2009 was an eventful year for me. I did well in the PCA, graduated from Wake Forest, had a good WSOP, moved to San Diego, had a good FTOPS, and traveled to Europe. Cash games were a little disappointing overall but I can't honestly say that I have put enough effort into them lately. The vast majority of my cash game action was on Cake which I like for various reasons (anonymity, small player pool, no HUD, no tableratings). Lately I've played some mixed games and PLO with okay results.

MTTs went very well on the year, both live and online. I also have recently had success via my students/stakees (one of which won TLB on PokerStars last week and can currently be seen sporting a "birdcall" in the PS lobby). I'm really happy with my MTT game right now and plan on playing a significant amount of big live tournaments this year as well the occasional Sunday online schedule. I do however need to grind more cash games for a steadier income and to prevent myself from getting too lazy.

I don't normally make resolutions and wasn't planning on doing any this year, but after a few recent conversations I came up with a couple of good ones that I will give a shot. 1) Become a good cook. I really enjoy watching cooking shows on TV (namely, Top Chef) and like probably everyone else I love going out to great restaurants. I'd like to become skilled and knowledgeable in the kitchen. 2) Get in good shape. I was really off and on with this in 2009 (mostly off) but I need to develop a consistent routine of some sort. I play tennis a lot and hit the gym randomly, but that's not good enough. A lot of my San Diego friends are joining Cross-fit which seems like a really intense workout routine and I am planning on joining as well.

Tomorrow (Sunday) night, I am taking a red-eye flight and heading to PCA in the Bahamas. I'm bringing my brother Grant along and I will know a lot of other people down there as well. I upgraded to a room in the Cove this year and am excited to see how that compares to the Royal Tower (I imagine it will be much nicer and I don't think I'll mind the walk). I'm playing the Main Event and doubt I play much more than that. If anything maybe a random HU tourney or battleship, of which there are many. It's funny because the weather in the Bahamas will likely be worse than it is currently in San Diego (it was 77 degrees today).

Earlier for dinner, I decided to try cooking a meal. I made pork chops with a maple/balsamic/apple sauce, asparagus, and picked-up some cole slaw from a grocery store. I think it turned out okay, a lot better than I was expecting. It actually wasn't that hard to do which was a nice surprise. This was my first "real dinner" that I have cooked completely on my own. I'm going to spend some time practicing, studying, and maybe taking a class and hopefully I can start making some awesome food.

Here's a pic of the dinner I cooked for Mike and I tonight: