Spring is here. Once again, I have broken a New Year's resolution to blog each week. You know me- my blogging goes in spurts. Life is good. Very good. I started the first two months of the year with a $6000 overall deficit, and I am just about even now. I have been up in satellites and sngs consistently, however multi tables have tortured me. I am still down significantly in mtts, but the profit in sngs and sats have assisted with sustaining my online funds.
A rough start no doubt, however my focus has been elsewhere, and therefore my volume has been much lower than usual. My business, on the other hand, has exploded. My goals remain steady: start a law practice with my partner, and then split my time between poker and law. Last year, more than 50% of my attention was on poker; this year, more than 50% of my attention has been on my legal practice. As we move toward summer, I am wondering if I will attend the Borgata Spring & Summer Opens, the WSOP, or travel at all for poker.
The answer is I don't know. Every week is unknown, and to some extent, full of spontaneity. Traveling for poker depends on my bankroll, on my court schedule, on how busy my practice gets. It is what it is. Would I love to be playing live poker every day without a care in the world? Of course! Living in Vegas for 2 months last summer was simply amazing. I loved the excitement of playing live. Online is so tedious and monotonous, and such a grind at times. Yet, this is me and Jon's way of life. The majority of our bankroll is earned from playing online and this is something I constantly have to remind myself. Truthfully, other than perhaps wanting to be a happy billionaire, I would not change a thing in my life. It is awesome.
In other poker news, I became a member of PPI, an agency for poker players. Check out their site at http://www.pokerplayersinternational.com/. I think it was a good decision to apply for membership. There are certain criteria that must be met, and I was lucky to make the second tier team, based upon my results and poker experience. You never know when a sponsorship opportunity may present itself, or an affiliation, and its smart to be affiliated with a reputable agency.
In general, as of a few weeks ago, my mtt results have improved significantly. I made two final tables on UB, I went deep in several full tilt tournaments, and I have played bigger buy ins based upon my succcess in satellites. Additionally, I am still collecting step 8 tickets and will be playing for step 9s soon. I hope to turn my step 8s into at least 2 wsop packages. I will keep you posted, as best I can =)
Ok readers, good luck at the tables, and good money and peace.
Garnet.
