Sloe Times

I'm finally getting back to the tables today, with the net result of being up, but with more swing than I'm used to. I wouldn't say the time away didn't keep things fresh in my mind on how to play or who I was playing against (The player pool on Absolute just isn't that big). I would say though that I'm still fighting the demon to try and recover what I lost. It just isn't going to happen like that. Funny how the psychology of playing has been a much tougher thing to beat lately than it used to be. I'm not sure if it counts as being on tilt, but I've noticed that I've been taking a few more long shot plays to try and scrape a big pot, only to lose a big portion of my stack. Of course after recognizing what I just did I tighten back up and play solidly until I'm back up and then when I'm least expecting it, I do it again. I must be out to sabotage myself.

My new book from Amazon.com arrived today, "Championship No-Limit & Pot-Limit Hold'em." I'm looking forward to getting into it, but I started gearing up for school which starts on Monday so I've got some more pressing reading to do right now.