Monday, May 25, 2009

vegas bound


the world series starts this week, and my flight out to vegas is on wednesday. i'd like to give regular (possibly daily) updates throughout the summer.

its become clear that catching up on the past 2 months of travel, poker, and assorted shenanigans is never going to happen in this here blogspace. you're just going to have to trust me when i tell you its been only mildly interesting. i made a few final tables in events with small fields and made (4-figure!) scores but have definitely lost money overall on the live circuit in april and may. i played a pretty high volume of online MTTs (especially during the FTOPS) and have struggled mightily. i made my first online final table in months a few nights ago. the whole quitting drinking thing didn't really pan out. i have not been drinking as often... but when i do its still anybody's guess whether i'm going to behave like a perfect gentleman or a wild-eyed hellspawn. the smart money is generally on the latter. hopefully i can keep muggins hyde under wraps this summer.

anyway... i'm excited and a little nervous about the wsop. this will be the first summer in vegas playing live tournaments fulltime. i'm fortunate that i have backers that are confident enough in my game to put me in a high volume of tournaments. its a tremendous opportunity to hit a huge score for life altering money. realistically, however, most players lose a nice chunk of change across the nearly two months of tournaments. there is a high probability of returning home with my tail between my legs, buried in the red.

fuck probability. i'm ready to get after it.

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