The thing about blogs is that you are more or less making public declarations. And in my mind, one should try to keep one’s word, stand by one’s statements, etc. For instance, if I talk about not ending a single day with a net loss in pot limit, well by God I’m going to play until I make it happen!

And this, boys and girls, is the foundation for a proper full-blown tilt session.

So after losing $48 in the $50 PL games (I think I’ll avoid these and opt for NL in the future), I was determined to make it back later in the day. I did some studying (catching up) and took a 30 minute nap that stretched into 80 minutes. Then I got up, poured myself some whiskey, had a smoke, and got to work. It took me 3 hours and another glass or two of Knob Creek to make it back at the $25 PL tables, and now I’m up $2 for the day. Considering that I have more studying and assignments to do, that’s probably a good cutoff point.

Oh, did I say something about tilt? I said it was the foundation for a tilt session, which is what the earlier losses might have put me on. But taking the study, er, poker break and the nap helped me put that behind me. Good.

With yesterday’s monster pot, my bankroll is now looking slightly more respectable. The question is, what do I do with it now that I have it? If it’s still there when I go to Vegas in November, I’m taking it with me. But in the meantime…