St. Louis 5k Day Two

I busted with AKs against KK after not playing a big pot with AK (or any other hand) the whole tournament. The tournaments did not work out here in St. Louis but I am confident strong results will come if I play like I did out here.

St. Louis 5k Day One

I consider today the best day of tournament poker I have ever played. I did not finish the day with a whole lot of chips but I am very proud and excited to be moving on to day two of the event. I am due for a huge rush of cards tomorrow and am looking forward to amassing a stack for the final table.

St. Louis 1.5k

I felt like I played pretty well today, but I couldn't outrun the structure. In this field I think I would be unstoppable if the game was shorthanded, but ten-handed you do need to pick up some cards.

The 5k main event, which has a nice structure, is on Tuesday.

St. Louis 1k

I spent the day thinking about how I was such a better player than everyone around me, but in the end I got outplayed by the same guy in two pots and busted not too far from the money.

On The Road Again

Friday the kwickchick, Bailey and I are driving to St. Louis for the tail end of the WSOP Circuit events there. Several of my best friends will be there and the weather should be sublime. I have been looking forward to this trip for the last few weeks. It is time for me to win a live tournament.

It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)

Tonight Butler plays Duke for the NCAA basketball national championship. The potential is there for an unforgettable, galvanizing, anything is possible, where-were-you-when-that-happened Upset. The prospect of this almighty upset has me quaking with anticipation.

Championship Monday has always been, for me, the official first day of spring. The end of one sports season and the start of another. In Boulder March is the snowiest month of the year; April and May have the best weather.

The first quarter of 2010 is in the books. It has been a revolutionary start of the year for me. I am in such a better place now than I was three months ago. I look back at that version of myself with pity and disgust, and chuckle at some of the things I believed, some of the choices I made. I can feel powers rising within me, powers I never knew I possessed.

But I don't pretend to know it all. The most significant things I have learned are how little I do know about myself and about others, how confusing and challenging this life is, how difficult the journey will be. There are no quick fixes; there is no such thing as a free lunch. I am nowhere close to the man I aspire to be.

March Top 15

15. Kings of Leon - Dusty
14. Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator
13. Brendan Benson - Feel Like Myself
12. Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life
11. AC/DC - Highway To Hell

10. The Kings - This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide
9. John Mayer - Who Says
8. Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
7. Ween - What Deaner Was Talkin' About
6. Them Crooked Vultures - No One Loves Me & Neither Do I

5. Them Crooked Vultures - Gunman
4. Ida Maria - Oh My God
3. Them Crooked Vultures - Warsaw Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up
2. Old Crow Medicine Show - Highway Halo

Song of the Month: Exile - Kiss You All Over