The Good, The Bad, and The Drunk Guy

Damn it. I had this post done and I somehow deleted it. Groovy!

The Good: June was my best month of the year. I played well online (25nl) with the exception of one gin-induced session, and I played well live. I'm nowhere close to where I should be, but there are many hands that I play well naturally now, and fewer hands where I have no idea what to do. I think I'm where I was in my limit game in mid '05. I'm getting more comfortable. I had my best ever live session, followed by my worst session of the year. Technically not my worst session as I found $45 in reds in my pocket (no clue how they got there), but after the 2 hour mark, I recall very little and I played horribly. I'll easily say this was my worst live session of the year. Perhaps the worst in almost two.

The Drunk Guy: As I mentioned, I played one live and one online session quite poorly. Both involved large quantities of alcohol. I played very few live hands after my meltdown. I don't want to play with a drink in my hand. In live play, I'll usually drink coffee, and every 3rd one have coffee & baileys. For some reason the last comple of sessions I've switched to bourbon on the rocks (wtf?). I really don't konw why. I didn't have many in earlier sessions, but last week I went kind of nuts. I'm playing on Thursday and I'm going to try to not have one drink. We'll see how that goes.

The Bad: Calling - What the hell is wrong with me? It seems like every time I call a river bet I'm behind. If I raise I'm ahead. Either I need to call less or raise more. :)

Two Pair - Probably just variance, but I got killed with 2 pair the other night. About $400 on 5 or 6 hands. I'm a big fan of two pair (especially in EP), I know it's not always good, but I really got hammered with it.

Vacation: I leave tonight and return on Sunday. I'll get one day in at the casino, and it looks like we'll have several rainy days. I'm ok with that. I'll catch up with my buddy G.n.T. and do some reading. I've brought with me a host of magazines, as well as TOP, HOHv3, and Phil Gordons Little Red Book (or whatever it's called). I look forward to having my feet up and reading.

Have a safe hoilday!