Last night Ashley, Anthony and I played at the WSOP Circut event at Harrah's Rincon. I really like the facility itself, but the action at the place is pretty blah. I always feel a pressure when I play up there, because it is an hour drive, and since the cash game is pretty terrible, if busting occurs then it is a very long boring drive home.
Anyways, I played really well, and was very happy about my play. I got stuck early when I flopped top two on an AKT board against broadway. I battled back for a long time, but unfortunately was just short of the money, finishing in 29th with the top 18 getting paid. Sigh...
Ashley faired slightly better then me, and was able to make the money despite taking a pretty brutal cooler (KJ vs AA, on an AKK flop) as the money drew near. We might go back on Saturday so she can play in the Ladies event, and I am going to hope the cash games are better when we return.
Other then that, not too much has been happening. I have been eating alot better, and have had less trouble sleeping and it has been much easier waking up in the mornings. With a bit more work the weight bet is going to be in the bag. Simply cutting out fried foods, and soda has been immensely helpful in this first week. I have been eating alot of salads, and when I eat sandwiches, I am trying to eat less bread, and am ordering them without fries. Its a change but I know in the long run it will be benficial. Mentally when I am playing cards, I feel more fresh, and am able to concentrate for longer periods, while maintaining a good amount of discipline.
Ashley is cooking tonight, and I got things on the DVR to catch up on. Tonight should be exciting!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Perfect World
The last few weeks have been very up and down for me. I spent quite a bit of time playing in the Spring Flind tournys at Sycuan, and ended up with a big goose egg for my efforts. However, I was able to grind the cash games, which were actually quite good during that time, and every night, made back my buy in plus a few hundred for my time. The only tourny success I have had as of late is another final table for the WSOP Main Event Qualifier. Unfortunately the payout isnt very good since a big chunk of the cash goes to the freeroll at the end of May.
Anyways, things have been going pretty good. I have been playing pretty strong without making too many mistakes in the cash games and I have been pretty steady in my results.
I have had a little bit of drama with loaning money to a player, and that has been frustrating and annoying. Since every little bit of cash I can get is helpful to me, having someone take their time in paying me back is quite the hassle. In a perfect world when people needed a loan they would pay it back as if their life depended upon it, but such is not the way...
I had dinner with Sean and his wife the other night for St. Patricks Day. We drank beers, ate corn beef and played a little heads up. I scooped Sean for a solid $20! Hurrah for me! As the night wore on, we got into discussions about prop bets, and I booked a weight bet with his wife. Since we both are trying to lose weight, we both figured it would be a good motivation. The goal is to lose 30lbs in 4 months. If we both lose 30 then the bets is square, but if one of us loses less then 30 we have to pay. If I lose, she is going to dress me up, and we go to a gay bar for 4 hours. If I win, she has to come to the casino and give me 4 hours worth of massage at the table. I think her pay off is a little bit better then mine, however, I like my side of the bet, so I am willing to give up some edge on that side of it. Suffice to say, it should be interesting.
The last few days, I have been trying to walk a bit more, and I have been eating better, and portioning my food better. I think the key to this is smaller and more incrimental steps, then trying to make a drastic sweeping change. If I try to keep a healthy diet, and exercise more and more progressively, then I hope things will work out.
Tonight, I am playing at Sycuan. Hopefully, I can collect some cash from the no-limit players, and the ones that owe me money. In a perfect world of course.
Anyways, things have been going pretty good. I have been playing pretty strong without making too many mistakes in the cash games and I have been pretty steady in my results.
I have had a little bit of drama with loaning money to a player, and that has been frustrating and annoying. Since every little bit of cash I can get is helpful to me, having someone take their time in paying me back is quite the hassle. In a perfect world when people needed a loan they would pay it back as if their life depended upon it, but such is not the way...
I had dinner with Sean and his wife the other night for St. Patricks Day. We drank beers, ate corn beef and played a little heads up. I scooped Sean for a solid $20! Hurrah for me! As the night wore on, we got into discussions about prop bets, and I booked a weight bet with his wife. Since we both are trying to lose weight, we both figured it would be a good motivation. The goal is to lose 30lbs in 4 months. If we both lose 30 then the bets is square, but if one of us loses less then 30 we have to pay. If I lose, she is going to dress me up, and we go to a gay bar for 4 hours. If I win, she has to come to the casino and give me 4 hours worth of massage at the table. I think her pay off is a little bit better then mine, however, I like my side of the bet, so I am willing to give up some edge on that side of it. Suffice to say, it should be interesting.
The last few days, I have been trying to walk a bit more, and I have been eating better, and portioning my food better. I think the key to this is smaller and more incrimental steps, then trying to make a drastic sweeping change. If I try to keep a healthy diet, and exercise more and more progressively, then I hope things will work out.
Tonight, I am playing at Sycuan. Hopefully, I can collect some cash from the no-limit players, and the ones that owe me money. In a perfect world of course.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
I'm Back
Wow its been awhile. Ok, so Vegas didnt end up going so great for me. I stayed ahead of the curve the whole way, making pretty good decisions and getting into some pretty good spots. However, in the last 24 hours everything that could go wrong went wrong. I found myself to be variance's bitch for a little bit, and ended up stuck for the trip by a few hundred. Sigh...
Since being back things have been pretty slow. I didnt play till the weekend and when I finally did get my hands on some cards, I did pretty decent. On Saturday I grinded the cash game for a few hundred, and played the Sycuan tournament and was able to chop that up for almost $600. After the tourny I headed up to Viejas to watch Anthony play the big game. It was cool getting to sweat him, even though he ended up getting stuck pretty bad. Cooler after cooler hit the kid but he kept coming back right up until the end.
Sunday was a test in perseverence. The game at Sycuan was pretty decent because of some freeroll they were giving players that day, so I jumped into their big game right when I got there. I immediately got stuck for a buy in when I took AK up against K8 on the good old KJ8 no suit board. Blah. The day got worse from there and I ended up in the game for $1K, but was able to make most of it back in the few hours I was there.
Probably will be playing later on this week. But for now, Im tired and need to rest.
Since being back things have been pretty slow. I didnt play till the weekend and when I finally did get my hands on some cards, I did pretty decent. On Saturday I grinded the cash game for a few hundred, and played the Sycuan tournament and was able to chop that up for almost $600. After the tourny I headed up to Viejas to watch Anthony play the big game. It was cool getting to sweat him, even though he ended up getting stuck pretty bad. Cooler after cooler hit the kid but he kept coming back right up until the end.
Sunday was a test in perseverence. The game at Sycuan was pretty decent because of some freeroll they were giving players that day, so I jumped into their big game right when I got there. I immediately got stuck for a buy in when I took AK up against K8 on the good old KJ8 no suit board. Blah. The day got worse from there and I ended up in the game for $1K, but was able to make most of it back in the few hours I was there.
Probably will be playing later on this week. But for now, Im tired and need to rest.
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