The Long Stretch Begins..

I'm back in Las Vegas for about two weeks of getting into the poker groove again followed by the World Series of Poker through June and hopefully late into July. The tournaments that comprise the WSOP are most likely the best value of all tournaments out there. With improved structures and all sorts of games outside of Hold 'em, I couldn't be happier with what's to come. My mindset towards poker and life has really never been better. I want to give credit to both hard work and support from family and friends. I give a heartfelt thanks to all the people that have supported me over the past 1-2 years through my poker journey. To all the people that call or text for updates, listen to my jumbled poker-related thought processes, get excited when I win, dream with me, follow me on the poker sites, genuinely ask and wish to learn about the game, and those that ease my mind and challenge me about the future, I can't thank you enough. The support of my family and friends is what keeps me going and often what I miss so much living out here.

To all those that continue to follow, look me up on Twitter by clicking that link and hitting follow on my name. Twitter is a great social media tool that continues to explode in popularity, but for me, it's an easy way to update everyone throughout the WSOP.

Catching Fire

I had to cool off today after catching a string of fire.

I got to LA to play some of the California State Poker Championship. The online series at Full Tilt is also going on during this time. Nearly every tournament has an overlay meaning extra money is in the prize pool. I have thus been playing in the morning events along with a few other tourneys. If I busted, my plan was to drive to the Commerce for the live tournaments. I went deep in so many tournaments that I only played one tourney at the Commerce. I have since done the following:

1. Deep in the 100 rebuy during the day for 10th.
2. 2nd in the Friday Night Fight on Full Tilt for 20k.
3. I had a 6th in the Pokerstars Nightly for around $5k.
4. 1st in the UB Sniper for 6k
5. 1st in the UB 50 Rebuy for 4k which was on a Sunday to save my day.

All of this has led to a nice swing in the negative variance into the positive for me. It has been so nice going deep in something every day like I'm supposed to. I've been working on playing more creatively and adding different strategies to my game depending on the tournament. I'm feeling very confident and will be playing hard the next couple days before a much needed trip to Chicago.



I've also been twittering lately at Twitter with tournament updates for those who want them. Basically, if you like to watch online, just follow me on this site and then visit the site to see if I've updated my status. You can also follow friends, celebrities, news stuff, etc. The only disclaimer is that you get some really random people following you. Good thing there is a block button.

Twitter

I've been doing twitter updates for tourneys. My site is http://twitter.com/icekevin

I just had a disappointing finish in the NL 535 Shootout on Full Tilt. 1k cash after having a rough second table.