Icemonkey9 is NOT Dead

Posted by icemonkey9 on Dec 4, 2009 in General | 2 comments

I know, I know.  I haven't blogged in forever, posted any hands or results or blown up about my latest string of misfortune at the virtual tables.  It's been a long 6 weeks but my schedule is finally freeing up and I'm getting back into the mode of writing, thinking and playing poker.

I have a ton of things to do today but I really wanted to update the blog so I'll just do a quick bullet point of what's new.

• Getting coaching from Stox Poker coach "Clean" and as you might remember, he's an old friend.
• Going to be hanging out with some poker friends in La Jolla next week, so that should be fun. I had a pretty good time last visit.  Expect pictures.
• Picked up another site I'll be writing for in PokerTableRatings.com ... fun site to be writing for and excited I've got more work within the industry.
• Actually played poker, playing 50nl 6max and 100nl Full Ring to shake off the rust. I was playing breakeven, right up until I enjoyed a KK<AA AIPF at 100nl. After losing more than 120BB on the hand, the 25/10 donk typed in, "SRY DONK!" and then rat-holed right off the table. Classy!
• I'm really excited for a new podcast I'm doing for PokerSoftware. The first one (if approved, the entire project is a pilot episode at this point) should hit the site next week.  If it doesn't, you'll know it sucked and you wouldn't have wanted to hear it anyways.
• Very happy that the UIGEA has been delayed 6 months, but a little disappointed how Barney Frank's meeting went on the 3rd.
• Shocked the hotel at The Horseshoe is closing down, but understandable given how few people head to Vegas these days.