Brutal

Oy.

Had just a brutal Sunday at the virtual tables. Could not get anything going. I played way too loose, especially against the bad players, which is of course the exact opposite of smart play for my style. I got too cute post-flop consistently. Glad that most of it was $T, not real cash. How I bounced out of the Sunday million with middle pair and the blinds at 200/400 is something I don't want to discuss....

Not exactly the outing I wanted before I geared up for Connecticut. I hope any time I get to play in the next couple of weeks goes much better.

My apologies for posting so infrequently these days. The babies plus a monstrous appellate brief have kept me mute and away from the tables for the most part.

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Just bubbled in a horse tourney because some monkey decided calling a raise OOP on the bubble was a good idea with 10 9 sooooooted, and his no pair 5th flush draw was good enough to get it all in with.

I am so mad I could spit. What a night.

Happy New Year

Went to Connecticut for four days and spent time with family. It was pretty awesome to spend time with my cousins (9 and 12). Makes it neat to anticipate that my own kids will be here relatively soon.

I am going to have a very busy week this week at work and at home. Once I make it through, however, we'll be in pretty good shape. I certainly intend to get at least a little poker in before I set out for Foxwoods. Can't believe that date is approaching so quickly.

The "Last Ride" for a while, will, I hope, be lots of fun.

I'll have more later. Hopefully I'll be able to post some interesting hands in the next couple of weeks. I''d love to get a chance to have some people critique my game for me.

2006 In Review

I thought I would make a year-end post, because that's a cool thing to do these days. As I am not inspired by the muse much (and thus have little to write), let's try bullets.

-- My wife, as always, has been an angel. Thanks for all you put up with and loving me despite my flaws.
-- My kids -- can't wait to meet you!
-- My friends -- you've been too good to me.
-- My DBPoker buddies -- thanks for the good times in AC, CT, and elsewhere. Thanks for teaching me more about this game and having a great attitude.

This year has not been a great poker year win-wise, but I have learned so much and that is surely worth the lower returns than I would have hoped. Further, this year has been more about family than poker, and my focus has appropriately been drawn elsewhere. If I get more time, awesome, if not, may my time be devoted to my family.

May God bless my family in the coming year. May you all find what you are seeking, or what you need, whichever is better.

Babies at 19 Weeks

It's a boy and a girl, both appear to be perfectly healthy!

Look inside!

Galapalooza Trip Report Part 2

Bad Beat

Tried to go with my office to a Christmas party in Philly today. Because there were 14 of us going, we got a limo bus. Awesome, right?

Wrong. Instead of getting to a party and having a nice evening, we wound up an hour and a half outside of Pittsburgh on the Turnpike with two shredded tires, only to sit on the side of the road for three hours plus, and finally giving up and turning around.