The
3rd quarter of the bar league finished with me solidly in the lead by
about 100 points. I even missed a few sessions to do some work on my
dad’s house. We still don’t have a date set for the quarterly
tournament, but it’s likely to be November. While I really like playing
on Friday, as opposed to Sunday night, turnout has dropped some, in part
due to other conflicts for some of the players, and possibly the DJ
& karaoke music. Besides the music not being to my taste for the
most part, the volume is extremely loud for a small bar, and it’s not
well balanced. The highs are very grating and almost painful.
The
start of the new quarter went very well for me. I finished 3rd in the
1st session, and the 2nd session was nearly a repeat of the previous
week, heads-up vs. Jerry. However, the outcome was different, as this
time I was able to come from behind to win and collect the 5 point
bounty on him.
I’m
going on vacation to Dallas later this month and I’m considering a trip
to one of the Oklahoma casinos for a tournament or cash game. I really
need to start getting some more experience in bigger tournaments and
cash games if I want to have a successful trip to the WSOP in Las Vegas
next year.
I
haven’t said anything about the Full Tilt situation, even though I do
have some money tied up there. I’ve always been hopeful that the
situation will be resolved and that the US (and now all) players would
get their money back, and with their recent sale, that looks more and
more promising. I’ve always felt a loyalty to them, as I’m a fan of most
of their pros, and like their software a lot more than Pokerstars or
any other site I’ve tried. It’s unfortunate what happened to them, and
I’ve lost a lot of respect for the big names listed on the indictments,
especially Ferguson, who was my favorite player. If they are ever back
up and running again in the US under the new ownership, I would still
play there. However, I would definitely have a different plan for managing my
funds.
