It's July....yay.

Well, this is a post of opposite emotions. As far as poker goes, well, in two words....it sucks. My cards suck, when the don't suck somebody sucks out on me, when I make a move somebody calls...it feels like ti's never ending. After the last 3 weeks I'm officially down for the year....

that sucks.

On a bright note, I got shipped out to Colorado last week for a workshop and had a blast. If you've never been to central Colorado (Colorado Springs/Pueblo) I would highly recommend it. Pike's Peak has some of the most spectacular views I've seen and the weather is great.

While I was in Colorado, I did have a rare good time at the poker table. We drove over to Cripple Creek to goof around for a while, half for the gambling, half for the view. Anyway, one thing I'm starting to realize is that anytime you sit at a lower limit table, you can expect one thing....horrible play. They've got a weird law in CO where the maximum bet is $5, so they play $2-5 limit, but you can bet anything from $2 to $5 initially, with 5 bets per round. Basically, I sat there like a rock and played like 7 hands in 2 hours and got paid off on the 3 hands I won. The hand that amazes me is that I play A 10 on the button and the flop goes A A 3 and I've got two guys doing all of the betting for me....AND NEITHER GUY HAS AN ACE. Amazing.

I sat in awe as guys played anything and everything. I ended up +40 for the night, not bad. Would have left with twice that if I hadn't paid off a guy who hit two pair on the river with J 2 off.

We're taking a little family trip this weekend to relax....so no poker. Kind of bad timing as I'm in the middle of refinancing the house, but I need the break. If things go well, I should come back happy and with a few less bills.

As far as poker goes....I don't know. I knew it's cyclical, but this is really nuts. I keep seeing the flop happy guys win pots by raising with 3 9 suited and get tempted, but when I go that route, I hit the guy with QQ. At least I'm playing cheap, then again, that might be why I'm having to deal with all of this bad play.

Maybe I should take up slot machines. Naahhhh.