June 18, 2011, 6:14 pm

Wow, I can't believe it has been about 2 months since I was last here, I guess it is explainable though.  When last you saw me, I was in the midst of a job change.  I am the IT director for the biggest insurance company in Alberta, it is a very cool new job. Lacrosse started up again in April too, so I have been playing that on Thursday nights.  The weekends have been filled with work, the big fires in Slave Lake certainly picked up the pace at the office for us and when I haven'

April 22, 2011, 5:52 pm

Live poker is funny, I seem to be able to manage my bankroll with that better than online.  Maybe because it is more tactile and a wad of cash in your hand has more meaning than a bunch of numbers on your screen.  I certainly know that the chips feel more real. I get to play another game on Saturday night, I am looking forward to the game and hopefully driving up the bankroll again. On another note, 888Poker is kind of cool, they have webcams for table games, makes for a live'ish exp

April 17, 2011, 11:00 am

Been playing a lot of live poker lately, there is something about the people interaction that the online world can't compete with.  Played at one of the regular home games on Friday, buy in is quite low, only $40 for a 50NL game.  People are always great, but my game has improved significantly.  I am seeing more of other peoples styles, I have a better read on my hands and potentially what they are playing on. Best hand of the night, I was big stack and we were playing a round o

March 28, 2011, 3:10 pm

Played my first home game post resignation and let me just say ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING, in both life and poker.  I did excedingly well at the game, came away up $110, would have been $180, but I got coolered on the last hand of the night.  I had flopped a boat, and the guy on my right sucked along with his outs to hit a better boat on the river.  I couldn't push all in for those of you who were wondering how that happened, we were playing a 1-3 limit game It just didn't matter, I

March 5, 2011, 9:10 am

The resignation went into the old job on Monday, it is unbelieveable how the stress just simply left my body.  Suddenly I can freely say what I think without reprisal.  I wish that everyone could work like you don't need the job, it is liberating and maximizes your performance and success. Went to a home game last night, it was a pretty dry night.  played 50NL, left down $32.  Found the strength to realize that my game was not on its best and I needed to get out.  Walke

February 26, 2011, 11:40 am

Lots going in my life right now, Wifes business is starting to take off, spent a substantial amount of my time setting up some new tech at the store. Biggest change will be in my work life, I have accepted a new job with a new company after 7 years with the same firm.  It will be disruptive at first, but it is the right decision.  This has been much like a poker hand, I have a good starting hand with my experience, but I don't know anything about this new industry.  Competition i

January 30, 2011, 9:47 am

Well, I have played some solid poker online in the last week.  I have essentially increased my bankroll by 13.25x what I started with.  I am not bragging, I am playing ultra-micro stakes so I am certainly not kidding myself into thinking I am suddenly some poker wizard.  I have gone from $0.34 cents left in my bank roll to $4.50, look out ladies, big stack coming through...:-) Played at a cash game last night at a friends too, I think I played really good poker, unfortunately, I

January 22, 2011, 4:30 pm

One of the most favorite answering machine messages I have ever heard is " I am making changes in my life, if I don't get back to you, you are one of those changes"  Both funny and profound in my opinion. Well I am on the path to change in my work life and in my poker life.  I have been with the same company for 7 years and I have witnessed them come full circle.  I am not intersted in working through issues that they hashed out 7 years ago when they were all new to me.  Tim

January 9, 2011, 12:07 pm

Been about a month and a half since my last posting.  This is the first weekend that I have had an opportunity to sit down and play some poker online. learned a rough lesson over the weekend too.  Stack is gone, and again I am impatient, chasing garbage, ignoring position and with the exception of a couple of hands, generally been a cash machine for my opponents.  My live play is much different, headed back to the HG video's this morning.  Good refresher on all the stuff I s

November 21, 2010, 8:47 pm

Wow, it has been a busy month, I didn't realize how long it has been since I visited the site to see what was going on in the lives of the OP members lives.  Myself, I have been playing a lot of live poker at home games, winter has settled in nicely in Edmonton, an I have had at least a game a week since Halloween.  Played in two different games this weekend, one a 100NL cash game and the other a 1/3 limit cash game.  Had a great time in both, but did substantially better in the 1