Mississippi Dreamin'

Sorry in advance if this entry lacks in spirit. I'm feeling pretty under the weather but felt compelled to write something regardless.

By the next time I finally play poker, which will probably be on Sunday, it will have been the longest I've gone without playing a hand in a very long time. I don't think I've played since the WSOP-C event in New Orleans a few weeks ago. The past few Sundays, I've either been in Wisconsin, Aspen, or Indiana and unable to play online in each case. I'm looking forward to jumping back in the game. Things always seem clearer following an extended break.

Right now I'm enjoying some much needed time back in Houston. For New Year's Eve, I didn't even leave the house or have a drink. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I don't think I had more than one or two nights that involved being in Houston and doing nothing but staying in for the night.

I'm sure this low-key routine will get boring pretty quickly, but for now, laying around and playing Fifa '09 is a nice change of pace.

I've got my work cut out for me if 2009 is going to be a better year than 2008. I had just over $500k in gross cashes last year ($290k live, $210k online), which absolutely shattered the expectations I had coming into the year. Topping that will indeed be tough; obviously a lot can change in a few months, but I'd estimate that I'm only going to be able to play around $200k in buy-ins this year.

For starters, I'm (probably) going to the WPT event in Biloxi on January 14th. A few weeks after that it's back to Mississippi for a $5k WSOP-C event. I don't know what travels are in store beyond that. These are pretty lean times, so just going to have to take it event by event. I'm hoping that the EPT German Open is in the picture for March. I've never been to Germany and have a few friends there from PokerTips I wouldn't mind paying a visit.

Thanks for reading and may 2009 exceed your wildest expectations! :)