas so I can just have a nice relax for a couple of days over the Christmas period.

We are also well underway with a new live radio program I am co-hosting once a week. The program is called Konvict Korner and is mostly dealing with what is going on in Australian poker. On top of that we intend to discuss some strategy where we can and anything else interesting that comes up along the way . You can check out our page HERE -> http://www.quadjacks.com/category/konvictkorner/ , where you can listen to past shows as well.

I guess that is it for now. Getting some Christmas shopping etc done tomorrow, then really looking forward to huge weekend grind. The Pokerstars $10M guaranteed Sunday Million is this weekend and I would love nothing more than to win that (me and the other 50,000+ people). Hope you are all doing well!

Matt

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