DUBLIN BELLYBUSTERS

Ok, ok... just because I finally got a reprieve from my $18K downswing doesn't mean I'm gonna break my promise to myself to start posting again. I admit, it was hard to not play but not for the reasons some might expect. I don't regard myself as a gambler, more an actuarial gamesmith who grinds out a living, putting in much the same hours as a normal working person. I am not hooked on poker. In fact, I love time away from the game. But hand on heart, when faced with the reality of a break last week, it killed me. The reason? It wasn't on my own terms. When I take a holiday, it is me deciding that I am going to enjoy myself for a while. This, on the contrary, felt like an imposed suspension, like I had been told by my boss to take a few days off and I hate being told what to do by someone else, even if that person is myself.

So, this day last week, after a few games of Facebook Lexulous (Scrabble) with Michelle, I got back on my horse and feasted to the tune of over $7K, thanks for the most part to my victory in the 2000+ player $12K Rush Super Turbo KO for over $5500. It was a much needed win and it was followed up quickly by a 4th place finish in another MTT. I could breathe again. I stopped the bleeding. And despite being perilously close, I didn't have to reload my accounts.

Since then, I have had mostly good days, making money 5 of the last 7 but thankfully no really bad days. I final tabled the $12K Rush Super Turbo KO the very next day, AK<AA ruining my dreams of a back-to-back but the highlight has been the winning of an Espana Series satellite to Madrid which Full Tilt have kindly let me defer until the full series schedule is up and I can see if the Barcelona event suits my timetable better. I won the seat along with my friend Vegard 'Vestvik7" Vestvik (There will be many posts about him in the coming weeks as I attempt to catch up on the year's points of interest), a break-out star of 2010 who I hope to meet and outlast in Barcelona.

Viva Espana Redux!