All it is now is a group of guys sitting and 2 boring people talking, talking, talking with nothing to say.

ESPN is losing the final interest in poker in America. Government started it and ESPN is finishing it off.

A partner e mailed this link the other day and I’m excitedly waiting your next piece of writing. Carry on on the high quality work.

With that being said, I agree 100% with Frank’s synopsis of the coverage and whatnot. I have also played at the same table as people with terrible attitudes – I’m sure anyone who plays poker has been there. I always keep a positive attitude while playing. If i lose a hand for whatever reason, getting down on myself or getting mad at the way the cards came out will only have a negative effect on myself for the remainder of the game.

I have always enjoyed poker (and gambling in general), but this summer I may have found a love for the game. I have ventured out from playing home games and entered tournaments at casinos in the area – I need to start doing that on a more regular basis. So far, I’ve been pleased with the way I’ve played this summer – even through the losses. This is how one of the tournaments I entered panned out for myself. I entered in a tournament that fielded 108 players. At my table, I was in charge from the get go. It felt like I was making all the right calls, bets, and folds. I had amassed a big stack of chips. We were down to 35 players when I was reseated at a new table. Long story short, I only played 3 hands at the new table before I was put out. All three hands I lost to the same player. All three hands I had better cards pre-flop or at the flop. It stunk big time, as I expected to be in the money, but I had no reason to be upset about anything. I played well in that tournament but had a stretch of 3 hands where I ended up getting beat down. I think that if you can’t handle losing, then you shouldn’t be playing.

During the WSOP this year, I probably should have spent a little less time keeping tabs on the events online and spent more time actually working lol. That kind of stuff can happen I guess. There’s actually some WSOP Circuit events not far from me in October – I might try to hit up one or two of those and see how I do. I’m hoping to be at next year’s WSOP in a $2,500 tournament, but we’ll see. I think it would be a lot of fun. I know a lot of people do, but I have never tried the online poker stuff. I guess I really don’t know if I can trust that stuff or not.

Well, I am by no means a writer, so I am done.