Honestly, I’ve been meaning to blog.  I keep telling myself to find the time to do it but I keep putting it off.  So today, I made a commitment to myself to do it.

In general, everything is great! Winter is almost over and spring is on its way.  Leana is working again too.  Peyton is walking now and being a typical one year old.  She’s super active and getting into everything.  She’s just so curious about everything.  Becoming a dad and watching her grow up is the best thing to ever happen in life.  It’s the most amazing thing. 

Now to the poker summary over the last month.
League – When I last left, I mentioned I was going to change my game and approach to the league.  Result, finished 4th overall (within 23 pts of 1st place and 1 pt of 2nd/3rd) and the main event champion!  I finished the final 6 weeks making 5 final tables, with a 1st place and a 3rd place.  I was the only one capable of catching the overall points leader( who lead the entire season) the last week of the season.  With a main event final table locked up, I played like a maniac that last week to have a little fun.  The main event was a tough table.  When it got heads up, the other guy had a 3 to 1 chip lead on me.  I made a sick bluff with K5 on a Q Q 6 8 2 board.  He raised preflop and I called.  Both checked the flop.  8 hits the turn and I check raise.  River 2 and I pushed AI.  He had JJ and if he woulda called, GAME OVER.  Instead, I took that momentum all the way to a first place finish!  It was something I wanted ever since I joined the league.  Now there’s going to be a tournament of champions where the final tables of the Utah County League, Ogden League, and Salt Lake league come together for a battle.  I need to win that one too!

I also went out to play the Spectrum tournament out in Wendover.  Made an early exit after the first break when KK was cracked by the mighty 10 7.  However, I did well in cash and my horse Rich chopped up the final table netting me a little over $300!

Overall, it was a very successful March.  Excluding tournaments, I had 2 losing cash sessions with 4 winning ones.  I also did well in the tournaments I played, running deep in 80% of them and some decent cashes.  March profit:  a little over 3K…

With the recent success, I have made plans to play in the WSOP “stimulus” event for 1K at the end of May.  I will also be in Vegas during the middle of June to play in some Venetian/Caesar events.  There’s a bunch of us going during these times.  Over these next couple of months, I don’t think I will be playing as much just because I don’t want to get burned out before chasing my pipe dreams this summer.  I’ve already elected to take a pass on the next season of the league.  I also want to try and satellite into the WSOP Main this year whether its online or when I’m down there live. 

Lets hope April/May are successful which then will lead into further success in June!

Remember, you create your own luck!  See you at the felt!

TK