Yesterday’s tournament was just a total waste of time and money, no hands, only $3k in chips to start, have high cards and the board is low, have low cards and the board was high. Didn’t last long so headed to cash. Things finally broke around midnight and I knew that being stuck in neutral was gone. Woke up this morning excited about playing in the $1k event today.

It was a great poker day. No great hands, just great reads and great play. That really matters. This poker gig, I’ve decided, is mostly trying to minimize your mistakes and capitalize on your opponents. A case in point. My big blind and I’m already in for $1,200. There’s already $4,500 in the pot, my opponent bets $3k, I look down at 9 7 of hearts and am getting a great price for my money. Flop is A 9 5, two hearts, I check, he bets small again, $4,000, so I call. Turn is the Jack of hearts, I’ve hit the flush., I fire, he calls, river is another heart and we both check. He turns over a set of aces, THREE ACES, why did he let me in so cheap and why did he make it so cheap to get my hand … great for me.

There are 25 left out of the 220, money started at 27, and we return tomorrow at 1 p.m. Avg. chips is 60k and I’m double that, gotta get some sleep …