Before Christmas I played in the 5 diamond classic wpt main event and got 8th for 125k or so. I just went to play randomly because I was getting a bit bored at home and wanted a vacation, but I'm starting to really get into the live tourny mind-set. You get so much more information live and it has so many elements that online doesn't, it's very interesting.

After that I went home to spend Christmas with my family and friends. Was a really good to see everyone again and it's amazing how all my cousins are getting so old. Time goes by fast.

I have a lot of friends who just graduated and are trying to get jobs so I have been partying a lot and having tons of fun. I've been playing a decent amount of poker but not to the extent I thought I would be.

Poker is going good, very swingy (taking shots at 200/400 and 500/1k with all my own action can be so stressful). I was thinking of goals I had for poker, but its so unrealistic to set goals when playing in such high variance games. I just want to put in a lot of hours and keep learning the game. If I can make what I made last year I would definitely be happy, but I think i can do much better.


I decided to live in LA next month for most of the LAPC and some good live cash games. Also, I'm moving to Malta in March with some friends and am excited to play on some euro sites.


I've decided I wanted to take a break from making videos. When I first started making them I was always really excited and looked forward to making videos, but lately I cannot pull myself to do it. I feel pretty burned out and will be taking a break. I'm going to be crazy busy the next 2 months before I move!

ciao
ben