Hey fellow Pokerstrategists 
About myself:
My name is Michael, I am from Austria, 24 years old and currently doing the teacher programme at university (English / German). I started out with poker because of a friend who told me about it during a vacation in Croatia and also about PokerStrategy. I took a look, got my first bankroll and blew it in the course of 2 - 3 months or so. I had no idea about the game (just the rules and some other very basic stuff) and just spew it on Fulltilt... Some years later another friend gave me 5$ on Pokerstars and I played it up to 180$, but due to a very serious tilt issues I somehow blew almost all of it again... 
I also had another blog and was really dedicated to go for it (playing NLHE), but did not manage to do it because of some issues I had to solve. I was not really sure at that moment what to do with my life and then some other pretty sad things happened... So I almost stopped playing poker to figure out waht I really want in my life. Of course, poker still was (and is) an extremely cool game to me and so I want to continue playing it 
Now (finally 
) I know what I want to do with my life which makes me really really happy - so I have to start out and get it going ♠_grin:
Why PLO:
That friend who introduced me to poker is a very dedicated poker player and makes a living by playing PLO. He is extremely good at it and introduced me to the game. I think it is a fun game and I would really like to be able to play it good 
I really like that little gambling aspect about it 
I sometimes watched him playing at his limits which was extremely interesting for me. He also talked about some hands and explained his thought process and, later on, how he thinks about that game and poker in general
Of course, I was not really understanding everything he said as he was mostly 4 tabling zoom and his mind works rahter quick as it seems He just told me to give it a try and I fell in love with it 
I mean, NLHE is a very cool game as well, but PLO seems to be a little bit more interesting to me
Moreover, he said that he would do some coachings with me from time to time (already had one) and it was really cool. 2 tabling Zoom while he was watching and trying to play my A game is not really easy from time to time because of him watching He is a very nice person and often makes some jokes about my playstyle ♠_biggrin: , but as we are good friends he knows that I have to laugh too ♠_biggrin: So thanks to him that whole PLO journey started (still is at the beginning)
Why starting a blog:
Mainly to track my own progress, reflect upon myself and my self - development and also to hear other opinions. I quit my NLHE blog and thought of reviving it, but as I want to start out with PLO I think it is better to start a new one I really dont want to spam the "Your Poker Blog" section, but I think I'd also like to skill my blogging skills.
I am also a great fan of other blogs and a frequent reader of them. Tbh, I never stopped reading the blogs on PS as I think that they are extremely motivating and show what people are able to achieve 
I also hope that the people keep on blogging as they are a really really good read, connect people and some great things can emerge from it, for exmpale a book as the product of teamwork.
Where I am now:
As I am 24 years old I am close to graduating and I really wnat to do this. I think that any kind of certificate is quite good...although the way of how to achieve it is often quite diputable as I am not a big fan of the educational system in Austria...but that's a whole different issue. In fact, I really want to get that degree (took quite a while to figure that out ♦ )
As I have 1 month off of university and do not have to work as I have enough money from my summerjob I have plenty of time to study PLO. I really want to do this and I am motivated as hell, but there are still some problems that go along with that thought I have to work on:
procrastination
snowboarding
going out (party)
friends who just want to hang out and do nothing all the time
I do not mean that in a rude way or something, but I really think that too much socialization can bore someone as the same things are discussed all the time / doing the same things... 
So I need to learn to say NO
some kind of "fear" of success (can I really do this???)
Therefore I am going to reread "The mental game of Poker 1 & 2" to be sure to have a proper mindset. I personally think that the mindset is the most important issue when you want to achieve something and also when you start with something that you really want, in this case it's poker ♠_biggrin: Without that it is probably impossible to be successful or, in other words, as successful as you could be. If you are "tiltfree" or quite resistable to tilting a major part of the way is already done. A balanced life, therefore, is also extremely important to achieve ones goals.
As I just started out with PLO there are plenty of things I have to learn about that new game so a proper plan would not be the worst idea I guess.
In terms of poker:
Playing at Pokerstars (not tracked by PokerStrategy)
BankRoll: 107.83$
VPPs: 208,84
FPPs: 1026,65
ChromeStar
PLO2
The Plan:
I found a very interesting series called "PLO from Scratch" and I am going to read the whole thing as I have plenty of time to do so
Read "Pot - Limit Omaha Poker" by Hwang (also mentioned in part 1 of the article series)
Secrets of Short - handed Pot - Limit Omaha
play a lot
posting hands ofc
Try to get Silver Status to be able to watch Skodljivec's video series and take notes
Try to interact with other PLO players
Learning how to use Omaha Manager 2 in detail!
Move to PLO5 when it 's time to do so
Study PLO 2 hours a day (during February because I have plenty of time)
Play 2 hours a day (don't want to set a certain number of hands)
Use Equilab Omaha for reviewing certain hands / scenarios
BRM of 50 buy ins / limit (probably also grinding out 10 for the next one before making a shot)
Revise everyting as often as possible as I think that repitition is very important to become better at something
I do not want to set future goals and say:" In 2015 I want to play at 2/4" as I am not sure about the pace. In fact, I will update future goals when it is time to do so as I cannot really say how it will be and how much time it will cost me to get where I want to be. Only time will tell I guess
These are my results after ~6k hands. I know that I often make silly mistakes and that they are very costy from time to time. Moreover, some hands just make me go nuts so I have to work on that too to reduce my vulnerability to tilting.
Questions / Requests for readers:
Just tell me / ask me whatever you want (kick my ass if you feel the urge to & when there is a need to do so
How can I make Omaha/Hold em Manager 2 showing me the graph for only 1 specific month / day? Just cant figure that out... (just got it)
I am still looking for the perfect "drink" while playing poker. I read that pleno1 decided to drink Bacardi Breezer, but that's probably not the right thing for me So what drinks do you like while grinding and why???
In terms of playing PLO - what is your preferred way -> ZOOM or normal tables and why?
Trolling very much appreciated 
Add me on skype / the community tool if you want (open for almost everything ♦ )
Thanks for reading
Also, NLO8 deserves more love, it's more suitable for tourneys than straight PLO, the latter will likely never gain much traction as a tourney variation.
That's why I hate it that the RB% is less than 70% there.
Hope I can get an appointment for the dentist tomorrow - hurts really bad...
) I am going to show you my monthly graph:
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