An update while the chicken marinates in vinegar, garlic and ginger...

Poker and Life

All in all, this has not been the greatest month I have ever had. It didn't help that I had a little foray into the 400NL at the beginning of the month where I promptly got stacked after flopping the nut straight, getting it all in against 2 pr...Sigh, love that river! I also lost with an an underfull in the 200NL, so I have been trying to get back close to even in the 100NL as I try to BW my ass off.

This last weekend was a good look at futility as well...I feel like I played pretty well, but was just seriously card dead, as I was lucky to be around 12% VIP...God, does that ever get boring! To top it off, I was at Interpoker trying clear off a 100 bonus, and I had a couple tough players I know at the same damn table. I don't think they knew who I was, but I knew their names...We didn't tangle even once.

Then we have the business stuff, which has slowed down and becoming worrisome. I am sure we can pull out of it, but I cannot ignore that reality.

Then, I make my weekly trip to town for supplies, and the normally reliable truck decides to quit on me. Luckily, I had a # to call, and managed to get a ride home. So that will be a few bucks (probably the starter) down the drain.

I guess I am "runnin' bad", but it could be a hell of a lot worse...Things always turn around, and I do look forward to that!!

Sports

One word- Tiger He is just friggin' amazing. FOUR in a row, and he wasn't even playing his best. Truly remarkable!

News

I saw this beauty yesterday...

Why don't we just have an old fashioned "I'm sorry" and a group hug...


BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said in a TV interview aired Sunday that he would not have ordered the capture of two Israeli soldiers if he had known it would lead to such a war.
Guerrillas from the Islamic militant group killed three Israeli soldiers and seized two more in a cross-border raid July 12, which sparked 34 days of fighting that ended with a cease-fire on Aug. 14."We did not think, even 1 percent, that the capture would lead to a war at this time and of this magnitude.
Of course not, you moron, as relations between Lebanon and Israel were so great to begin with...
You ask me, if I had known on July 11 ... that the operation would lead to such a war, would I do it? I say no, absolutely not," he said in an interview with Lebanon's New TV station.

Now that is some clear, concise and logical thinking...

geez...

Yes, it has been awhile between updates. I have to admit, it is very damn difficult to be in the mood to write after having your ass handed to you a few sessions in a row! It's always "just poker" but of course I took a flyer in a couple bigger games and managed to get stacked both times...Work has been a little more stressful as well---there is very little difference if you lose in the markets, or lose at the poker table; either way tends to make for a shitty day!

There's a lot of bonus chasing ahead of me to get even for the month, but I should come pretty close if I can manage to put in the hours.

Last night was the first time I really have sat down and played, and even that was more for fun, as it was a 1/2 HOSE game at PStars. It was good for about a 75 profit, which is no big deal but was good for the confidence factor.

Since I am pretty fresh, I plan on putting in quite a few hours of NL this weekend, as well as some lower entry tourneys. I am really looking forward to the WCOOP and see if I can do some damage there.

I am finally getting around to reading H on H (1 and 2) and pretty good stuff overall; a pretty clear and concise writing style which I appreciate. A more lengthy review will follow later, as I will probably read these a couple times each, and let everything sink in!!

I haven't done a BR update in quite awhile, and although it may pale to some results we have all read about recently, I am quite proud of it. I Haven't played all that much so far this year, but the next six months will change that...


July 2006 Beginning BR---5000
Bonus--- +510
SNGs---<120> (yuck)
MTTs--- +620
O8 Limit--- +120
NL100--- +686 (2400+ hands is all, 9PTBB/100 for the month)
Total July--- +1816

This is proof once again anyone can make a few bucks at this silly game!!

More importantly, a friend brought by some fresh clams and a hunk of sushi grade Ahi, so I have been having fun with that the last couple days.
-Steamed clams in broth with wine and garlic
-Cioppino (a seafood stew)
-Ahi crusted with sesame seeds with a soy and ginger sauce

If you don't know how to cook, you are missing something special!

I always enjoy my days away from poker, but it's always fun to get back to work..