As you will know if you have read my previous posts, my days of slinking unnoticed into casinos and testing the laws of probability came to an end more than 2 years ago in favour of a more entertaining (and profitable) game ... Poker!

I've been at it for over 3 years now (some time overlap), and it has proved to be quite rewarding.  Not getting rich, but all the spare cash certainly makes life a lot easier. I decided to create a new blog, as I'm taking my first attempt at playing outside my comfort zone and the soft game I've gotten used to, and will be tangling it with the Pro's at the Irish Poker Open 2013 in Dublin this Easter.  Whilst I'm not expecting to do well against what I expect to be a field of experienced and knowledgeable players, I am expecting to have a lot of fun!

As part of my preparation  I have had to temporarily abandon my local cash game so I can concentrate on developing a more tournament based game which i hope will do well in the tournament.  Whether or not this pays off, is yet to be seen.  However, part of my 'training', has involved my getting back into pure odds and taking up a little card-counting on the side to pass them time (and get that winning feeling going!).

It wasn't as easy as I thought, but it's been fun, and I've 'lucked' into another positive swing and picked up $800 (400 units+) in about a week.

Nice distraction, but back to my poker and looking forward to the IPO 2013!