Here Goes Nothing. Quite Literally.

Hey everyone, with some suggestions from friends at CP, I'll be making what I believe to be my 2nd or 3rd attempt at a poker blog. Original. I know.


This sounded like a good idea because:

- I'm probably playing more then I ever have

- This'll be a good place for me to learn from those of you unfortunate enough to be reading this

- I now have a great place to rant about everything and nothing, all at the same time

- And maybe most importantly, I'm beginning to think I can actually be good at this game


Again, I have no clue what I'm doing with this blog, but I hope it'll be yet another place where we can learn, converse, laugh, whine, and maybe even someday cry together. Who knows ya know??


Sooooo.... poker talk......


Last night I FT'd the 65k again but had a somewhat disappointing 3rd place finish. When it got down to 3, we all had about even stacks and a lot of play in us. This is about the time I began being impatient and cocky. I essentially tried to win a 1.5 hr FT in 30 mins if that makes any sense.

As an MTT player, I'm a firm believer that to some extent, you have to let the game come to you. Too many times I read about or see or hear people being worried about being the chip leader at some point other then the end of the tournament. Who cares? So what?

This reminds me of the debacle I saw on the WSOP this year, that guy who had what I think was the chip lead going into Day 3 of ME - Norm comments that he could take the day off, watch Circ-de-Sole, and be in great shape for Day 4 - then he proceeds to say bye-bye as I'm sure he felt the pressure of the chip lead and cameras on him, etc.

So I guess what I'm getting at is this, I really do feel that if your playing an MTT and consistently checking your 'status', your not gonna be able to play your best. Something I do with the Tilt Tourney windows is start at the bottom and scroll out the people who get eliminated, not knowing where I stand, so I can make intelligent poker decisions based on poker and not based on "where will this put me?". Because I found myself doing that exact thing at times, actually. Anyways...

So that's why I sucked with 3 to go last night, I was so obsessed with finishing those clowns off and getting the chip lead, I ultimately dug my own grave. Lesson learned.


I aplogize for no HH, no tourney window, no anything-useful for that matter. I promise this blogging thing is something I'll get a little better at once I learn the ropes. Until then, thanks for the support. GL at the tables.