Well, as promised, the story of the end of my three year stint as a professional poker player ( Read more... )

ehh...pretty tired of vegas. considering going home. maybe i'll make a pit stop in LA. even when i'm feeling sick of poker, the commerce always sounds fun.

in brighter news, i'm back in contact with brett. i'm gonna call him today.

i've been in town 11 days now and i've put in about 50 hours of play. i'm up about $2,000, and on the whole i think i've played well. i played a few hands rather badly or i would be up more. i've taken three of the last four days off, including today. just trying to recharge a bit. i've met a lot of good players, and i think the quality of ( Read more... )

i got into vegas on the night of the 31st. it was a difficult drive. not only do i hate driving stick, but my car had problems starting a few times. the drive ended up taking about 14 hours (it shouldn't take more than 10, even with a break or two factored in). i was stuck in bakersfield for about an hour and in barstow for at least that long ( Read more... )

i've lived almost all my life in this house. it's been both good and bad, but on the whole i'm grateful to come from somewhere i like. the bay area will always be home to me ( Read more... )