APRIL 20, 2008

Today thoroughly sucked because I had designs on making it one kind of day but through my own error, it became another kind of day which was not nearly as fun and wound up coming at four times the cost. In the morning, I was just killing time, waiting for the afternoon so that I could drive to the Bike and play in the live tournament. I spent hours online reading up on the Brandi Hawbaker saga which began with a penis on her back and ended with her killing herself last weekend. Wow, what a show she put on.

So, I got all my accouterments together and visited the ATM then got on the road for the 4:15 event. At 3:10, while cruising the 101, I suddenly remember that although I decided not to play the $500 online event to which I had won entry, I never actually withdrew from the event which began at 3PM. I took the next exit and drove through Chinatown as if Jake Gittes was repeatedly slapping my face - casino, online, casino, online. I got home at 3:55 and logged into Full Tilt.

What sucked a little extra is that my family had invited most of the gang over to swim and chat by the pool, so I had to sit there nursing my short stack while friends were enjoying my hospitality without me. I was more than a little frustrated and showed it by playing fours like it was aces, and busting to kings for a quick demise of my $535 investment.

Since I was home and in no mood to be social, I joined another tourney, invested $209 and busted quickly with kings versus aces at a short-handed table. I played one more event for $163 and lasted awhile but busted at the bubble with ace high losing on the river to king high. After hours, I played four heads-up matches and lost them all, though I can't fault my play, I simply got beat by the cards every time. So, my fun day at the casino turned into a crappy day at home and cost me $1367.