Just A Short Note

I haven't played very much poker in a long time, which is very frustrating for many reasons.  Mostly because my skills tend to fall off a cliff after only two or three days off.  I've been playing a little bit lately, and I might as well be playing with my cards face up.  It's beyond tragic.  I'm just giving away my chips.

Worse than that:  I'm headed to Pendleton, Oregon for the Poker Round-Up tomorrow afternoon.  Five days or so of non-stop poker at the Northwest's premier poker event.  I went last fall and it was truly spectacular.  Among the pros there were Linda Johnson, Tom McEvoy, Marsha Waggoner, and Susie Isaacs.  I can't even remember who else.

Meanwhile, I've somehow found my way onto the Hendon Mob Poker Database: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=122369

The photo is from the WSOP Main Event last year, the first day.  I obviously don't have any statistics yet, because I haven't cashed in any qualifying tournaments (the Wildhorse/Pendleton tournaments will qualify, if I do well in any of them).  Frankly I'm surprised I'm even on their website, without any stats.

There are four tournaments on my radar this week in Pendleton -- one each on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  The Saturday tourney is the "Main Event" with a $500 buy-in.  There's a satellite to that tourney on Wednesday night, so I might just play that too.  And you can count on me hanging out at the cash tables in between the tournaments.  Some of the best poker I've ever seen.