Archive for June, 2006

What Can I Say?

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

I realize I haven’t had much to share with everyone these past few months. I could go through the entire litany of reasons why, but you have heard them all before.
It’s not you. It’s me. Really. I love you, I’m just not in love with you. No, I don’t want to [...]

Happy Father’s Day

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

To all you other Dads out there, Happy Father’s Day. I received a delicious breakfast, a handmade Father’s Day card and two paintings from Emily, a Georgia Tech license plate for my car and a fridge magnet with the Ace and Jack of Spades on it. All in all, a pretty good haul.
And, [...]

The Road To Pro

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

I am now 31 tournaments into my plan to become a professional poker player. Here is a breakdown of the numbers:
Number of tournaments: 31
Number of final tables: 7
Number of 1st place finishes: 2
Amount of money wagered: 7,750
Amount of money won: 25,986
If you remember, I said that I wanted to get to 4 final tables [...]

Speaking Of Poker

Sunday, June 11th, 2006

On the subject of poker, I am going to be attempting to register for a Round 1 (of 3) tournament that could end up getting me a free ticket into the WSOP. It is a challenging task, as I would have to get to the final table in 2 consecutive tournamnets with 1800 people [...]

Liqour In The Front

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

I’ve always loved playing poker. My father taught me how to play when I was still a little kid, simply because I pestered him so much about it. I would see him playing with his buddies in our basement gameroom and thought that it was just a cool thing. He taught [...]