So its been a pretty busy couple of weeks for me and a lot has happened in the past month.

First of all there was the Grind for Rwanda project that I mentioned in my last blog, basically Stars gave me a 4000$ bankroll and I got four days to see how much I could grind it up to and whatever was left was donated to the project (if you are interested you can read more about the organization here: http://www.educat.dk/educat/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=15).

I decided to for a low-variance approach so instead of playing the tournaments I normally do where I could easily go broke on the first day I decided to mainly play the 45/180 man sngs. I had 2/4 winning session and ended up profiting 1226$ making the total donation 5226$ (Thanks for being awesome Pokerstars!), it would had been nice to run a little better but at least I managed to book a profit.

Besides that I have managed to set up internet desk and computer and now I finally have a proper grinding station. Its the first time in three months I have played on something else than my crappy laptop and even though I was getting used to it its really nice to be back playing on two big monitors. Despite my new set up of that I only managed to put in around 750 games this month but my priorities have just not been very focused on poker and I still managed to profit 5k (and do really well staking) so I cant complain. I also finally got around to installing Hold Em Manager 2 and have started playing around with it for a bit. For someone who have never really learned to use a hud before its a bit intimidating but hopefully il learn it eventually If anyone here plays mtts and use a hud please post in the comment section, I am really curious about what kind of stats you keep on people and why.

So my main goal this month has been to lose some weight and get in better shape. I am not obese but like most people who spends the majority of their day in front of a monitor I weight a little more than I should.
I have known for a while that it would be very good for me to change my habits and get in shape but always managed to make up bs excuses and use procrastination to avoid it. I decided that was going to change in November so I got a gym membership and traded my sodas and candy out for water and fruit.
To say its been a good decision would be a massive understatement. As tough as it was in the beginning I am glad I stuck through with it and at this point I am thoroughly enjoying going to the gym now and started to enjoy salad and vegetables that I used to find gross. I have gotten a lot more energy (and feel less sleepy all the time), feel better about myself and lost 5 kilos in the process. To anyone who is in a similar situation all I can say is that you should start doing it now, dont wait until next week or until you can make it your new year's resolution, just start doing it. As cheesy as it sounds I find it a lot like poker in that if you just consistently make good decisions and put in volume the results will follow.

The last week I spent playing the APPT Macau tournament and although I busted the main event late on day 2 I had a really great week. The hotel is one of the best ones I have ever stayed in and minibar and internet was free which was a really nice change of pace from the hotels I usually stay in:



There were some minor things about the tournament and the staff I wasnt too keen on but overall it was a very well-run tournament and the fields are very soft, I wouldnt be surprised if Macau turns into the poker mecca that a lot of people have predicted in the next few years. I was planning on playing a few side events but due to jetlag and too much drinking I decided it would be wiser to skip them. I also had some really good food there, one of the highlights being Macaus best Hot Pot restaurant (its like chinese fondue) where they didnt have english menus so Bryan Huang ended up ordering for us.
All of it was really delicious, it was not until the next day that I found out we had been eating one of the grossest things ive ever seen, Geoduck:




As far as my plans for December goes I decided to skip the whole Prague trip because while the schedule is pretty good its just gonna be too much travel for me and I dont want to be burnt out with PCA coming up so soon. I'm just going to grind some online (im calling dibs on Pokerstars 10k Anniversary Highroller), play the GUKPT 2500£ and then go back to Denmark to see my family and friends during Christmas.