In the Airport

I have been sitting in the airport for about two hours now because Lauren's flight departed at 11:05 and mine isn't until 12:45, but the internet is free here in McCarran Airport so it isn't so bad. I just finished watching one of Brian Townsend's videos, and I must say, all of his videos are really good. He was playing two tables at the 5/10 level and it was just very interesting to see him critiquing the play of some of these (what I consider to be) higher stakes players. He is on such another level that he makes the 5/10 players look like 100 max players with all of the leaks and flaws he was able to pinpoint. This has really got me thinking about hiring a coach to analyze my game. I know FieryJustice mentioned that a coach helped his game alot, and he's now winning WPT's so I think it's worth a shot. I really believe a lot of my downswing online is due to running bad but I am positive I have plenty of leaks that need to be plugged. It's one of those things where having an outside perspective really brings to light what is wrong with something, so I think I'm going to research more into it. I also really want to get on Full Tilt because I hear their mid-stakes games are pretty soft.

Sitting in the airport has also caused me to reflect on my 6 weeks here in Vegas. I am really happy about how I ended up monetarily for the WSOP, finishing up around 40k. I only cashed in 3 out of 21 tournaments, which is actually a decent in the money rate, but with how soft the fields were, I felt I could've been closer to 25% instead of around 14%. I did have about three or four major bubbles which statistically should've gone my way but it's also the result of my style of play. Playing this tight, aggressive style just very rarely gets you a big stack, so I'm often left with an average to below average stack as the blinds are increasing rapidly and the bubble is approaching. This is something I definitely need to work on and I plan on trying to implement a more loose, aggressive style to set myself up for some deeper cashes. I just watched Martine23 rush to his gate as it was on last call and this made me realize that I really didn't make any poker friends out here. I talked with quite a few good players but never extensively or in a way that would be beneficial to my poker game. Having talented poker friends who play a lot is one of the most beneficial things for a poker player in my opinion because you are constantly getting different points of view on situations. Now that Bob has some money from the WSOP, he should be able to play more, and I plan on making him discuss poker with me and analyzie my play, whether he likes it or not.

As for the rest of the summer, I plan to get good at golf again, to work on some business things with my dad, and hang out with Lauren and my friends a lot. I will definitely be playing online as well, but not a crazy amount. I am really excited to get some golf lessons and get back into my A game, because when you can play golf well, it is probably the most enjoyable sport in the world. Also, it will be so nice to be away from the 115 degree heat out here.

Oh, I also plan on posting some good and bad hands from my cash game sessions from now on rather than just describing my bad beats. I want post how I played a hand and the follow it up with analysis like my equity in the hand and how I could've maybe played it another way to maximize equity. I want my next post to include a schedule of possible events that I might play for the rest of the year if my school schedule permits it....