I'm still here...

... just not playing much poker.

Black Friday just sucked the life outta me really. Ever since that happened I haven't played much at all (when I could even play anyway). I was playing a little on UB until they finally shut out the US from the tables. I could have played on Bodog some but I just figured... why? Same with Cake or Carbon or whatever.

When Doyle's Room and such got hit on the second wave I decided to just withdraw everything else, even Bodog. I figure that they could be next or whatever so I might as well. I still have about $130 of my bankroll online in forms I can't withdraw but can still play with though. I have $30 of some type of bonus money on Carbon that I haven't "cleared" to withdraw and about $100 on Cake that I can't get since they have a $500 minimum to withdraw there. OK, fine. The rest I either got off already or its stuck on Full Tilt, UB, and sorta stuck on Doyle's Room (we'll see if I get that withdrawal). Bodog I'm sure I'll get and Carbon is a little iffy since I never tried before.

I was lucky that I got about $2000 off in the early part of April "just because" I wanted to keep some offline. I barely got that done too, probably just a couple days later and I'd been completely screwed. Still might get screwed on the rest of it as far as I can tell so far but I'll keep my hopes up.

I've been doing other things though. I started playing Dungeons and Dragons again. I got my son involved with something they call D&D Encounters, short games played at hobby shops and such every Wednesday night. He's really enjoyed it and I've been having fun just seeing how much the game has changed over the last 20+ years. I think some of the MMORPGs have influenced how they've set up the current rules... or maybe vice versa. I really can't tell. We've even started a game with a few of his friends in the neighborhood. I didn't realise how much fun tormenting children with dice rolls could be. Nobody's character has died though... not yet.

In June I am gonna start playing with that leftover cash. Hey, I had fun playing poker, I really do miss it. What I think I'm gonna do is "start over" in a sense and play micro cash games and SNGs and see if I can build it back up. If I end up blowing what I have left, big deal... I can't get this $130-odd anyway. If anything, the cash games should be decent practice for deep-stack play and the SNGs will still be good to keep my push-fold game sharp. Plus, it'll be fun... and this is why I started playing poker (or anything else)... for the fun of it.

Will I be updating my "progress"? Maybe. Probably. I'l be sure to let you know if I kill off the kid's characters in D&D though!