High On Poker

I had an action-packed weekend, but very little poker.

Thank god for wifey Kim. If it weren’t for my way better half, I’d probably be a poker hermit, spending all of my hours playing games or looking for games, whether they be online or in person. Thanks to wifey Kim, though, I actually have something that resembles a social life, even if it does get in the way of poker.

Friday night, we met up with another couple in New Jersey for some dinner. Saturday night, we had a birthday party at Pop Burger. Pop Burger is a burger joint with a lounge that is semi-hidden. Wifey Kim and I spent a long time at the party eating and drinking befroe we decided to head home. On the way to the door, though, I walked by a chick who caught my eye. She and I squinted at each other in the dark bar before that look of recognition dawned on both of our faces. It was my ex-girlfriend from high school and the beginning of college. In fact, when wifey Kim and I first, ahem, got to know each other, I was still dating this ex, even though I think we had both checked out of the relationship. This was not quick fling either. I had spent over 2 years dating this chick, and here I am, running into her at a random NYC bar. I knew she was in NY thanks to Facebook and that she was married to a definite downgrade from the J-Man, but what the hell do you say to an ex in this type of situation.

Naturally, I introduced wifey Kim, who, not surprisingly, was looking as beautiful as ever. I then tried to come up with small talk but came up empty. Instead, I switched to, “We are on our way out, so see you around!” I then turned away to where I thought the exit was, but realized that I was walking with wifey Kim into a dead end. We had to double-back, where I saw the Ex and asked, “Any idea where the exit is?” She decided to lead me over there, where we bumped into her hubby. Ex introduced us and the dude got up to shake my hand. I shaked it quickly, allowed myself a moment to bask in the fact that I deflowered his wife (ok, I am a bit petty) and then made the same lame excuse, “Well, we are on our way out…”

Awkward!

I spent most of Sunday looking at rental apartments in Brooklyn. Wifey Kim and I will probably stay put, but if we find an apartment with more space, a better price and a decent location, we’d be willing to move. The evening was spent with buddy Jefe and the Jets’ surprising victory.

Poker, therefore, was relatively light. I got some games in Saturday afternoon, but after losing two $20 HU SNGs and a $16 PLO SNG, I decided to heed my own advice. I seem to lose the most consistently when I have a lot of time to play, so I decided to cut off the action.

Yesterday, my time to play was a lot more sporadic. Since I have the LO8 tournament this week in AC, I decided to stick to the LO8 tables, eventually ending up at a shorthanded limit cash table. I played for a little while, grinding out a small win, and then two-tabled later in the evening for another small score.

The plan for the week is LO8 Madness. On Wednesday, I will hopefully return to the Tuna Club for the 5/10 LO8 game. Otherwise, I’ll be trolling online for LO8 games. I hope to be in fighting shape by the time the weekend rolls around.

Until next time, make mine poker!