New Years Resolution

A while back an online friend of mine, Snadly, sent me a sweet program for tracking my poker results. I have tried for years to do a better job of keeping better stats. At one point I was writing them down free-hand in a nice hard back journal. This became too cumbersome, and although at the time I had about the same bankroll (online), I got way too frustrated to keep up with it. I would have a good night and be very meticulous about the numbers. Then, I would have an awful run and either forget to do it, or I would just wait to have a good night and make up for it. Then I almost went broke that fateful night that I played a WSOP double shootout on 'stars, and went on to play way over my bankroll and that was it for my record keeping. Then, later that year, as I built the 'roll back up I used Snad's excel spreadsheet, and really liked it, but I procrastinated, or just forgot after a while. So now I'm going to try and turn over a new leaf. I had such a great year online, that I want to make sure to keep as perfect stats as I can, so that I can really see where I stand at the end of the year. So far, so good.

At this point, my "ring game" stats are showing a nice profit for the first half of the month. I am pretty much sucking in the SnG's having only 1 win, and 1 second place out of 9 NLH tourneys. In between I did place second in a micro TD SnG, but then played a HORSE SnG and donked out in 5th place when my top two pair was no match for a flopped board lock for low and hi in the O8/b portion.

I transferred some funds to my buddy Chris to get him back into playing and hopefully talking about poker again. He had a sick run playing blackjack a couple weeks ago when we made a trip to AC. I of course stuck to poker only, playing a deep stack tourney for $120, and some limit and NL hold'em cash games. In the tourney I had a run of crappy cards, a few steals here and there, and then this hand: UTG opens for 1600 w/ blinds at 200/400 w/ antes around 50-75 and I am in MP w/ AKdd. I elected to call the raise, but with my stack at ~16000, the proper play was probably to move in. It folded around and we saw a flop of 7QT rainbow. UTG, whose stack is about twice mine, bets 6000. I fold. From then on it was jam/fold pretty much until I moved in w/ KQ for 5x bb and got called by one of the largest stacks at the table who tabled J8o. The flop was good for me, but the turn/river gave him a runner/runner/straight (he actually caught the inside straight) to take me out. I then proceeded to play some 1/2 NL at possibly one of the easiest tables i've ever played, and only one about $30-40. Regardless, I had a really fun time.

2007 was also a good year for fantasy football. I ended up winning my inaugural season in my "high-stakes" league. I started the year off 1-4, and went on to win every single game after week 5. A timely trade for Portis/R.Wayne for Addai/Reg. Williams and a sweet pickup in Bobby Engram, got me there. The only problem for 2008 is I have no RB to keep in a 1 keeper league. I do have B. Edwards, A. Johnson, and R. Wayne to pick from so i don't feel that bad, plus I get the cash and the bragging rights!

Current Playlist: Grateful Dead 10/19/73 SetII Dark Star > Mind Left Body Jam>Morning Dew, Sugar Magnolia, Eyes Of The World

Best Of 2007, better late than never....

Here's my list. This year was a tough one. The second annual "Best of..." Holiday mix cd was hard one to put together. Some people thought this wasn't the best year for music, but I loved a lot of what came out this year, so here we go:

10. Keller Williams - Dream
9. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
8. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
7. Iron & Wine - The Shepherds Dog
6. Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin
5. Robert Plant & Allison Krauss - Raising Sand
4. Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Dr. Dog - We All Belong


1. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky