Oh, yes, well, where were we?

Well, the Santi has reminded me that I've been lazy about this blog.

Not a lot to discuss really. I haven't played live poker since my last blog about it. The holidays were busy and a combination of losses and withdrawals took away about 40% of my bankroll. So at the end of December I ground out a bunch of 1/2 hands, and moved up to 2/4 early January and have just run OK, but am getting comfortable with things.

I think I've made a lot of progress on some leaks. I had a different move up plan this time (basically a 10-buyin shot rather than a 4-buyin shot I would usually take). There was some math behind the change that I won't get into, but I think the benefits are beyond just mathematical.

Psychologically, moving up is your most vulnerable time. The losses are double, you're terrified that everyone is better than you, you know the least about opponents (though you can overcome that with datamining), and I always find myself suspecting that people are taking shots at me, so I tend to spew.

Knowing that I've got a bunch of money behind me, money I'm willing to lose in order to take a good shot at being a winning 2/4+ player, is calming. I dropped five buyins my first two sessions, but turned it around and I'm a small winner over my 5,000 hands this month. I'm gonna try to put in a bunch more hands this weekend/week and book 10k hands for January. And hopefully be fully recovered from both the withdrawals and the losses in early December. Then I'm going to organize my money to let me take a few big swings at a main event seat whenever the satellites start running. Oh, and of course get married on Feb. 29.

Otherwise, life has been quiet. Bummed about the Packers blowing a golden ticket to the Super Bowl, but been working out all month. Not really losing weight like I thought I would, but my running miles are slowly building, and I registered for the Shamrock Shuffle, so now I has a goal, too.

Otherwise, life is boring, cold, but very good.