So, everything's moving forward nicely as far as poker. For the first 14 days, I put in over 15,000 hands of poker on the micro limit games, just to get used to the multi-tabling short handed tables. At first, it was a little bit daunting... but with time and practice it does get a little easier each day. I feel at ease with four tables, and still comfortable at six. Eight would be a nice challenge.

After Adam came to town, I took it easy with online poker. I played a few tournaments/satellites with limited success. I'm sure I'll play some more. I think the nice thing was going back to the full ring 1/2NL games. It was soft at the Hooters casino, and I'm still high from folding QQ preflop to aces. First time I ever did it, and my read was dead on. I think confidence really played a key role, especially as the table I was on had dropped to short-handed. I pwned one guy... flopped a set and he found himself all-in, and I grabbed the rest of his stack. I really wanted to play this one kid heads-up... he didn't nibble. Only once before had I played heads up 1/2NL... I'd expect it to only happen at the end of the night. Especially since I know he's some college kid in town to play one event (possibly), I wanted to take it to him. I liked that I wanted to continue playing short-handed, as I felt more at ease with this game. Usually, when tables become short-handed, and players want to get reseated. I really see now the importance of learning and adapting to changing situations in poker. I feel like I'll be ready to take on bigger games once the WSOP circus is out of town.