World Series wrap-up.

Hi everyone, sorry for not being more frequent with updates this past week. With the exception of the $1500 H.O.R.S.E. event, I haven't played any of the remaining tournaments. Today I un-registered for the $10,000 Main Event that culminates the World Series of Poker. I decided it would be in my best interest not to play. There are a ton of reasons that led to this decision but basically, over the last 6 weeks, with the exception of event 39, I've run well below expectation in all of the tournaments I've played in. I've only made 3 day 2's of over 13 tournaments. Some of the mixed events I look back on and realize that I may not have won a single hand in any of them. I played much fewer cash games as I had originally intended but came out ahead live and down online, mostly due to a horrendous day-long session yesterday on PartyPoker. Either way, the combination of running below expectation, being burnt out from 6 weeks of not working out, bad food, bad sleeping patterns and long tournament days I don't feel I'm playing my best game and don't feel capable of making good decisions in the biggest tournament of the year. I don't want it to come off negative, it's a great tournament, I wish it was the first one of the series but I'm happy with my decision not to play and I'm looking forward to the last few days I'll spend here with Andrew and the crew, take a few days off and get back to the online cash games when I get home. Hopefully I'll put myself in a better situation to be successful down the road but I really feel like playing this one is a poor choice in my present state of mind. Best of luck to Andrew and everyone I know who's competing.

Overall it's been a very productive world series of poker. It's funny how 6 weeks of play can go so poorly but still be worthwhile in one deep tournament run. I guess that's the kicker of poker. So much negative, so little positive. Hopefully the positive will continue to outweigh the negative but as for now, it's all been a little too much. I applaud those who are able to keep a completely level outlook on the game and your life as a result. That level-headness through the variance upswings and downswings is truly where the skill lies in this game. It's a battle I'm determined to win in the future.