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All good things must come to an end

Feb 14, 2010 2:24am

Short and sweet: I am closing my blog.After more than four years of blogging, I am throwing in the towel. Some of you may have noticed that my motivation for blogging has gradually lessened over time and I think now is an appropriate time for me to end it. This...

End of trip wrapup

Feb 2, 2010 1:30am

A lot has happened since my last entry. Let's start with the Main Event. Day 2 started well for me, I had my 70k up to 250k pretty quickly after an early set-up with KK vs AKs. I was playing with Gus Hansen, John Juanda and James Akenhead. As a...

Happy Australia Day!

Jan 25, 2010 4:48pm

Good day mate! I really like the way Australians are. The way they talk, their positive (yet not fake) attitude, just the general atmosphere in Melbourne is something that keeps me coming back year after year.our chef at Koko, a very nice Japanese restaurant at the CrownI went 0 for...

PCA recap

Jan 15, 2010 10:03pm

My first PCA trip did not quite live up to my expectations, pretty much only as a result of the poor weather. Of the 10 days I was there we only had one sunny day, one decent day and eight meh days. When so much of the Atlantis experience is...

Bahamas

Jan 6, 2010 2:03pm

My trip to the Bahamas did not go very smooth at all. First, my plane in Kansas City was delayed two hours due to a failure with some generator (?) and consequently I missed my connecting flight in Dallas. Because there were no more flights from Dallas to Nassau, I...

A Whole New Year

Jan 1, 2010 8:53am

2010 has arrived! I can't believe that the millennium is now 10 years in the past! It's something I'll never forget because my mom forbade me to go to the Brandenburg Gate with all my friends and I still tease her about it to this day. She thought it was...

2009: My Year in Review

Dec 23, 2009 4:48pm

In what is starting to become somewhat of a tradition, I have a couple sentences to write about each month this past year and a little bit about looking forward to the future. Enjoy!January 09: I began the year in the Philippines with my sister on a trip that I...

Procrastination

Dec 11, 2009 6:53am

I feel like I procrastinate my blog posts more and more these days. Ever since I was a kid I have always procrastinated things as long as possible. Whether it be school projects, homework or anything that had a deadline, I was pretty good about waiting until the last minute...

Sick again

Nov 29, 2009 5:05am

I hate being sick. I've been in bed since Thursday with some type of cold that won't seem to go away. The worst thing about it is that there is absolutely nothing productive I can do during the day while I'm awake because I lack the energy to stay focused,...

It's not all sunshine and roses

Nov 14, 2009 3:09am

Today I wanted to talk a little bit about the upsides and downsides that playing online poker professionally entails, some more obvious than others. Being your own boss and answering to no one is something that many people aspire for and I must say, it feels pretty darn good. Then...

Halloweeeeeen

Nov 4, 2009 3:22pm

My roommates and I threw our first annual Halloween party that turned out to be quite a blast! There were just over 20 people over at our apartment and though we were planning on having around 30, the turnout was still pretty good. I get the feeling that most people,...

Do you go all in a lot?

Oct 26, 2009 3:35am

There are a couple thinks that can be very tilting about blogging. The number one tilt-creator is writing out a blog only to have it accidentally deleted (just happened to me) and the number two is coming up with a fitting blog title. Sometimes I sit here for what seems...

Of scandals and miles

Oct 16, 2009 5:32am

A recent commenter pointed out tons of topics that I could blog about so for the most part he is going to get his wish. Someone also suggested a video blog but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon, it's really not my thing. I have to admit...

Time's a flyin'

Oct 7, 2009 1:55am

Lately I've been finding it more and more of a drag to write out these entries. Perhaps I'm getting blogged out? I guess after almost 4 years of blogging there just really isn't all that much to say anymore without getting incredibly repetitive. I definitely don't plan on quitting anytime...

A brief update

Sep 27, 2009 2:05pm

The mini trip to Hamburg was of course awesome. The Varekai show turned out be much better than expected, I would even dare to say that it topped most of the Cirque du Soleil shows in Vegas! I think they're only in Hamburg for a few more days so anyone...

Boredom relief

Sep 18, 2009 2:28pm

It's Friday night and I'm blogging. Yeah, I'm that cool! I really don't even have all that much to write about being that nothing exciting has been going on lately. I know I say that a lot but almost always it's true. Don't get me wrong, I love my life...

To Barcelona and back

Sep 8, 2009 3:36pm

First off, thanks for the comments from my last blog entry, they were well thought-out and certainly got me thinking about a lot of things. No, I definitely won't be writing a book though! My blog started as a pure poker results thing but has developed into more of a...

Rambling

Aug 29, 2009 3:12pm

It feels like every time I get settled back home the next trip is just around the corner. This time it's Barcelona that is sneaking up on me, which is a trip that I am particularly looking forward to. I was originally going to fly right home after busting out...

No poker

Aug 21, 2009 3:21am

This past week I've been doing everything except playing poker. Seb and Ramin came into town for Jonas' birthday party so I've been spending a lot of time just hanging out with them. Seb has gotten really into tennis (private trainer, been playing 2-3x a week) since Vegas but as...

In Munich

Aug 11, 2009 2:53am

Right now I'm sitting on the train on my way to Munich for a few days to visit my sister and her fiancee for a few days. I've only been to Munich a couple times and still haven't seen much of the city (thank you Oktoberfest!) so this time I'm...

Cort's Ultimate Guide to TV

Aug 3, 2009 6:07pm

I really like TV shows. I usually wait for the shows to come out on DVD because it is so much more convenient. No commercials, can watch it any time with stops and pauses etc in a higher definition than on TV. The only real downside is that I am...

Guess who's back

Jul 26, 2009 6:08pm

8 weeks in the States sounds like a long time but it went by in lightning speed. Still, it feels great to get back to Berlin and sleep in my own comfortable bed again. Most likely I'll be spending all of August at home before my next poker trip to...

Vegas/LA

Jul 19, 2009 10:40am

The summer of Las Vegas 2009 is now officially over. Almost all the guys are back in Germany. One guy spent his first night back straight from the airport to jail (lol Baueraments). Most returned home safely and can look back on a pretty epic summer. Time seems to fly...

Busto in Main Event

Jul 10, 2009 5:53pm

I did all I could in preparation for Day 3 but it just wasn't meant to be. The day started well for me, within the first two hours I had built up to 130k, but things went downhill from there. Key hand of the day was when I check/raised the...

Short and sweet

Jul 9, 2009 2:38pm

Don't have too much time right now but just wanted to post a quick update saying I ended Day 2 with 90,500 chips. I got lucky with my table draw again though it did get noticeably tougher as the day progressed. I think I have around an average stack (though...