I'm officially running good.

Another good day, I split it right down the middle...3 hours of play and 3.5 hours of study. I’m very happy with how things are going with my study of TOP and PoP. I’m very confident I’ll be able to finish them by the end of the weekend. Next week things will normalize, as I’ll only be studying one book instead of two.

I am continuing to make improvements to my overall strategy. I’ve probably improved my game more in the last three days than I did in the last year. It’s truly a night and day difference from the way I was playing a week ago.

It’s difficult to describe all the changes I’ve made simply because there are so many. I’ve basically had one of those moments where you make a discovery and everything looks different. I wasn’t being nearly aggressive enough, I wasn’t using the semi-bluff as effectively (or as often) as I should have been, I was getting too cute too often (Fancy Play Syndrome) and not getting maximum value on my hands...the list goes on and on.

What’s really disturbing is how habitual my mistakes had become. So much so that even now (after I’ve had my revelation and am conscious of these flaws) I still find myself reflexively wanting to keep doing the wrong thing. I’ve had to focus more intently then ever before to retrain myself and stop making these knee-jerk reactions.

Anyways, this week is only half over and it’s already been the most exciting week I’ve ever had in poker...it can only get better at this point. Even if my results suddenly go in the tank, I know that I’m ten times the player I was a week ago. No looking back at this point. Peace.