Aaaarrrggghhhhhh!

C'mon man! Grrr, I am a little frustrated. One step forward and then two steps back. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat. Blah, blah, blah. I am sure this is what y'all want to read. Variance is awesome! I have worked hard at keeping emotion out of my game and away from my decision making. I also pride myself in taking beats with class and usually just rolling off, maybe offering a "Nice hand." But, I will admit that I will occasionally on the drive home or in reflection say, "Shit!" And when I say it, by golly I mean it. So, for those of y'all wondering, this is me saying, "Shit!"

I need to step up my game apparently. I truly feel that I have worked on my game a ton, but I keep ending up in this spot. I really miss online poker. I have played as many MTTs live over the last two years, that I would have played in one week online. But, it is what it is and we must make the best of it.

And you know what, I am not done. I am not defeated, and I am not giving up. I will soldier on and keep grinding away until the worm turns. Oklahoma State Championship of poker is starting in about a week and I will make sure I am playing. Hopefully I can make something happen and take another step forward.

I have had some writing inspiration recently. I have two articles coming out soon on P5s that flow together as a two parter, and then I also just about finished another article based on a poker hand I recently played. I have also been scrolling P5s and commenting on a couple hand questions players have asked. P5s forums is a great place to practice talking poker and reviewing hands.

Variance101 is still grinding along. I have been in the chat talking poker quite a bit the last two days and just picked up another student today. It's been a little slow but V101 will keep on keeping on. Good luck to all the grinders, lets finish off this February strong.

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