Slow poker day and played a lot of cash. Good thing I like the food on the cash floor. A guy at the table asked me about the event, I told him about it, he said who was on your table and I told him. He says “I heard some lady laid dowwn a boat of aces full against Matasow’s quads, who was that?” I said that would be me. He says great read. Later in a hand together he tries to bluff me on the river, representing a straight and I had two pair. I said “well, sir if you were calling me all the way down for an inside straight, then the river is your miracle card, but I call.” He had junk. And then he gets mad and leaves the table. People are strange, do they think those reads only go when playing boats against quads, geez.

Well its been an interestring poker run while in L. A. I did an interview with A and E for a show they’re doing and they asked if I considered myself a student of poker and I told them honestly, “I think even Doyle Brunson would consider himself a student of poker.” And I believe that to be true. I hate the bad beats, I hate the long hours, I hate being away from my family but I love what poker is teaching me.

Today’s Celebrity Invitational was rough, got one of those hands which can catapult you in a tournament, flop top set of 7’s and get pushed by Kings who catches a K, a two outer on the river. It happens but it breaks you. Then had a hand where I laid down an Ace on a K K 4 A K board to Matasow’s all in as I smelled quads .. and was right, but those kinds of boards cost you dearly. So frustrating that I couldn’t recover from same .. oh well .. learning lots.

Incidentally, love where my game is now, more confident than I’ve ever been and that is a good thing .. bad for my oppoinents, but good for me. Ha. Goodnight ..