Wed Sept 6th

Well 3 days of work left, then I'm done. I have to say that I'm starting to get excited, not really sleeping well and I'm sure it has to do with my excitement. I have a whole lot of things to do before I go. I just got back from the passport office in Mississauga, what a pain!! I wish there was an easy button! Anyway I have to find someone to sign my passport photo before I can go any further. I'm sure I can get into the USA without one but I'd like to have one for the trip!

I'm going to be flying to Mexico sometime in the next 2 weeks, I'm going to crash at my fathers house before the big trip to Vegas, I figure that I'll relax for 7 to 10 days before we head out. Unfortunately Shirley will not be able to come with me, as she wont be able to get the time off work! I should be back around the 22nd just in time to clean up the house and get ready for the big trip!

I have really only played 3 sessions of poker over the last week, I put in a 24 hour session in brantford, longest session in 2 years, as many of you can guess I was stuck and was trying to get it back! Basically when Shirley and I started the session, I was playing 20/40 and Shirley was playing 10/20. After 8 hours Shirley was in to the 10/20 game for 1400 but she had 700 in front of her. She was getting tired and wanted to go, I was in for 1300 and had about 800 in front of me, that meant that we were stuck 1200. Since we both drove, I told her to head home and I would come home once I got us even. I was at a good table, I was playing well and I was pretty sure that it would only be a matter of time before I was there. So Shirley gave me her 700 chips, that put me at 1500. Combined we were in for 2700, not a great spot, but recoverable in the loose 20/40 game I was in. After another 6 hours I was sitting at 2100, six hundred away from the goal. For the next 8 hours my chips didn't change, not picking up any big hands but not losing any either. In the 23rd hour I lost 4 hands in a row, 98s I turned 2 pair only to lose to a guy who rivered a bigger 2 pair. Then I have pocket tens lose to a 9 high board, where this kid makes a crazy inside straight, on the turn. Then I play AKs, flop a king, and lose to a guy that flops up and down with JTs but backs into a flush. Then on the forth hand I lose set over set. This was 4 hands in a row! I was down to 1000 and was closing in on 24 hours. I was just too tired to continue, I booked an 1100 dollar loss and headed home!

I also played in a $22 tourney on party on Sunday. Rob, my brother, was over and to make a long story short I was crusin' along pretty good. Then I pick-up KK, a guy from ep limps in and I go 4 times the BB, ep calls the board comes 37Q Rainbow. EP bets out the pot, PERFECT I say to my brother, he has AQ. He has bet too much and will be committed to play off all my chips.... So I push.... He calls and shows AQ.... Turn 7 river A. I'm out. BLAH!

On Monday night I play in a $11-rebuy on stars, a buddie of mine, SLADE (hey Slade) was in it as well. I've been playing for 2 hours and I pick-up QQ. I'm second chip leader at my table with 10,500 chips. Blinds are 200/400 and I raise to 1200 in EP, the table chip leader calls and everyone else folds. The board comes 3d 6c 9h. I bet out 3000 and the chip leader pushes all-in. I think for a bit and call. He has Qc9c, making me a 87% favorite. Turn comes Kc... YUCK but I'm still like 75% favorite. River 9s.... I'm out

I figure that I'll be heading to Mexico in the next week or so, so there will probably not be too much poker in the next couple weeks. I will try to have another post before I leave. Anyway, I have too much stuff to do including going to work, so I'll talk to ya all later!

-Eric