On a Mission

Tuesday 2 Jun 2009

It is widely known that I am currently on a terrible run of luck. I have written about the run and many players have witnessed it for themselves just recently. This has at times also led to me tilting and leading to bad play – all compounding the situation. So much so, that I have neglected my blog. It is not easy writing about losing all the time and besides - it gets to a point where either people don’t believe you or simply can’t be bothered to listen.

This is by no means my first bad run, but it does not make it easier to handle. With the pressure of a living up to a sponsorship deal and a quickly diminishing bankroll, things need to turn. I need some good luck or at least a lack of bad luck, and more importantly find a winning formula again.

During my time in St. Kitts recently, for TioKev’s wedding, a drunken conversation with Padraig Parkinson led to me setting some goals. Nothing outrageous, no ludicrous claims of winning 2 bracelets blah blah blah, but simply to finally treat poker as my job.

From this I set my self a mission. To spend six weeks in Vegas determined to make a healthy profit. Almost everyone that I have told I am off to Vegas for 6 weeks has said “ya jammy bugger”. However, for the first 3 weeks, or at least until I am joined by Kila and the Ladbrokes contingent there will be no gambling, drinking or succumbing to any other of the Vegas temptations. I will simply spend around 12 hours a day at the poker table.

At least that’s the plan.

I will be doing daily updates of how I am getting on here starting today.