One of the things I’m always asked by people who read my tournament recaps is how the hell I remember everything in such detail. The answer is twofold: 1) I sometimes take notes; and 2) I just remember. Well, during this year’s main event, I stopped taking notes midway through Day 2. [...]

Having completed Day 1 and done five minutes of gloating, the only thing I wanted to do was sleep. The main event days are a serious grind, so I was mentally spent and physically sore. So Janeen and I went back to the Palms, and after updating this blog, I slept very soundly [...]

There are good things about being a professional poker player, and there are bad things about being a professional poker player. Many of the good things are obvious. I make my own schedule. Poker is fun. Stuff like that.
The bad things can be more subtle. One of them is that [...]