Reality to Fantasy to Reality

Wednesday March 21, 2012

It just hit me that I just quit my regular job to play poker as my main source of income. I guess reality is setting in and I am starting to naturally second guess this new journey. However the excitement keeps me going. Excitement isn’t even the right word to describe what keeps me going. 

Before going to bed last night, I was reading over some old articles on advice of going “pro” at poker. Many of the authors suggested many things I disagree with. From the limits (5/10, 10/20/, etc.) to the “bankroll” you should start with. Most of it did not make any sense to me. I understand where they are coming from, but it made no sense in relation to the way I view poker. In fact, I never use the word “bankroll”. I simply substitute it with “my money” or “total cash”. After all, the money I win from poker is not a bankroll; it is in fact my money. According to the authors my methods most likely will prove that I have to abide by their rules…we’ll see.

Not much happened today other than booking 15 comped nights-not consecutively- at the casino/hotel. Couldn’t get any weekends comped of course but I can easily stay at nearby hotels for a fraction of the casino’s rate. I should be getting the new windshield wiper motor tomorrow. I managed to get out and wax/polish my car today. I even managed to polish my rims and mufflers. Oh yeah, I played PLO online today for the first time in forever. I was rusty so of course I donked off my $10, but it helped me remember how much more exciting it can be than NLHE. Maybe I’ll get back into PLO. A big positive of PLO is there are very few decent players around. Hmm…maybe I better start really getting back into PLO. 

I’m off to bed. I’ve been itching to shuffle chips. I might go get a bunch of t-shirts at the thrift store for my poker uniform. Goodnight.

                                                                                                         

-King2