Under the Gun w/MyTmase

As expected, this year has been busy, busy, busy…so far. And there aren’t any signs of letting up, anytime soon. With the wife ‘due’ in about 4 weeks, the construction on the nursery has hit full swing. If it weren’t for a few friends, it probably wouldn’t be as close to completion as it is – keyword is ‘close’ there…which means, it’s not done yet. My original goal was to have it done and furniture moving in by last week…of course, as a project manager, by day, I know all about scope creep and change orders around the office – turns out, personal life/projects aren’t immune to that, and hence coming on 2 weeks past the original deadline. Read the rest of this entry »

…So, I set my sights on returning to the WSOP – playing the $2500 event that I cashed in the year before, as well as adding two $1500 buy-in events to my schedule. I was pumped to return to Vegas for the biggest series in the World – determined to make some ‘noise’ and redeem the year on the felt, to that point. Unfortunately, it was a train wreck. I had Aces cracked in 2 of the 3 events, Queens cracked in the 3rd…for good measure, I would have Aces cracked for a 3rd time on the trip in a daily Deepstack event there at the Rio…the only thing that went right for me on that trip was winning one of my $1500 buy-ins on the cash tables, to soften the disappointment, if only for a moment.

Tail tucked between my legs, I came home deflated and unsure of my future on the felt…should I just sit out and try and let this ‘funk’ pass, or should I strong-arm my way through it, and be ready to catch the ‘Hail Mary’ pass, if it gets close? Read the rest of this entry »

Well, 2011 has come and gone…looking back, the year ran out pretty much exactly how it started. A big chip stack late, only to ‘blow-up’ into a disappointing finish – well, maybe disappointing is a little harsh; how about ‘close, but no cigar’? On paper, you’ll read 8 cashes in 30 events, 4 of which were final table finishes…the bank account recorded a gross of about $25k…and the ‘close, but no cigar’ comes into play with the 3 (three) 2nd place finishes (2 of which were ‘chopped’). Poker-wise, there are a lot of players out there who would probably jump at the chance to trade places with my results…and money-wise, well – I paid some bills; just didn’t buy a house, this time. (LoL) Considering I’m not a full-time poker player, I can’t really complain much about the results on the felt… Read the rest of this entry »