Prepping for the Borgata

If you are an amateur poker player then you know the feeling. It's the same feeling you get when Worm talks to Mike about going to AC, you know the whole "check raising stupid tourists" scene. It's the day before a trip to the casino. I'm supposed to be working, but all I can think about is that this time tomorrow I'll be walking through the casino at the Borgata headed towards the poker room and getting ready to play in the $300 event. It's almost the opposite of Buckner walking back into Shea. Last time I played in an event at Borgata I did well. Last time I played a cash game up there, I did well. So I'm almost afraid that the regression to the mean is going to catch up with me. But that's not a good frame of mind to be in, so I've tucked that little nugget into the darkness in the back of my head and proceeded to cover it up with positive thoughts.

I probably get a little too excited about these trips. But I'm a father of two and don't get many days to just play poker without anything else demanding my attention. Tomorrow I'll sit down at 11 a.m., plug into my iPod, start observing players, and really get to play some poker. Regardless of how I do in the tourney, I'll probably play until 3 or 4 am before finally turning in for the night. These marathon sessions are AWESOME! Especially when you're winning. But I need to remember that losing is a possibility. I only need to recall last year's Valentine's Day Massacre at Foxwoods, or some of the recent results online to know that you can play well and run bad (or play bad and run bad, which is worse). Even though things haven't been going particularly well lately (I had my AA crushed by KK only 28 spots short of a seat in the $750k on FT last night), I feel like I've been playing well (I did get all my money in with AA vs. KK). I've gone back over some of the big hands I've played in the last week or two and I like my plays in most of them. So.....I'm feeling good and feeling like if I continue to make good decisions, the potential exists for a good couple of days on the Jersey shore.

My wife was chatting with thebmorekid this morning and he put it best, "it's like Christmas Eve." Well if that's the case, then hopefully tomorrow is Christmas Day and Santa will deliver some cash...