My bad....

I've been bad and haven't blogged lately. That's really because nothing is going on. I've spent the last 9 days doing the Chemo thing and haven't been up to much. Before that I placed in two poker tournaments and won $160 total, so that's cool. I'm getting better at it and have moved out of the red for the year. Hopefully, I'll stay out of the red.

Do I have a gambling problem?
No. If anything, I have a morphine problem. I have a horrible problem of becoming obsessive about things I want to learn more of. I have a love problem. I health problems. I have a boredom problem. I have a growing obsession with IVs and needles, THAT'S problem. I have a weight problem. I have a nutrition problem. I have a hair problem. I have a sleeping problem. I have a problem with people who can't look me in the eyes when they talk to me; It's creepy. I have a problem with arrogant, prick assholes.... I have 99 problems.... but gambling ain't one.

Texas Hold'em is something I picked up in the last few month I was in Bloomington. Mostly, just to cure the boredom of the summer nights with my friends Zach, Lambert, Steve and Katie. I played for fun just to have something to do. I wasn't very competitive because I thought personal circumstances would change in my life that would not really allow gambling.

After that fell to the way side, I got a little more into it. My friends thought they were going to start a card room in Bloomington and wanted me to be a dealer and some sort of manager. So, I started taking it a little more seriously. They're business plan fell apart, something about the investors pulling out, and I was stuck with my hands on my ass and a curiosity for the sport.

Then life happened and whirled me back to Ohio.

Fast Forward 8 months
I'm all done with Cedar Point and bored as hell. I start poking my nose around and my mom tells me that people play at the Upper Deck, a bar in Akron, on monday nights. I check it out. Just my luck, its a free league that plays for points and is just a bunch of people looking to have fun. I played in their league on Sundays and Mondays for a few months.

Just like anything in my life, as I get better I have an undying obsession that starts. I start reading blogs, journals, books, websites, everything. I rent DVDs. It's ridiculous, really. I've actually known how someone will play just based on what books they read and who their favorite pro is.

Now, I've found groups online that play for money. I use the Meetup Website to find groups and go. Lately, I've been cleaning up. I walked into a warehouse and took 2nd place out of 22 players. As the new guy. I know everyone's worried about this and I'm posting this blog just to say "Don't worry." I'm in control. And don't worry about the unsavory individuals I meet along the way. For the most part all of these guys are real sweethearts.

It's just good exercise for my brain, not to mention walking into a place that you know absolutely no one and coming out with a couple of friends is a cool thing too. But, that's never really been much of a problem. I just wish I could teach it. I'd be a millionaire.