No, I'm not dead!

Dear blog readers (if there really are any of you out there),

Not much has changed since the last posts. I'm still working away and haven't had much time for poker play. So I will leave my graph update for a later date when I have actually accumulated some volume. I think I've played a total of 30 games since May 1st :( When I have had the chance to play it hasn't been too bad and I'm still honing my skills by thinking a ton about poker and different situations while I'm out battling the 100 degree heat for 12-14 hours a day. Honestly the last two months seem like such a blur because I haven't been home much at all and sleeping in my own bed seems strange at times. I hope I can get back to my bankers hours at work and start grinding again soon. I have also been following the action in the WSOP when I can and it seems like some interesting things are going down. Most notably the side betting on Tom Dwan either winning or not winning a bracelet. He came damn close, and some people almost lost some serious money! Check out the forums and such for more details on that.

I did manage to get Memorial day weekend off and went to a casino not far from here to try my hand at some live poker. It was fun and full of fish, but was a limit only betting structure which makes it tough to really use leverage and pressure like no limit. It seems like it is really a lottery of sorts as there are a ton of people seeing flops with a huge range of hands, and they all play so timid and only call bets. So you really have to pick and choose which pots to go after and when to bet. It was fun, and I didn't really make or lose any money. I do think however I will stick to my online games as there is just so much more variety and there is definitely no shortage of fish there!

About the only good thing with all this work is the money I am making. It would be nicer making it at the poker table, but I will have back to back months of making the most money I have ever made in a month working. This should help me pay off all of my student loans and put a big dent in what I have left on my car and bike. Granted I'm not buried in those loans any more, it would just be nice to not have those bills to pay every month!

Well that's about a quick update of nothing new happening. Good luck to everyone out there and thanks for reading!