First things first and very nearly the last..

Last Sunday I deposited the first $400 of the cash i'll deposit on The Gutshot this month. I've had pretty much 2 weeks from playing poker only broken by playing the NLH and PLO forum games on the Gutshot. I won the NLH tourney for a small $100 prize, but it all counts...

This week i'll be concentrating on the Gutshot100 SNG League and playing $0.25/$0.50 6 handed cash games... or so I thought! I started to play Sunday evening, and without thinking started played $2/$4 cash tables. I spun the original money to $600 before moving up to $5/$10 and spinning up to $1200. This all happened pretty quickly and just as quickly went the other way first losing a big pot with AA against KK with made a set on the turn, and then when I had KK and lost to AA. Now I'm back where I started (roughly) on $388.

Why do I do this? I start with the best intentions and with little or no self control play limits well over my bankroll. It really pisses me off when I don't follow my own rules...

In this instance no harm done, but it could have quite easily meant having to deposit another of $400 i've put aside for the Gutshot BR this month. Has anyone ever worked how to increase your self control? Life would be many times simpler if it was possible! Would taking away temptation help, or would I just find new things to tempt me?

So after a rocky start to the week it looks like i'll not have time to play again until maybe Thursday. The football tonight followed by the 'big match' tomorrow night will hopefully give an all red final near Red Square.

Over the last 2 years i've gone from a reasonable 72kgs to over 94kgs. Aside from controlling the levels at which I play poker and building a bankroll I want to lose some of that lard. This weekend I'll buy a new bike which i've had my eye on for a few weeks. I have a tendency to always buy the more expensive options, but i've seen a Trek hybrid bike that's got excellent reviews and falls into my £500 budget. I want to try and put in 60 km's a week for the first few weeks and I hope this help with my poker. Exercise when I feel i'm playing poorly or there's a chance of tilt will be my new mantra!!

Hopefully i'll get my flight and hotel booked for Vegas this weekend. After looking in the week I should be able to make the last $1500 bracelet event and plan to book into the Gold Coast for 2 weeks to try and satellite into the main event. Once it's all booked I can forget about and get in some sort of physical and mental shape!!