Becoming a Grinder

A week ago, three days ago, I realized I have been playing poker, for money, for three years. Small stakes—the smallest of the small, just above the micro stakes. You don’t see the players I play with on TV and I’m not the best player in the world, but I’m not the worst player in the world. I decided I’m no longer trying to be the “best player in the world.” Skills are important, but to me being the best player in the world meant being the best bluffer, the most aggressive, highest VP$IP style. I wanted to be dougnutz.
I play limit hold ‘em, mostly.
I’ve read all the books.
I watch instructional videos almost everyday and I thought I knew everything.
The truth is, I will never know everything about poker. For one thing, poker is a game of incomplete information. You can never know everything. You certainly can’t know your opponents cards. The best player in the world, if there is one, does not the hole cards of their opponents. At best they can come up with a range and determine which hand is more likely.

The best player s in the world are the ones that get the worst players to play against them for the most amount of money.
With this epiphany I’ve decided to play the worst players in the world. I’m not trying to pretend I’m Phil Ivey. I’m going to build my bankroll through rakebacks and bonuses. The first one I’m clearing is UB. There’s no expiration. I have 1100 to clear, $1195 more to go. IT takes about 600 hands to clear $5.00. 132,000 hands to clear.
I’m going to do it in six months.
This is approximately 5000 hands a week. I can play 4 tables at once, or about 500 hands per hour. 10 hours a week, and my expected win rate is 2BB/100.
This is my blog about achieving this goal. I also am going to publish some short videos on Youtube showing my play.
This is not the first micro stakes blog. I’ve seen others and they seem to peter off after about two or three posts. I need help getting the word out. If anyone has some advice on how to publicity I’d appreciate it. Also if you have any questions on how to play feel free to send me an email.
gotmarc@gmail.com
I’m always looking for poker buddies and people to exchange sweat videos with. I can also be reached at the two plus two forum or stoxpoker under the username gotmarc.
Peace out.