Best Moments

Even though you always remember the bad hands and the losing hands, there are times that I will remember as good moments for me.

The biggest thing I remember in a good way is when I was in an online tourney on party poker( 2005) and I came in 2nd and won 14K. It went from 9pm to about 3am, and had about 3500 people in it, and there were re-buys allowled for the first hour. The first hand of the tourney, I had KJ in the big blind, 6 people limped in. I just checked, flop was AQ10. I checked, by the time it got back to me, there had been 4 all in's. Knowing this was a re-buy tourney and people push, and knowing I flopped the nuts and there was no flush draw, even a set couldnt beat me, so I called. The hands I was up against was Q10, A10, A8, and another Q10. It was fucking awesome. From that moment on, I couldnt lose. Then my power went out about 3 hours into the tourney. I went up the street to Keller's house, and by 2am, chip, tj, and mike were all there drinking and cheering me on. It was an awesome night.

Another great moment I remember, was the first time I played in a poker room at a casino. I remember walking in, knowing I could play, but I had never played in a casino before, and I was a little nervous/intimaded etc. It was at the Sands in AC( it is no longer there) and it was 6 of us that were up there. We started by playing a $50 re buy tournament. The guy next to me was decked out head to toe in all poker gear. I remember being intimadated and thinking that he must be great because he has on all this poker parafanilia. Remember, I was abot 22 and this was the first time in a poker room in a casino. After about 20 minutes, I realized how bad this guy was. I then did pretty well in the tournament, and after that was over I preceeded to play cash game for the next 12 hours. I won 300 that night. i couldnt tell you one hand I had, but I remember the feeling of knowing I belong and knowing that I will never be intimadated at the table again.

The thing about good moments is that you have to move on from them the same way you move on from bad ones. Last week, I won 600 at Del Park. I have to forget that happenned and play each day and each hand like it is a brand new hand. You can never get to happy or complacent with your game or you will lose money quickly.