Back From The Dead

It's been a good long while since the last time I posted anything on this blog.. and just about as long since I played poker on a regular basis.

Here's the deal.. on the same night I last posted on this blog.. I went to a home game.. a cash game and it was robbed at gunpoint by three masked men. Since then, lots of things have happened.. for example, home games aren't exactly common anymore. My side job, where I work as a texas holdem tournament host, changed up their rules and told me I can no longer play while running the games. AND.. I depleted my online roll for a trip to Atlantic City that didn't go so well..

So.. long story short, I took a three month hiatus from the game. It wasn't planned, it wasn't due to a losing streak.. it just happened. I got away from the game for a while. And I think it's done me alot of good. I feel great about poker again.. and I'm looking to get back on the horse.

In December, I put $100 on Full Tilt and turned it into $300 by January 1st, 2008. I withdrew my original donation and now I'm playing with all profit. I built that profit up to about $700 at it's peak four months ago. Since then, it's slowly been whittled away, $20 by $20 and I took out $300 for tournament buyins in A.C. So I'm left with $120 before tonight...

The Brawl

If you want to look up full descriptions on the Bmore's Brawl itself, please visit my buddy's blog.. but here's my side.

Tonight was the 28th Brawl, which is held once a week. I've probably played half of them. Right around the time of my poker hiatus.. I stopped playing this weekly tournament. I had done really well there too, and up until about a week ago I was still the top money winner on a pretty sizeable list of poker talent. I took off 8 straight weeks for one reason or another.. and jmlabrie18 finally took it away from me.

Now, I didn't come back and play just because I saw that. I honestly felt the itch today for the first time in a while. It's a great feeling. I really wanted to play. So, I figured.. it makes sense to play the brawl again.

I won it.

First time back in a new format with several players I'd never seen before. I'm not trying to be cocky.. but I seriously have great results at the Bmore's Brawl. It's my fourth win in 14 or 15 appearances.. and I got 2nd place twice as well.

I really feel like my poker mojo is back... and here to stay. Needed to refuel I guess, we all do at some point.