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The 90th day is finally upon me. A full three months of going to tournaments around the world and trying to write up every day of my life. Obviously, I’m a little tired. When I look back at what I’ve accomplished over three months I feel mostly proud, both of my work on and off the felt.
I feel like the blog has mostly been a success, although my falling behind by double digit days during some periods in the trip is a disappointment. I think the blog works more successfully on the reporting angle when the information is very recent, but to be honest if I forced myself to write up my day as soon as I busted each tournament I would’ve ended up killing myself. I’ve found trying to find something interesting and clever to blog about every day is actually quite difficult, as many days are kind of ordinary or bland. Also, since tightening up in live poker a little bit I think the hand histories themselves are somewhat less interesting, though I think the adjustments I’ve made are very much for the better in terms of my equity in the tournaments.
Meanwhile I think it’s safe to say that the goal of making money on this trip was a total success. When I wrote my intended plan I wrote “July 16th, return to Melbourne Australia, kill self.” Instead I return home completely free of make up, having turned a small profit for my backers. Couple that with the $83,000 and change I made from a five percent swap with Sirwatts, plus a shiny gold Bellagio bracelet that symbolizes that once, just that once, I ran better than any other donk in the tournament, and I got my one time.
Now when I play poker I have an endless well of patience for bad beats and idiocy. While I was never tilt prone or especially emotional I’m now totally unaffected by busting out of any live tournament. When I bust out of tournaments I shake the hand with the player who knocked me out with a genuine smile and say “Best of luck” then walk away in a state of total calm. Perhaps some time in the distant future after a long period of running bad and getting deep make up I’ll feel anger towards a tournament again, but for now I feel I’ve got no right to complain.
So what did I learn from all of this? Well, I feel like I’ve considerably improved my live poker game. I’m not sure I learned that much about writing except that when writing about the same thing it can be tough to keep it fresh. I don’t know that my technique or style has changed all that much, but I hope that the writing has become a bit more clean and efficient. I feel like a got the chance to taste Europe, but not quite as fully as a vacation or time spent there without having to play would allow. I’ve learned that part of me will always miss the USA, for as much as I love Australia there is something about being home that just can’t quite be replaced. Perhaps thinking all of this over and doing the next blog entry in a list form on this subject is a better idea. Until then, looking forward to seeing everyone back in Australia again.
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