Psychology

Knowing What We Want for the Future

Look back on your life. If you’re anything like me, I’ll bet you can think of a handful of things that, at the time, you would have surmised that you would have done or liked for probably your whole life but now you no longer do, like, or are interested in those things.
Let me [...]

Non-Poker, Psychology

Out of the Main Event

This entry originally appeared on my WSOP blog at PokerTips.org.
This is the blog entry I was hoping I wouldn’t have to write at all (though I would have taken writing it later in the week). I’m out of the Main Event.
There’s really nothing too glamorous to report. I started day three with 47.1k during [...]

Poker Commentary, Psychology, Vegas, WSOP

Celebrity Photo Dump

This entry originally appeared on my WSOP blog at PokerTips.org.
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog. I haven’t played any poker since busting out of Event 49 in 150th nearly a week ago. A week off has been so nice. My girlfriend was in town the whole time and we had a really [...]

General Gambling, Photo Blog, Poker Commentary, Poker Community, Psychology, Sports, Vegas, WSOP

Staying Sane at the WSOP

Playing poker tournaments for six straight weeks can definitely take its toll on your mental state. The emotions you go through from having your dream (of winning that particular tournament) crushed every single day makes a balanced lifestyle and ability to stay on positive emotional footing crucially important if you are to survive the series [...]

Psychology, WSOP