After the up-and-down year that was 2007, I never expected to be playing as much as I have already in 2008. January is not yet even over and I’ve already played 14 times. Even better, 12 of those I’ve walked away with profits. And not just small profits either: Only one has been less than [...]
Having a drunk at the table can be a good thing. They usually do little more than throw chips in the pot, chasing longshot after longshot, although they can also increase variance at the table because their response to someone raising is to re-raise. But a bigger drawback is the incessant noise they make. One [...]
As I’d hoped, the losing session that I endured Sunday night was a one-time event. Or to be more accurate, it didn’t turn into a back-to-back, because no way am I ever going to not ever lose at a poker session again. It’s going to happen, guaranteed. It is the nature of the beast. But [...]
Or even, likely, the rest of the month. For only the second time this year, I had a losing session. This time, it took my nearly 6 hours to finally drop my $200 buy-in. It was one of those grind-it-out nights, never really getting a lot of traction. Getting just enough respect to occasionally run [...]
I need to write more. I thought this the other night: I should commit to posting here after every session, no matter how late I get home, even if it’s just a short post. Dunno if I’ll be able to keep that commitment, but I’m going to try. Meanwhile, after a year of ups and [...]